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| Global Score | |
| 77 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-12-06 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.37 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.38 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Baby Blue and Mineral Grey | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Cortex, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G52 MC2 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.45 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 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 | 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
The Galaxy A42 is better than Moto G31, with a score of 87 against 77. Galaxy A42 is a just a little heavier phone than the Moto G31, but both of them are 0.34inches thick. Both of these devices work with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). The Moto G31 features a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way better display density and a way better 1080 x 2400 resolution.
Galaxy A42 has a quite bigger memory to install applications and games than Moto G31, because although it has a SD memory card expansion slot that supports 24 GB smaller, it also counts with 64 GB more internal storage capacity. The Galaxy A42 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Moto G31. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Galaxy A42 and Motorola Moto G31 count with extremely similar batteries duration. Galaxy A42 shoots a little bit better photos and videos than Moto G31, because although it has a lesser mega pixels camera, and they both have the same diafragm aperture, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a lot better 3840x2160 video resolution.
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