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| Global Score | |
| 78.9 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| -- | 2020-11-06 |
| -- | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Interstellar Black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 60.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| -- | f/1.80 aperture |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | 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 Edge 50 Plus (2024)'s 78.9 score. Both devices we are comparing have Android operating system, but the Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version while Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) has Android 14 version. The Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) counts with a bit better looking screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a better amount of pixels per inch of screen, a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a quite bigger display.
The Galaxy A42 features a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Galaxy A42 counts with more memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a little better battery performance than Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4600mAh. Motorola Edge 50 Plus (2024) and Galaxy A42 both count with very similar cameras, although the Galaxy A42 has a less megapixels back camera and a lot worse 3840x2160 (4K) video definition.
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