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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2021-12-20 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.71 x 3.01 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.34 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Aqua Blue, Bright Silver and Indigo Blue |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SM4350 (8 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 460, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.11 | 11.22 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Nano SIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| 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 |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A42 has a score of 87, which is much better than the Moto G51 5G's score of 77.8. Both devices in this comparison review come with the same Android 11 OS (Operating System). Even though the Samsung Galaxy A42 is older than Moto G51 5G, it's body is just a little bit lighter and just a little bit thinner.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features just a bit better hardware performance than Moto G51 5G. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and 8 cores. Moto G51 5G counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A42, because it has a higher screen pixels density, a little larger display and a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2400px.
Galaxy A42 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G51 5G, because it has 64 GB more internal memory capacity and an external memory slot that admits up to 1000 GB. Moto G51 5G's battery life is just as good as Samsung Galaxy A42's battery lifetime.
The Moto G51 5G captures clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same (Full HD) video definition and the same camera aperture, the Moto G51 5G also has faster 240 fps video frame rate and a back-facing camera with more megapixels.
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