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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2023-09-14 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (6 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G610 MC3 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 | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 11.77 |
| 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 Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is better than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, getting a general score of 87 against 77. The Galaxy A42 is a better phone than the Motorola Edge 40 Neo, it must be noted that it is also older, a little bit thicker and somewhat heavier. Both of these phones have Android operating system, but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version and Motorola Edge 40 Neo has Android 13 version.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo has a much better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a lot higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a much higher quantity of pixels per screen inch. The Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with a way better processing power than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Samsung Galaxy A42 counts with much more memory capacity for games and applications than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, and although they both have the same 128 GB internal memory, the Samsung Galaxy A42 also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB. Motorola Edge 40 Neo takes just a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same video frame rate, the same (4K) video quality and the same aperture, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also has a more MP back camera.
The Motorola Edge 40 Neo and Samsung Galaxy A42 feature extremely similar batteries duration.
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