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| Global Score | |
| 81.6 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2021-01-14 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Frosted silver and Volcanic grey | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 395.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| LTPS | Super AMOLED |
| 393 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.02 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 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 |
| 11 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 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, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is a bit better than Motorola One 5G Ace's score of 81.6. Galaxy A42's construction is somewhat thinner and a little bit lighter than Motorola One 5G Ace, even when they were released with only a couple months difference. Galaxy A42 has a processing unit that is very similar to Motorola One 5G Ace's CPU, they have 4 GB of RAM memory and the same number of cores.
Motorola One 5G Ace has a better screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because it has a little larger screen, a better pixels number in each display inch and a lot better resolution of 1080 x 2400. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola One 5G Ace, because although it has a SD card slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB against 1 TB, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A42 has a battery lifetime that's very similar to Motorola One 5G Ace's battery life. Galaxy A42 has a bit better camera than Motorola One 5G Ace, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have a same resolution back-facing camera, the same video definition and the same video frame rates.
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