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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-10-11 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| -- | 6.81 ounces |
| Carbon Gray and Pink Clay | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Unisoc T700 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Octa-Core 1800 MHz processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali G52 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is a lot better than the Motorola Moto E40's overall score of 71.8. These phones come with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). Galaxy A42 and Motorola Moto E40 both count with quite similar displays, because although the Galaxy A42 has a little less pixels per inch in the display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 720 x 1600px, it also counts with a quite larger display.
The Galaxy A42 features a little faster processing unit than Moto E40. Both have the same RAM memory amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. The Galaxy A42 features a greater camera than Moto E40, and although they both have a same resolution back facing camera, the Galaxy A42 also has a bigger aperture.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto E40, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB. Galaxy A42 counts with a battery duration that is just as good as the battery duration in Motorola Moto E40.
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