Motorola Moto G42 vs Samsung Galaxy A14 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Jan 04, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
	$200

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	6.60 x 3.07 x 0.36 inches 167.7 x 78.0 x 9.1mm
Weight
6.19 oz / 175.5 g	7.13 oz / 202.0 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	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Black, Light Green, Dark Red, Silver

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 80.45% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 399 PPI

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

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Mediatek Dimensity 700 MT6833 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Cortex-A76 6x2.0G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G57 MC2
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 15.0W

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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	Triple camera
Main camera
50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm	50 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

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 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n66, n77
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41, 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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