Motorola Moto G30 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 16, 2021	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.22 x 75.73 x 9.14 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g	6.81 oz / 193.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom black, Pastel sky	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.6 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 662 (11 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB/128GB (UFS 2.1) 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

10h 47min

Gaming

8h 0min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
64 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (60 fps)	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
13 MP Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, 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 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS	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

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM

Memory	6GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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