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| Global Score | |
| 87 | 84.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-11-06 | 2020-09-18 |
| 6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches | 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.81 ounces | 7.30 ounces |
| Prism Dot black, Prism Dot grey and Prism Dot white | Oxford blue |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 398.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.6 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2520 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LCD |
| 266 pixels per inch | 409 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset |
| Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Adreno 620 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 15.38 | 15.38 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full 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 | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.7 | 10.7 |
| 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 | 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 score of 87, which is slightly better than Motorola One 5G's 84.6 score. Galaxy A42's construction is a bit thinner and a bit lighter than Motorola One 5G, even when both of them were only released 2 months apart. The Motorola One 5G counts with a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A42. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and a Octa-Core processing unit.
Motorola One 5G features a more vivid display than Galaxy A42, because it has a quite bigger display, a much greater pixels number per inch in the display and a way better 1080 x 2520 resolution. The Motorola One 5G counts with a little bit better camera than Galaxy A42, and although they both have a back camera with a 48 mega-pixels resolution, the same video frame rate and the same (4K) video definition, the Motorola One 5G also has a bigger aperture for better low-light captures.
The Motorola One 5G and Galaxy A42 both have incredibly similar storage capacity for games and applications, both have an external memory card slot that allows up to 1000 GB and the same internal storage. The Motorola One 5G and Galaxy A42 both count with really similar batteries duration.
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