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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2015-09-01 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.06 x 3.00 x 0.44 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.31 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black, Gray and White | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2560 x 1440 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 515 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.5 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 MSM8992 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Hexa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 418 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.82 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 21.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.34 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is better than Moto X Style, with an 87 score against 74.1. Even though Galaxy A42 is a little heavier than the Moto X Style, it's noticeably thinner and also way newer. Moto X Style features a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a way better 1440 x 2560 pixels resolution and a way better number of pixels per inch in the display.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features a very superior memory capacity to install games and applications than Moto X Style, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal storage capacity. Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bit better hardware performance than Moto X Style, because it has a higher amount of RAM and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
The Galaxy A42 captures slightly better videos and photos than Motorola Moto X Style, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 frames per second video frame rates, the Galaxy A42 also has a way more mega-pixels camera and a bigger aperture. Galaxy A42 features a really longer battery duration than Motorola Moto X Style, because it has a 5000mAh battery size instead of 3000mAh.
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