Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G72 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G42	Motorola Moto G72
Released · Jul 04, 2022	Released · Oct 03, 2022
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px	6.5-inch · 2460x1080px
Triple camera	Triple camera
4GB · 64GB	6GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	6.32 x 2.93 x 0.31 inches 160.5 x 74.4 x 7.9 mm
Weight
6.19 oz (175.5 g)	5.86 oz (166.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP52
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2460x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 410 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	P-OLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.92 %	85.28 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	MediaTek Helio G99 MT8781 (6 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Cortex-A76 + 6x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G57 MC2
RAM
4GB	6GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC
OS
Android (12)	Android (12)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 33.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	108 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	1920x1080 (Full HD) (60 fps)
Front
16 MP	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer
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

4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 6(800)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Sep 29, 2022

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage


RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

Links

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