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Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)


Motorola Moto G42


Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)
Motorola Moto G42

Released in September 2014. Features 5.0 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,280 pixels and 294 ppi.

Quad-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226 with up to 1 GB memory and 8 GB storage. It has 2,070 mAh battery.

Released in June 2022. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 1,080 x 2,400 pixels and 411 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SM6225 with up to 6 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Much lighter (17%)
  • Much thinner (38%)
  • Much larger screen (22%)
  • Much better quality screen (28%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • Probably better rear camera
  • More memory
  • More storage
  • Much more processing power (64%)
  • Much better battery capacity (59%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • It has NFC


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Specifications

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Motorola Moto G42
Specifications
Brand Motorola Motorola
Model - -
Release Date September 2014 June 2022
Operating System Android 4.4 Android 12
Dimensions
Size 141.5 x 70.7 x 11.0 mm
5.57 x 2.78 x 0.43 in
160.4 x 73.5 x 8.0 mm
6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in
Weight 149 g
5.26 oz
175 g
6.17 oz
Screen
Size 5.0 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,280 pixels 1,080 x 2,400 pixels
PPI 294 411
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear 8 MP f/2.0 Triple camera
50 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
2 MP f/2.4 Macro
Front 2 MP f/2.2 16 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 1 GB 4 GB
6 GB
Fixed 8 GB 64 GB
128 GB
Removable microSDHC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8226
Quad-core processor
28 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SM6225
Octa-core processor
6 nm
CPU 4x 1.20 GHz Cortex-A7 4x 2.40 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
4x 1.90 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
GPU Adreno 305 Adreno 610
Battery
Capacity 2,070 mAh 5,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 18W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False False
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB True False
USB Type-C False True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen) Motorola Moto G42

Motorola Moto G (2nd gen)

Motorola Moto G42

5.0"
149 g
5.26 oz

6.4"
175 g
6.17 oz