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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-05-30 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.70 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Caramel Latte and Scarlet Wave | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 600 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 2 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 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 |
| 9.57 | 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 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than the Moto G Stylus 5G (2024)'s general score of 75.2. These phones use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) has Android 14 version. Even being the best cellphone in this review, the Samsung Galaxy A42 is a older, a little bit thicker and a little bit heavier cellphone than Moto G Stylus 5G (2024).
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better performance than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2024), although it has 4 GB lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution, more pixels per inch in the screen and a little bit larger screen.
Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) features a bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Galaxy A42, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Moto G Stylus 5G (2024) also has a SD memory slot that supports up to 2 TB. The Galaxy A42 features a much better camera than Moto G Stylus 5G (2024), although it has a less megapixels back-facing camera, they both have the same aperture.
The Samsung Galaxy A42's battery performance is very similar to the battery lifetime in Moto G Stylus 5G (2024).
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