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| Global Score | |
| 73.8 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2019-10-12 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.97 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Space blue and Ultra violet | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 271 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P70 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 12 nm (Octa-Core 2100 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 | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.1") sensor | -- |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.11 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than Motorola One Macro's general score of 73.8. The Galaxy A42 design is newer and just a little thinner than Motorola One Macro's, although it's also just a bit heavier. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has the older 11 version and Motorola One Macro has Android 9.0 Pie.
Galaxy A42 features a display that is just as good as Motorola One Macro's display, because although the Galaxy A42 has a little bit inferior pixels count per inch in the display, it also counts with a bit higher 720 x 1600 resolution and a bit larger display. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a much bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola One Macro, because it has 128 GB internal storage capacity and a SD extension slot that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a processor that's very similar to the Motorola One Macro one, both of them have the same number of cores and 4 GB of RAM. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with superior battery performance than Motorola One Macro, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A42 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola One Macro, because it has a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography and videos in low light situations and a camera with way more mega pixels.
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