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| Global Score | |
| 74.4 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-04-13 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.42 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Dark Blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 930 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG BXM-8-256 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.12 | 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 + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 is much better than Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023), getting a global score of 87 against 74.4. Even though the Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023), we must tell that it is also a much older, a little bit heavier and a bit thicker device. These phones include Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023) has Android 13 version.
Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023) has a little bit better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a lot greater pixels density and a much better 1080 x 2400px resolution. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much greater performance than Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023), although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Moto G Power 5G (2023), because although it has less internal storage, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds up to 1000 GB. The Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023) and the Samsung Galaxy A42 count with extremely similar battery performance.
The Galaxy A42 captures much better photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G Power 5G (2023), although it has a lesser mega pixels camera, they both have a same size camera aperture.
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