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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Misty blue and Twilight orange | 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 | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 240, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion 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 |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is much better than the Motorola Moto E7 Plus's overall score of 75.7. These devices use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version and Motorola Moto E7 Plus has Android 10 version, providing you lots of additional features. The Samsung Galaxy A42 design is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner than Motorola Moto E7 Plus, even when both of them were only released 2 months apart.
Galaxy A42 features a screen that's just as good as the Moto E7 Plus one, because although the Galaxy A42 has a little worse pixel quantity per inch in the display, and they both have the same exact resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels, it also counts with a quite larger screen. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features just a little better processing power than Moto E7 Plus. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with much more storage capacity to store more games and applications than Moto E7 Plus, because it has an external memory card slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage capacity. Moto E7 Plus and Samsung Galaxy A42 feature extremely similar battery durations.
Galaxy A42 counts with a slightly better camera than Moto E7 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low-light photography and video, and they both have the same resolution back camera, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a much better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
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