HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, today announces the first ever Nokia 4.2, a smartphone which has been designed to offer the latest smartphone innovations at a truly accessible price.

The classy, sculpted-glass design and selfie-notch display offer beauty on the outside and it’s not just skin-deep, as it packs in a dual-rear camera, biometric face unlock, all powered by the latest Android 9 Pie.

The Nokia 4.2 will be on shelves at all authorised Nokia retailers in Malaysia starting 26 April at a recommended retail price of RM599.

Vijay Thangavelu, Country Manager (Malaysia and Myanmar), HMD Global, said:

“We are very excited on the arrival of Nokia 4.2 since the announcement of the new models at MWC 2019 in February.

“In today’s world, getting things done faster is essential to our daily lives, and with the Nokia 4.2, the first of its kind within the series, it features an integrated Google Assistant button that helps make your daily routine more productive. For example, press once to get Google Assistant to make calls, twice to record personal information and many more shortcuts.

“The Nokia 4.2 together with all others in the Nokia smartphone range offer timely monthly security updates along with Google Android software upgrades. This is to ensure that the Nokia phones you own gets better with time.”

Premiering the Google Assistant button, the Nokia 4.2 will revolutionise the way you engage with your smartphone.

Simply press once for instant access to the Google Assistant to get help – whether it’s directions, making calls, listening to music or getting answers, the Google Assistant can help get things done and find information faster than ever before.

You can double press to receive a visual snapshot of your day from the Google Assistant with intelligent suggestions and personalised information, including transport info, bills that need paying and what you have in your calendar to make sure you never miss a meeting again.

By long pressing the button, you will activate a walkie-talkie mode, which lets the Google Assistant listen to you until you release it for long sentence queries.

Many of the flagship features on the Nokia 4.2 are powered by AI, including face unlock to give you a quick, handsfree way to unlock your smartphone or exclusive Google Assistant actions to open apps quicker, including launching the camera app and taking a bothie.

The Nokia 4.2 also lets you access your Google Assistant without unlocking your phone after opting-in through your settings. You’ll be able to perform basic tasks like setting a timer, scheduling reminders, playing music or asking it questions.

The Nokia 4.2’s compact size and edge-to-edge display with ‘selfie-notch’ delivers a smartphone which, at just 8.4mm, is slim enough for single hand use.

Elegantly designed with glass on the front and back, a feeling of sturdiness and class is achieved thanks to its lightweight metal internal structure and satin-finish polycarbonate frame.

To top off the design, the power button comes to life with a natural breathing light to alert you of notifications, making it easy for you to know when your phone needs attention.

The Nokia 4.2 comes with a refined Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 439 octa-core chipset that delivers a boost in performance when you need it most, allowing you to play your favourite games and stream movies effortlessly.

Bringing flagship imaging features like multi-camera imaging to a new price point, the Nokia 4.2’s dual depth-sensing rear camera captures stunning memories.

Combining the 13MP main camera with the depth sensor, you can take your shots to the next level and create stunning portraits and landscapes for social media.

Powered by AI and machine learning, you can create shareworthy photos with Google Photos, and learn more about them with Google Lens, which lets you search what you see faster, and interact with the world around you in a new way.

The Nokia 4.2’s advanced camera app allows you to find your inner artist with bokeh mode. Or, use the low-light HDR mode to capture multiple images simultaneously and fuse them using advanced algorithms to create a single image with more light, less noise, bolder colours and greater dynamic range.

The Nokia 4.2 launches with Android 9 Pie out of the box. It joins the comprehensive line-up of Nokia smartphones in the Android One family, which means it delivers the latest Android innovations and software experiences.

The Nokia 4.2 is available in two colours, Black and Pink Sand for the 3/32GB storage variant. The model will be available in Black beginning 26 April while Pink Sand is slated to reach stores in May 2019.

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