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| Global Score | |
| 75.7 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-09-24 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.35 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2246 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 402 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 8.91 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 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 |
| 9.79 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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
Samsung Galaxy A42 is better than Motorola One Power, getting an 87 score against 75.7. The Samsung Galaxy A42 construction is a lot newer, a little thinner and just a bit lighter than the Motorola One Power. These devices use Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has newer 11 version while Motorola One Power has Android 10, counting with lots of additional features.
Galaxy A42 counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Motorola One Power. They have a Octa-Core CPU and a 4 GB RAM memory. Motorola One Power features a sharper display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher count of pixels per inch in the display and a much higher resolution of 1080 x 2246px.
Galaxy A42 shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Motorola One Power, and although they both have the same video quality, the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same aperture, the Galaxy A42 also has a camera in the back with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution. Galaxy A42 has a way bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola One Power, because it has a SD memory slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB and more internal memory.
Galaxy A42's battery life is very similar to the Motorola One Power one.
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