NotebookCheck | Mike Wobker

Nokia 4.2 presents itself as a reliable smartphone at an affordable price. Despite the small storage equipment, the system runs smoothly and has no difficulties running simple everyday apps.

India Today | Sanket Vijayasarathy

... the Nokia 4.2 isn't the fastest phone that you can get at this price point and neither does it offer a great set of cameras. In fact, the price of the Nokia 4.2 could have been much better.

Gadgets Now | Utkarsh Saurbh

As a potential buyer, if you do not play mobile games and are willing to condone the fact that the Nokia 4.2 cameras a are not competent enough to take clear night shots, the phone is right up your alley

The Indian Express | Mohammad Faisal

For its price range, the phone stands out because of its design, clean UI (stock Android) and smooth performance. People who want a small compact handset and prefer stock Android can consider Nokia 4.2.

91mobiles | Nitansh Rastogi

... the Nokia 4.2 won't disappoint you with its design, display, or day-to-day performance. It's only when you consider the competition, you realise that the 4.2 isn't the best option out there, given its asking price.

Firstpost | Shomik Sen Bhattacarjee

What you do get here is a stylish premium-feeling no-frills design, decent performance for everyday tasks and a clean Android interface. The Nokia 4.2 is not going to blow you away with impressive speeds or stellar photographs, but as a budget phone, it's seemingly well equipped. For a more hardcore user, I'd suggest you look at Redmi Y3, Realme 3 if you're unwilling to flinch with your budget.

Digital Trends | Julian Chokkattu

The Nokia 4.2's good looks, great battery life, decent camera, and speedy Android updates are held back by a weak processor. It's capable, but there are better alternatives.

Android Central | Ara Wagoner

Nokia delivers a phone that punches above its budget price tag. Between a nifty Google Assistant button and a glowing LED power button sits a compact Android One phone that's the perfect size for one-handed use during long days and longer nights.

Tom's Guide | Adam Ismail

The performance is middling, the battery life is so-so and the cameras will never impress you. That's not to say the phone is downright bad in any of those respects, but rather that you are simply getting what you pay for.

TechRadar | Jon Mundy

While it looks and feels great in the hand, Nokia appears to have cut back a little too much when it comes to everyday performance. The Nokia 4.2 simply doesn't perform as well as its classy design suggests it should.

Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow

... when the Nokia 4.2's issues are this plentiful – and the Moto G7 Play does things better in almost every regard – it struggles to earn a recommendation.

NDTV Gadgets | Nadeem Sarwar

The Nokia 4.2 aims to build on the momentum created by some of its well-received siblings such as the Nokia 6.1 Plus (Review) and the Nokia 7 Plus (Review), but fails on multiple grounds...Compared to lower-priced rivals such as the Redmi Note 7 (Review) and the Realme 3 (Review), the Nokia 4.2 is quite underwhelming, both in terms of hardware specifications and the overall experience.

Australian PC World | Fergus Halliday

The Nokia 4.2 is a decent budget smartphone when it comes to the essential but it falls off hard if you expect anything more from it.