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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 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 | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A42 is better than Moto G9 Play, having a general score of 87 against 76.7. Galaxy A42 is a just a bit lighter and just a little bit thinner phone than Moto G9 Play, even though both were released with only 2 months difference. Both devices in this comparison have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy A42 has a newer 11 version while Moto G9 Play has Android 10 version.
The Moto G9 Play and Galaxy A42 have extremely similar screens, because although the Moto G9 Play has a quite smaller screen, and they both have exactly the same 720 x 1600 resolution, it also counts with a little bit better display density. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a bit better performance than Moto G9 Play. They have 8 cores and 4 GB of RAM memory.
The Moto G9 Play counts with a slightly better camera than Galaxy A42, and although they both have the same resolution back facing camera and the same (Full HD) video resolution, the Moto G9 Play also has faster video frame rate and a bigger aperture to capture better low-light images and video. The Galaxy A42 features a much greater memory capacity for applications and games than Moto G9 Play, because it has 128 GB internal memory and a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 1000 GB.
Moto G9 Play's battery lifetime is just as good as Galaxy A42's battery life.
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