Motorola Moto G42 vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm	6.23 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches (~0.40 inches with camera bump) 158.2 x 76.7 x 8.2 mm (~10.19 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.19 oz (175.5 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Yes; IP52	Yes; IP67
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
	Awesome Graphite, Awesome Lime, Awesome White, Awesome Violet

Display

Size
6.4-inch	6.4-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Technology
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
60Hz	120Hz
Screen-to-body
83.92 %	81.47 %
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x 2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x 1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G68 MP5
RAM
4GB	6GB
Internal storage
64GB	128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (13)

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 17min

Browsing

16h 11min

Video

7h 44min

Gaming

9h 36min

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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 (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
16 MP	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

121

Overall

126

Photo

116

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6) 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
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), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Mar 15, 2023

Alternative variants

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	128GB

With 8GB RAM

RAM	8GB

With 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

RAM	8GB
Internal storage	256GB

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto G42 Specs	Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs
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