Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G6 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Apr 19, 2018

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 160 x 75.5 x 8 mm
Weight
6.19 oz / 175.5 g	5.89 oz / 167.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Yes; IP52	Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Gray, Blue

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body	5.9-inch, 75.17% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.5 (Poor)	5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 610	Adreno 508
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	3200 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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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 (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2.6" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
Yes	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP	8 MP (Flash) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	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
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
Other
NFC	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6	5, 8, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE, HSPA, HSUPA
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM
VoLTE
	Yes

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

with 4 GB RAM

Memory	4GB

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