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| Global Score | |
| 73.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.36 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Midnight Blue, Mint Green and Pearl Blue | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 7020 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| IMG BXM-8-256 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | 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 Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is better than Motorola Moto G54's 73.2 global score. These phones come with Android OS (Operating System), but Samsung Galaxy A42 has the previous 11 version and Motorola Moto G54 has Android 13 version. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a noticeably older and just a bit heavier cellphone than the Motorola Moto G54, but Samsung was able to build it just a bit thinner anyway.
The Galaxy A42 counts with a very superior hardware performance than Motorola Moto G54, although it has less RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. Moto G54 counts with a slightly better looking display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and much more pixels per screen inch.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 takes better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G54, although it has a back camera with a lower 48 MP resolution, they both have a F1.8 camera aperture. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a much better memory for games and applications than Motorola Moto G54, and although they both have equal 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
Moto G54 features improved battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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