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| Global Score | |
| 72 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-12-15 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.46 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue Lavender, Matter Charcoal and Rose Gold | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| 400 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ SM4350-AC (12 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.03 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.42 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 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 |
| 9.46 | 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 |
| 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, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is a lot better than the Motorola Moto G53's score of 72. Although Galaxy A42 is a better phone than the Motorola Moto G53, it must be noted that it is also a older, just a little thicker and a little bit heavier phone. Both of these devices use Android OS, but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Motorola Moto G53 has Android 13.
The Moto G53 features a little sharper display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 720 x 1600, the Moto G53 also counts with a just a little greater pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a really superior performance than Motorola Moto G53. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processor.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a much better camera than Motorola Moto G53, although it has a worse 48 mega-pixels resolution back-facing camera, they both have the same aperture. The Moto G53 features slightly more storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A42, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Moto G53 also has an external memory slot that admits up to 1 TB.
Moto G53 and Galaxy A42 both count with quite similar batteries duration.
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