Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G53 Comparison and Differences

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Motorola Moto G42

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Motorola Moto G53

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Motorola Moto G42 or Motorola Moto G53 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Motorola Moto G42 Motorola Moto G53
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Release date 2022, June 09 December, 2022
Dimensions (HxWxD) 160.4 x 73.5 x 8 mm | 6.31 x 6.31 x 2.89 in 162.7 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm | 6.41 x 6.41 x 2.94 in
Weight 175 g | 6.17 oz 183 g | 6.46 oz
Body Build Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
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Colors Atlantic Green, Metallic Rose Ink Blue, Arctic Silver, Pale Pink
Battery 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable
Approximate price 210 EUR 250 EUR
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Screen

Technology AMOLED LCD IPS
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.4" in 6.52" in
Screen area 98.9 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 83.9% 84%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 720 x 1600 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 411 PPI 269 PPI
Screen protection Scratch resistant
Other specs - 120 Hz
-Touch 240 Hz
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Triple 50 MP, Dual
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 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p video, Slow Motion 120 fps
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 8 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 12 Android 13
Chipset - Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) - Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 619
External memory microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal memory 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 9 Total 249500 319949
GeekBench 5 Single Core 405
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1489

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE 2G / 3G / 4G / 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 - CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-3G - B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
-4G - B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
-5G - n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC Yes No
USB USB Type-C 2.0 Yes, USB Type C, USB On-The-Go (OTG)
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others

Other features

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

- Fast charging 10W
-Reverse wired
- Water-resistant design

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