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| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 87 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10, 9.0 Pie | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-02-06 | 2020-11-06 |
| 6.77 x 2.83 x 0.27 inches | 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.81 ounces |
| Blush gold and Noir black | Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white |
| $ 1500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.2 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2142 x 876 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 373 pixels per inch | 266 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SDM710 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Kryo 360, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 616 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.14 | 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 |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2510mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.48 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has an overall score of 87, which is much better than the Motorola razr (2019)'s global score of 75.2. The Samsung Galaxy A42 design is newer and just a little bit lighter than the Motorola razr (2019)'s, but it is also incredibly thicker. Both of these devices come with Android operating system, but Samsung Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version while Motorola razr (2019) has Android 10.
The Motorola razr (2019) counts with a bit sharper screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a little smaller screen, it also counts with a better resolution of 876 x 2142px and a higher pixels density. Galaxy A42 features a way bigger memory to install applications and games than Motorola razr (2019), and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Galaxy A42 also has an external memory card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB.
Motorola razr (2019) features a bit more powerful processing unit than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same number of cores, the Motorola razr (2019) also has a greater amount of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy A42 has a much longer battery lifetime than Motorola razr (2019), because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
The Galaxy A42 captures much better videos and photos than Motorola razr (2019), because although it has a smaller camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rate and the same video quality, the Galaxy A42 also counts with a camera in the back with a much higher resolution.
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