Motorola Moto G23 vs Motorola Moto G42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Jun 14, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 162.7 x 74.66 x 8.19 mm	6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm
Weight
6.50 oz (184.2 g)	6.19 oz (175.5 g)
Materials
	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
	Yes; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Mate Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 83.90% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 400 nits	AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve
GPU
Mali-G52 MC2	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 215 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 27min

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
16 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, 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, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
2, 3, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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