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| Global Score | |
| 78.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-12-05 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.78 x 3.02 x 0.38 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.80 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Electric violet and Metallic sage | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1640 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 263 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.89 | 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 | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has a global score of 87, which is better than the Moto G9 Power's global score of 78.6. Even when Galaxy A42 and Moto G9 Power were released with only 1 months difference, Galaxy A42 is somewhat thinner and somewhat lighter. Both of these devices have Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has the newer 11 version while Moto G9 Power has Android 10 version.
Galaxy A42 features just a little better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G9 Power. Both have a Octa-Core processing unit and the same RAM memory amount. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a screen that's just as good as the display in Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although the Samsung Galaxy A42 has a bit smaller display and a little worse 720 x 1600 pixels resolution, it also counts with a quite better number of pixels per inch of screen.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has just a bit better camera than Moto G9 Power, because although it has a camera in the back with way less mega pixels resolution, and they both have a F1.8 camera aperture, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality. Galaxy A42 features a slightly better memory capacity for apps and games than Moto G9 Power, and although they both have equal internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB.
Motorola Moto G9 Power has improved battery life than Galaxy A42, because it has a 20 percent larger battery size.
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