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| Global Score | |
| 72.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2016-05-18 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 127.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| -- | Super AMOLED |
| 401 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 1500 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 5.4 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is way better than the Motorola Moto G4 Plus, getting a overall score of 87 against 72.1. Even though Galaxy A42 is somewhat heavier than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, it's somewhat thinner and also notably newer. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with just a bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G4 Plus. Both of them have the same RAM amount and 8 cores.
The Moto G4 Plus features a little sharper display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 1080 x 1920 and a much greater pixel count per display inch. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a lot better camera than Motorola Moto G4 Plus, because it has a much better 3840x2160 video resolution, a much better 48 mega-pixels resolution camera and a bigger aperture to capture better photography and videos in low-light environments.
Galaxy A42 counts with a way bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G4 Plus, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery performance than Moto G4 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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