Samsung Galaxy A52 5G vs Motorola Moto G42 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 17, 2021	Jun 14, 2022
Prices (MSRP)
€429

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 159.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm	6.32 x 2.89 x 0.33 inches 160.61 x 73.47 x 8.26 mm
Weight
6.67 oz / 189.0 g	6.19 oz / 175.5 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP67	Yes; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 84.79% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 83.92% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED, 120Hz	AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 405 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
Untested	3.5 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 750G SM7225 (8 nm)	Snapdragon 680 4G SM6225
Processor
Octa-core 2x2.2GHz Kryo 570 6x1.8GHz Kryo 570	Octa-core 4x2.4GHz Kryo 265 Gold 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silve
GPU
Adreno 619	Adreno 610
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 1024 GB	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (12, 11)	Android (12)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

14h 24min

Video

9h 31min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Triple camera
Main camera
64 MP (OIS, Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Pixel size: 0.64 μm
Second camera
12 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: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps) Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording	Yes
Front
32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)	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, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n4, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n28, n38, n40, n41, n66
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

With 8GB RAM

Memory	8GB

With 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

With 8GB ram and 256GB internal storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

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