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Motorola Moto G6 Plus vs Motorola Moto G42 Specs Comparison

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8.5
Motorola Moto G6 Plus
6.2
Motorola Moto G42
Motorola Moto G6 Plus Motorola Moto G42
Released · Apr 19, 2018
Released · Jul 04, 2022
5.9-inch · 2160x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Dual camera
Triple camera
6GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
3200 mAh
5000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018 Jun 14, 2022

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches
160 x 75.5 x 8 mm 		6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches
160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm
Weight
5.89 oz / 167.0 g 6.19 oz / 175.5 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3)
Frame: Metal 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Yes; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gray, Blue

Display

Size
5.9-inch, 75.17% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 407 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
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Bright Min
5 (Poor) 3.5 (Poor)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 630 SDM630 (14 nm) Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
ARM Cortex-A53 		Octa-core
4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold
4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve
GPU
Adreno 508 Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/64GB 		4GB/64GB
6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo) Android (12)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion 5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W
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Browsing
14h 24min
Video
9h 31min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Sensor size: 1/2.6"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.2 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		Yes
Front
8 MP (Flash)
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 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 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 GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE, HSPA, HSUPA LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM
VoLTE
Yes

Alternative variants

with 4 GB RAM
Memory 4GB
With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
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