Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 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 | -- |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 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 has an overall score of 87, which is much better than the Motorola DROID Turbo's 77.9 overall score. Although Galaxy A42 is a little bit heavier than the Motorola DROID Turbo, it's incredibly thinner and notably newer. Both devices we compare here come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has 11 version while Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version.
The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a bit better hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory and 4 less processing cores , it also counts with an additional graphics processor. The Motorola DROID Turbo has a much better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a way smaller screen, it also counts with a much greater pixels number per display inch and a lot better resolution of 2560 x 1440px.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 128 GB internal storage and a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB. Samsung Galaxy A42 features greater battery performance than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has a 28% more battery size.
Galaxy A42 captures much better photos and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, the Galaxy A42 also has higher 30 frames per second video frame rates, a way more mega pixels camera in the back and a larger camera aperture for better photography and videos in low-light situations.
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