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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 610 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 | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 14.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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
Galaxy A42 has a general score of 87, which is much better than the Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 score. Galaxy A42's design is newer and a little bit thinner, but also just a little bit heavier than the Moto G8 Plus. Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a brighter screen than Galaxy A42, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way better 1080 x 2280 resolution and a way better screen pixels density.
Galaxy A42 counts with a much better storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a SD card slot that holds a maximum of 1000 GB and 128 GB internal storage. Galaxy A42 features a bit faster CPU than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. They have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 processing cores.
Samsung Galaxy A42 features longer battery performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 4000mAh. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same (4K) video resolution, a same resolution back facing camera and the same video frame rate, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a larger aperture.
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