Motorola Moto X (2nd gen) vs Nokia 4.2

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  OLED

  4.2:

  LCD

• Weight

  Moto X (2nd gen): 17 g lighter

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  144 g

  4.2:

  161 g

• Width

  4.2: 1.1 mm narrower

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  72.4 mm

  4.2:

  71.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Moto X (2nd gen): 0.51 in smaller diagonal

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  5.2 in

  4.2:

  5.71 in

• Chipset

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)

  4.2:

  Qualcomm SDM439 Snapdragon 439 (12 nm)

• Rear camera layout

  Moto X (2nd gen):

  Single

  4.2:

  Dual

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Moto X (2nd gen)

   Height:

   140.8 mm

   Width:

   72.4 mm +1.1 mm versus 4.2

   Depth:

   10 mm +1.6 mm versus 4.2

2. 2. 4.2

   Height:

   149 mm +8.2 mm versus Moto X (2nd gen)

   Width:

   71.3 mm

   Depth:

   8.4 mm

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Moto X (2nd gen)

   Screen diagonal:

   5.2 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   74.5 cm²

2. 2. 4.2

   Screen diagonal:

   5.71 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   19:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   81.4 cm²

4.2 has approximately 9.2% more rectangular screen area than Moto X (2nd gen).

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.