Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 87 | 87.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2024-04-16 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.34 x 2.85 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Forest Grey (Vegan Leather), Nordic Wood and Peach Fuzz (Vegan Leather) |
| -- | Aluminum, Vegan Leather and Wood |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 266 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| -- | 2500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 720 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 50.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.60 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 12.32 |
| 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 | 4500mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.8 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| 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 Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has a global score of 87.1, which is just a bit better than Galaxy A42's 87 overall score. Both devices in this comparison come with Android OS (Operating System), but Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has the newer 14 version and Galaxy A42 has Android 11. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra is a a little heavier phone than the Galaxy A42, but both have the same thickness.
The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra counts with an incredibly better display than Galaxy A42, because it has a greater amount of pixels per display inch, a much higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a little bit bigger screen. The Galaxy A42 counts with a much more powerful CPU than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, although it has less RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU.
Motorola Edge 50 Ultra features a superior camera than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same video quality, the Motorola Edge 50 Ultra also has a bigger aperture to take better low-light photos and videos, faster video frame rate and a higher 50 megapixels resolution camera. The Motorola Edge 50 Ultra has more storage for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A42, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A42 features just a little better battery duration than Motorola Edge 50 Ultra, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity.
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