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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2023-06-02 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.41 x 2.91 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.13 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Cosmic Black and Rose Champagne |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 SM6450 (4 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 600 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.12 |
| 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 + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") 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 | 10.89 |
| 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 Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A42 is better than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), getting an 87 score against 76. Galaxy A42's body is a bit lighter and a little thinner than the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), although it was released many years before. Both phones we compare here work with Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy A42 has older 11 version while Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) has Android 13 version.
Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) features a bit better screen than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a screen of the same size, the Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) also has a greater quantity of pixels per display inch and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px. The Galaxy A42 has a way better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Galaxy A42 has a bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), because although it has only 128 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD extension slot that admits a maximum of 1000 GB. The Motorola Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) and Galaxy A42 feature really similar batteries performance.
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a little bit better camera than Moto G Stylus 5G (2023), because although it has a lower (4K) video quality and a back camera with a lower 48 mega-pixels resolution, it also counts with a larger aperture.
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