Nokia’s new smartphones bring a surprisingly modern design for under $170

From left to right, meet the Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, and Nokia 1 Plus. [credit:
HMD
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HMD is unveiling a truckload of smartphones at Mobile World Congress this year. We've already talked about the flagship Nokia 9 Pureview, and now it's time to cover some of the lower-end models, which is where the Nokia brand has made a serious resurgence in the past few years. Today, HMD is announcing the Nokia 4.2, Nokia 3.2, and the Nokia 1 Plus, and we have prepared a big spec sheet to celebrate.
(Note that while all of these prices are in dollars, we don't yet know which phones, if any, are coming to the US.)

Nokia 4.2
Nokia 3.2
Nokia 1 Plus

STARTING PRICE
$169
$139
$99

OS
Android 9 Pie
Android 9 Pie
Android 9 Pie (Go edition)

SCREEN
5.71-inch 1520×720 LCD (270 PPI)
6.26-inch 1520×720 LCD (268 PPI)
5.45-inch 854x480 LCD (180 PPI)

CPU
Snapdragon 439: Eight 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 CPU Cores, 12nm
Snapdragon 429: Four 2.0GHz Cortex-A53 CPU Cores, 12nm
MediaTek MT6739WW: Four 1.5GHz Cortex-A53 CPU Cores, 28nm

RAM
2GB or 3GB
2GB or 3GB
1GB

STORAGE
16GB or 32GB, MicroSD Slot
16GB or 32GB, MicroSD Slot
8GB, MicroSD Slot

CAMERA
Rear: Dual 13MP (f2.2, 1.12µm) + 2MP depth sensor
Front: 8MP (f2.0, 1.12µm)

Rear: 13MP
Front: 5MP

Rear: 8MP
Front: 5MP

BATTERY
3000mAh
4000mAh
2500mAh

BACK MATERIAL
Glass
Plastic
Plastic

OTHER
MicroUSB, Fingerprint sensor, headphone jack, NFC, Google Assistant button
MicroUSB, Fingerprint sensor (3GB RAM version only), Google Assistant button
MicroUSB, headphone jack

With $169 being the highest price, these are all very cheap smartphones. What jumps out from the spec sheet is how they all have old-school micro USB ports. This is a bit disappointing considering HMD also sells the Nokia 3.1 Plus for $160, which actually has a USB-C port in the United States.
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