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| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-04-20 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blue and Turquoise | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 299.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P35 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| PowerVR GE8320 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than the Moto G8 Power Lite's score of 74.3. Both of these devices include Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Moto G8 Power Lite has Android 9.0 Pie version. The Samsung Galaxy A42 is a a little lighter and a bit thinner phone than the Moto G8 Power Lite, even when they were only released with a few months difference.
Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 processing cores. Moto G8 Power Lite counts with a little sharper display than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have an equal 720 x 1600 resolution, the Moto G8 Power Lite also counts with a bit greater amount of pixels in each inch in the display.
The Galaxy A42 captures much better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite, because it has a back facing camera with way more MP, a larger aperture for better photos and video in poorly lited environments and a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Galaxy A42 features a way bigger storage capacity to store more apps and games than Moto G8 Power Lite, because it has a slot for external memory cards that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a battery life that's just as good as Moto G8 Power Lite's battery life.
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