Motorola Moto G42 vs Samsung Galaxy A54 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 14, 2022	Mar 15, 2023

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, 83.92% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 81.47% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 60Hz	Super AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
3.5 (Poor)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225	Exynos 1380 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve	Octa-core
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G68 MP5
Memory
4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB	6GB/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12)	Android (13)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	994
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	2765
3D Mark High
Untested	809
3D Mark Low
Untested	805

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Battery

Type
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

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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
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 6 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
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	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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
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
Dual SIM
	Yes
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 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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