Motorola Moto G42 vs Apple iPhone 13 mini Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Sep 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$699 | €849

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	5.18 x 2.53 x 0.30 inches (~0.35 inches with camera bump) 131.5 x 64.2 x 7.65 mm (~8.9 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.19 oz / 175.5 g	4.97 oz / 141.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Yes; IP52	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	3D Face unlock
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Blue, Pink, Midnight, Starlight

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body	5.4-inch, 84.66% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz	OLED, 60Hz, HDR, 1200 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 477 PPI
Protection
	Ceramic Shield
Features
	Super Retina XDR, HDR support, Oleophobic coating, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.5 (Poor)	1.9 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Hexa-core 2x3.23 GHz Avalanche 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard
GPU
Adreno 610	Apple GPU 4-core
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4X)/128GB (NVMe) 4GB/256GB 4GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (12)	iOS (18.x, 17.x, 16.x, 15.x)

PhoneArena Performance Test

GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	2285
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	5424
3D Mark High
Untested	2469
3D Mark Low
Untested	1646

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	2406 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Qi wireless charging, MagSafe wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 20.0W Wireless: 15.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

4h 47min

Browsing

12h 33min

Video

6h 20min

Gaming

5h 49min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	12 MP (Sensor-shift OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.6 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.9'' Pixel size: 1.7 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/3.4" Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (30 fps) OIS, HDR, Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP	12 MP (Time-of-Flight (ToF), EIS, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

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N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

131

Overall

135

Photo

128

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Lightning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T4
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC, Ultra Wideband (UWB)

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Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n79, SA, NSA, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s)
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Sep 14, 2021 FCC ID value: BCG-E3994A
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.96 W/kg Body: 0.96 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.46 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.96 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$799

With 512GB internal storage

Memory	512GB
Prices (MSRP)	$999