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Motorola Moto G8


Samsung Galaxy A42 5G


Motorola Moto G8
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Released in March 2020. Features 6.4 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,560 pixels and 268 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 with up to 4 GB memory and 64 GB storage. It has 4,000 mAh battery.

Released in November 2020. Features 6.6 inches screen with a resolution of 720 x 1,600 pixels and 266 ppi.

Octa-core processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225 with up to 8 GB memory and 128 GB storage. It has 5,000 mAh battery.

Head to Head
  • Probably better rear camera
  • Probably better front camera
  • Slightly larger screen (3%)
  • OLED screen
  • Probably more versatile rear camera
  • May have more memory
  • More storage
  • Much better battery capacity (20%)
  • Fast charging battery
  • It has 5G
  • It has NFC


Prices Info

4 GB RAM + 64 GB
Amazon.es
4 GB RAM + 128 GB
Amazon.es

Specifications

Motorola Moto G8 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
Specifications
Brand Motorola Samsung
Model - -
Release Date March 2020 November 2020
Operating System Android 10 One UI (Android 10)
Dimensions
Size 161.3 x 75.8 x 9.0 mm
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.35 in
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm
6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in
Weight 188 g
6.63 oz
193 g
6.81 oz
Screen
Size 6.4 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1,560 pixels 720 x 1,600 pixels
PPI 268 266
Features - OLED
Cameras
Rear Triple camera
16 MP f/1.7 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
2 MP f/2.2 Macro
Quad camera
48 MP f/1.8 Wide
8 MP f/2.2 Ultra Wide
5 MP f/2.4 Macro
5 MP f/2.4 Depth
Front 8 MP f/2.0 20 MP f/2.2 Wide
Storage
Memory 4 GB 4 GB
6 GB
8 GB
Fixed 64 GB 128 GB
Removable microSDXC microSDXC
Processor
Chip Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125
Octa-core processor
11 nm
Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G 5G SM7225
Octa-core processor
8 nm
CPU 4x 2.00 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
4x 1.80 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
2x 2.20 GHz Kryo 570 Gold
6x 1.80 GHz Kryo 570 Silver
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 619
Battery
Capacity 4,000 mAh 5,000 mAh
Features - Fast charging 15W
Removable False False
Connectivity
5G False True
NFC False True
3.5 mm Audio Jack True True
Micro USB False False
USB Type-C True True
Lightning False False

Size comparison

Motorola Moto G8 Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Motorola Moto G8

Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

6.4"
188 g
6.63 oz

6.6"
193 g
6.81 oz