Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| $ 304.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.57 | 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 | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 is better than Motorola One Action, getting an 87 score against 78.5. Samsung Galaxy A42 is a newer and a little bit thinner cellphone than Motorola One Action, although it is also just a little heavier. Motorola One Action counts with a brighter screen than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot greater pixel amount per inch in the screen and a way better 1080 x 2520px resolution.
The Galaxy A42's CPU is just as good as the processing unit in Motorola One Action, they have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core processing unit. Samsung Galaxy A42 features as much memory capacity to store more apps and games as the Motorola One Action one, they have a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 1000 GB and the same 128 GB internal memory capacity.
Galaxy A42 has a much better battery performance than Motorola One Action, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3500mAh. Galaxy A42 features a much better camera than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video resolution, a same size aperture and the same video frame rate, the Galaxy A42 also has a back-facing camera with a much better resolution.
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