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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 81.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2024-08-29 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.07 x 2.80 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.03 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Grisaille, Latte, Nautical Blue and Poinciana |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2760 x 1256 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 474 pixels per inch |
| -- | 3000 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 10.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7300 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G615 MC2 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 |
| -- | 73.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 | 4310mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 Galaxy A42 is a bit better than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, having a overall score of 87 against 81.9. These phones come with Android OS, but the Galaxy A42 has an older 11 version and Motorola Edge 50 Neo has Android 14. Even being the best we are comparing here, the Galaxy A42 is an extremely older, somewhat heavier and just a little bit thicker cellphone than the Motorola Edge 50 Neo.
Galaxy A42 has a much greater hardware performance than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge 50 Neo features a much more vibrant display than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with a lot better screen density and a much better resolution of 1256 x 2760 pixels.
The Motorola Edge 50 Neo has just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video resolution and the same video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 50 Neo also has a back camera with more megapixels. Galaxy A42 features a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that holds up to 1000 GB.
Galaxy A42 has longer battery lifetime than Motorola Edge 50 Neo, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4310mAh.
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