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| Global Score | |
| 74.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2017-03-31 | 2020-11-06 |
| 5.91 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Gold and Gray | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Aluminum and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 229.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 8953 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.4 inches (1/2.5") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 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 |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 is much better than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, having a overall score of 87 against 74.6. Although Samsung Galaxy A42 is heavier than the Motorola Moto G5 Plus, it's somewhat thinner and a lot newer. Motorola Moto G5 Plus features a brighter display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a lot smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher pixels number per inch of display and a higher resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a very superior memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a slot for external memory cards that supports up to 1000 GB and 64 GB more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit superior CPU than Moto G5 Plus. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy A42 features a superior battery duration than Moto G5 Plus, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. Galaxy A42 takes better photos and videos than Moto G5 Plus, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not favorable for low-light images and videos, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video quality, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a back facing camera with a lot better resolution.
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