Motorola Moto E4 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches 155 x 77.5 x 9.55 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
69.47 %	84.26 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 619
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
5 MP (Flash, HDR)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 180	€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

Internal storage	16GB

System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720 MP2
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	16GB
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Weight	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
Other	NFC

System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720 MP2
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	16GB
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Weight	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
Other	NFC

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