Motorola Moto G4 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison
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Motorola Moto G4 Plus | Samsung Galaxy A42 |
Released
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May 18, 2016
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Released
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Nov 06, 2020
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5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
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6.6-inch · 1600x720px
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Single camera
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Quad camera
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4GB · 64GB
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4GB · 128GB
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3000 mAh
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5000 mAh
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Check prices |
Design
Dimensions | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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3000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
Charging | |
Fast charging | Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging |
Charge speed | |
Wired: 15.0W |
Camera
Rear | |
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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 |
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Third camera | |
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 |
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Fourth camera | |
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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€ 340 |
Availability
Officially announced | |
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May 17, 2016 | Sep 02, 2020 |
Alternative variants
with 16 GB storage
RAM | 2GB |
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Internal storage | 16GB |
with 32 GB storage
RAM | 3GB |
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Internal storage | 32GB |
Dual SIM version
Dual SIM | Yes |
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Links
Full specifications | |
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Motorola Moto G4 Plus Specs | Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs |
PhoneArena Review | |
Motorola Moto G4 Plus Review | |
User Reviews | |
Motorola Moto G4 Plus User Reviews |