Motorola Moto X4 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
5.84 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches 148.35 x 73.5 x 7.99 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
5.2-inch	6.6-inch
Resolution
1920x1080px, 16:9 ratio, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
68.46 %	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 630 (14 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 2x 2.2GHz Kryo 570 + 6x 1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 508	Adreno 619
Memory
3GB (LPDDR4)/32GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 2000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3000 mAh, Li - Ion	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Pixel size: 1.12 μm	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
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
16 MP (Flash) Video capture: 4K UHD	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

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

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
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, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66(AWS-3)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD)
Bands 38, 41	Bands 38, 40, 41
3G
Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

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
$ 399	€ 340

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2017	Sep 02, 2020

Alternative variants

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

with 64 GB storage

Memory	64GB

Links

Full specifications
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