Motorola Moto G50 vs Motorola Moto G42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 25, 2021	Jun 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€230

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 2.95 x 0.35 inches 164.9 x 74.9 x 8.95 mm	6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm
Weight
6.77 oz (192.0 g)	6.19 oz (175.5 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, Other	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Steel Grey, Aqua Green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.58% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz	AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 480 5G SM4350 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 460	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 610
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.2) 4GB/128GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 10.0W	Wired: 18.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 25min

Gaming

10h 44min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.6 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
Yes	Yes
Front
13 MP (HDR)	16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
Yes	5.1
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, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Barometer, 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41, 42, 43	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 19	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 30, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZT1
Measured SAR
Head: 0.89 W/kg Body: 1.43 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.45 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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