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| Global Score | |
| 76.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 179.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than Motorola Droid Turbo, getting a score of 87 against 76.4. Galaxy A42's construction is much newer and notably thinner than Motorola Droid Turbo's, although it's a little heavier. These phones use Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Motorola Droid Turbo has Android 4.4.4.
Motorola Droid Turbo has a much better screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a much smaller screen, it also counts with a way greater pixel density and a lot higher resolution of 2560 x 1440px. Motorola Droid Turbo counts with a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower number of cores and 1 GB less RAM memory, it also counts with an extra graphics co-processor.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a better camera than Motorola Droid Turbo, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has better video frame rates, a bigger diafragm aperture and a camera in the back with a lot higher resolution. Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory for games and applications than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has a slot for an SD memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy A42 features superior battery performance than Motorola Droid Turbo, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3900mAh.
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