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Motorola Moto G42
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        Availability | 
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| Officially announced | Jun 14, 2022 | 
        Design | 
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| Dimensions | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches  160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm  | 
            
| Weight | 6.19 oz / 175.5 g | 
| Materials | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic  | 
            
| Resistance | Yes; IP52 | 
| Biometrics | Fingerprint (touch) | 
| Keys | Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key | 
        Display | 
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| Size | 6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body | 
| Type | AMOLED, 60Hz | 
| Resolution | 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI | 
| PhoneArena Display Test | |
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| Bright Max (20% APL) | Untested | 
| Bright Min | 3.5 (Poor) | 
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        Hardware | 
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| System chip | Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225 | 
| Processor | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve  | 
            
| GPU | Adreno 610 | 
| Memory | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB  | 
            
| Storage expansion | microSDXC up to 1024 GB | 
| OS | Android (12) | 
| This device has different variants: View all | |
        Battery | 
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| Type | 5000 mAh | 
| Charging | Fast charging | 
| Charge speed | Wired: 18.0W | 
| PhoneArena Battery Test | |
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| Battery Life Estimate: | Untested | 
| Browsing: | 14h 24min | 
| Gaming: | Untested | 
| Video: | 9h 31min | 
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        Camera | 
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| Rear | Triple camera | 
| Main camera | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm  | 
            
| Second camera | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2  | 
            
| Third camera | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4  | 
            
| Flash | LED | 
| Video recording | Yes | 
| Front | 16 MP | 
        Connectivity & Features | 
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| Bluetooth | 5.1 | 
| WLAN | 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                            a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac  | 
            
| USB | Type-C, USB 2.0 | 
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor | 
| Location | GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning | 
| Other | NFC | 
        Multimedia | 
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| Headphones | 3.5mm jack | 
| Speakers | Earpiece, Multiple speakers | 
| Screen mirroring | Wireless screen share | 
| Radio | FM | 
| Additional microphone(s) | Noise cancellation | 
        Cellular | 
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| 4G (FDD) Bands | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28 | 
| 4G (TDD) Bands | 38, 40, 41 | 
| 3G Bands | 1, 2, 4, 5, 6 | 
| Data Speed | LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s | 
| SIM type | Dual Nano SIM | 
Alternative variants
With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
                                | Differences from the main variant: | |
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| Memory | 6GB/128GB | 
            
                
            
            
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