Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2024-08-08 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| -- | Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (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 720 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | 11.66 |
| 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 Nano SIM, eSIM 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 bit better than Motorola Edge 50, with an 87 score against 81.2. The Galaxy A42 is a better cellphone than the Motorola Edge 50, we must tell that it's also an extremely older, just a little bit heavier and just a bit thicker cellphone. Both devices we are comparing here use Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Motorola Edge 50 has Android 14 version.
The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a lot better looking display than Galaxy A42, because it has a little larger screen, a way higher resolution of 1220 x 2712 pixels and a lot greater display density. Galaxy A42 has a much powerful processor than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a smaller amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger memory to install games and applications than Motorola Edge 50, because although it has only 128 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola Edge 50 and Samsung Galaxy A42 have really similar batteries.
Motorola Edge 50 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video resolution and a same size aperture, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a back camera with a higher 50 megapixels resolution.
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