Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G4 Plus
Motorola Moto G4 Plus Samsung Galaxy A42
Released · May 18, 2016
Released · Nov 06, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Single camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 128GB
3000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.02 x 3.02 x 0.39 inches
153 x 76.6 x 9.8 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.47 oz (155.0 g) 6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Interchangeable covers
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, White Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.5-inch 6.6-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz
Screen-to-body
71.10 % 84.26 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 8952 Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1500 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 405 Adreno 619
RAM
4GB (LPDDR3) 4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
64GB 128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
3000 mAh 5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.3 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
Dual LED LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
EIS, Video calling
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
5 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD) 20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1 5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band 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, Gyroscope Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
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
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Yes

Cellular

5G
Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 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 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), HSPA, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Micro SIM Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: May 20, 2016
FCC ID value: IHDT56VA5
Date approved: Apr 08, 2021
FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.23 W/kg
Body: 1.10 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.10 W/kg
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
€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
May 17, 2016 Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

with 16 GB storage
RAM 2GB
Internal storage 16GB
with 32 GB storage
RAM 3GB
Internal storage 32GB
Dual SIM version
Dual SIM Yes
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