Motorola One 5G vs Samsung Galaxy A42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 31, 2020	Sep 02, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$445	€340

Design

Dimensions
6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches 168 x 74 x 9 mm	6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
Weight
7.30 oz / 207.0 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
Oxford blue	Prism Dot black, Prism Dot white, Prism Dot grey

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 84.50% screen-to-body	6.6-inch, 84.26% screen-to-body
Type
LCD, 90Hz, HDR	Super AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 266 PPI

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)	Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2300 MHz Kryo 475	Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570
GPU
Adreno 620	Adreno 619
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)	4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1000 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (10)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Charge speed
Wired: 15.0W	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.75 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Front
16 MP (Dual-Camera, EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (Autofocus)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), 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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 14, 2020 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZC3	Date approved: Apr 08, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA426U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.63 W/kg Body: 1.19 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.52 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	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

Alternative variants

for Verizon

5G Bands	n2, n5, n66, n260, n261, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands	2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 66
3G Bands	5, 8, 2, 1
Prices (MSRP)	$550

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