Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 80.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 12 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2022-09-08 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.37 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.00 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Interstellar Black and Starlight White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1250 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 730 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 200.00 MP + 60.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.82 inches (1/1.22") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 14.96 |
| 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) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Dual Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| 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
Galaxy A42 is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, having an 87 score against 80.9. Although Galaxy A42 is older and a bit thicker than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, it's construction is still a bit lighter. Both phones we are comparing here use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has Android 12.
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A42, because it has a lot better 1080 x 2400 resolution, more pixels per inch of display and a little bigger screen. Galaxy A42 has a much powerful processing unit than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, because although it has 4 GB lesser RAM, it also counts with 7 more processing cores.
The Galaxy A42 features a lot bigger memory for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 30 Ultra, and although they both have the same internal storage, the Galaxy A42 also has a SD memory slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. Motorola Edge 30 Ultra and Samsung Galaxy A42 both feature extremely similar batteries duration.
Motorola Edge 30 Ultra has a much better camera than Galaxy A42, because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, it also counts with a camera with a lot better resolution and a lot better video resolution.
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