Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G54 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Sep 14, 2023

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	6.36 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches 161.6 x 73.8 x 8 mm
Weight
6.19 oz / 175.5 g	6.34 oz / 179.7 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Midnight Blue, Pearl Blue, Mint Green

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 85.43% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 120Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.5 (Poor)	2.6 (Average)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Mediatek Dimensity 7020 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz 6 x2.0GHz
GPU
Adreno 610	IMG BXM-8-256
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 12GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (12)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	915
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2265
3D Mark High
Untested	Untested
3D Mark Low
Untested	Untested

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Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 20.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

12h 30min

Video

10h 8min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.61 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Macro)
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
16 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
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 Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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, QZSS, 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	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41, 42
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	1, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 12GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	12GB/256GB

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