Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite vs LG K42 Specs Comparison

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Motorola Moto G8 Power Lite LG K42
Released · Apr 15, 2020
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.6-inch · 1600x720px
Triple camera
Quad camera
4GB · 64GB
3GB · 32GB
5000 mAh
4000 mAh

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 02, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.49 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches
164.94 x 75.76 x 9.2 mm
6.50 x 3.02 x 0.33 inches
165 x 76.7 x 8.4 mm
Weight
7.05 oz / 200.0 g 6.49 oz / 184.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash Yes; MIL-STD-810 certified
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Turquoise, Blue Gray, Green, Sky Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 81.75% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 83.04% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD IPS LCD
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
PhoneArena Display Test
Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
8.5 (Poor) Untested

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P35 (12 nm) Mediatek Helio P22 MT6762 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
Octa-core
2000 MHz
Arm Cortex-A53
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 PowerVR GE8320
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB
3GB/64GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC up to 2048 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 4000 mAh
PhoneArena Battery Tests
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
11h 24min
Gaming
11h 2min
Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1 μm
13 MP (PDAF)
Focal length: 27 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.1"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
5 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/5"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Pixel size: 1.75 μm
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) 1080p
Front
8 MP 8 MP
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.0
WLAN
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
b,g,n
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8 1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 64GB storage
Memory 64GB
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