LG K42 vs Motorola Moto G13 Specs Comparison

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3.5
Motorola Moto G13
LG K42 Motorola Moto G13
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
Quad camera
Triple camera
3GB · 32GB
4GB · 128GB
Released · Mar 24, 2023

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches
162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm
Weight
6.49 oz / 184.0 g 6.47 oz / 183.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red Matter Charcoal, Rose Gold, Blue Lavender

Display

Size
6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 4.2 (Poor)

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm) MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G52 MC2
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2048 GB microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10) Android (13)
PhoneArena Performance Test
GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 428
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 1439
3D Mark High
Untested 190
3D Mark Low
Untested 188

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
18h 8min
Video
10h 31min
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Quad camera Triple camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.68 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p Yes
Front
8 MP
Video capture: 1080p
8 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.1
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes No
SIM type
Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
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