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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-08 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Surfing blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 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 | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is a little bit better than the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, getting a global score of 87 against 82.6. The Galaxy A42 body is just a little bit lighter and a little thinner than the Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, although they were only released 4 months apart. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Galaxy A42. Both of them have 8 CPU cores and 4 GB of RAM.
Moto G 5G Plus counts with a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a bit larger display, a way higher 1080 x 2520 resolution and a way greater screen pixel density. Galaxy A42 features a better memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, and although they both have a slot for an SD memory card that allows a maximum of 1000 GB, the Galaxy A42 also has 128 GB internal memory.
The Moto G 5G Plus counts with a little bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the same (4K) video quality and a same resolution camera in the back, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a larger aperture to take better low-light photography.
The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus and the Galaxy A42 count with similar batteries duration.
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