Motorola Moto G7 Power vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 2.99 x 0.37 inches 160.83 x 76 x 9.4 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
6.98 oz (198.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.2-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1570x720px, 19.5:9 ratio, 279 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
76.96 %	84.26 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 SDM632 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 250	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 506	Adreno 619
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	4GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB, available to use: 106 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie)	Android (12, 11, 10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	3840x2160 (4K UHD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (480 fps)
Front
8 MP (HDR), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
	Bands n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	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), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 7 (300/100 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
	Head: 1.11 W/kg Body: 1.25 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.06 W/kg Phablet: 3.81 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 199	€ 340
In The Box
15W TurboPower charger, USB-C Cable, SIM pin, Guides Earphones (for selected countries) Protect cover (for selected countries)

Availability

Officially announced
Feb 07, 2019	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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