Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G (2022) Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G42

Motorola Moto G42

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Motorola Moto G (2022)

Motorola Moto G (2022)

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Motorola Moto G42 or Motorola Moto G (2022) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G42 Motorola Moto G (2022)
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Release date 2022, June 09 2022, April 22
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.4 x 73.5 x 8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.89 in 165.4 x 75.8 x 9.4 mm | 6.51 x 6.51 x 2.98 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 204 g | 7.2 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
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Colors Atlantic Green, Metallic Rose Moonlight Gray
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology AMOLED IPS LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.5" in
Screen area 98.9 cm2 102.0 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.9% 81.4%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 270 PPI
Other specs - 90Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Triple
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 13 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
Functions HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12 Android 12
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) - Mediatek Dimensity 700 (7 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G57 MC2
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 256GB 6GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 249500 258304
GeekBench 5 Single Core 405 646
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1489 1687

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100  
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio No
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Fast charging 18W
- Water-repellent design

- Water-repellent design

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