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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-12-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.71 x 3.01 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.34 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Aqua Blue, Bright Silver and Indigo Blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 (8 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 460, 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 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 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 (240 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Nano SIM 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is much better than the Moto G51 5G, getting a general score of 87 against 77.8. Although the Galaxy A42 is older than Moto G51 5G, it's design is just a bit lighter and just a little thinner. Both phones we compare here have the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). The Moto G51 5G has a sharper display than Galaxy A42, because it has a much better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a bit bigger display and a better display pixels density.
Galaxy A42 features a little better processing power than Moto G51 5G. Both have the same RAM amount and 8 cores. Moto G51 5G counts with a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition and the same aperture, the Moto G51 5G also has a better 50 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera and better 240 frames per second video frame rates.
Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Moto G51 5G, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 1000 GB. Moto G51 5G and Galaxy A42 feature extremely similar batteries performance.
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