Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 86.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-04-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.35 x 2.85 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black Beauty, Luxe Lavender, Moonlight Pearl and Vanilla Cream | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum | -- |
| 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 |
| 2000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 720 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.40 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.88 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | 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 is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 50 Pro, having a general score of 87 against 86.3. Even being the best cellphone in this comparison, the Galaxy A42 design is extremely older, just a little bit thicker and just a bit heavier than the Motorola Edge 50 Pro. Both of these phones use Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Motorola Edge 50 Pro has Android 14 version.
The Motorola Edge 50 Pro features a much sharper display than Galaxy A42, because it has a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, more pixels per inch of screen and a little bit bigger screen. Motorola Edge 50 Pro has more storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A42, because although it has no external memory card slot, it also counts with 384 GB more internal storage capacity.
Galaxy A42 counts with a way better hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge 50 Pro counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same 30 fps video frame rate and the same video resolution, the Motorola Edge 50 Pro also has a lot larger aperture for better images and videos in poorly lited situations and a better 50 mega pixels resolution camera.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit longer battery life than Motorola Edge 50 Pro, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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