Motorola Edge (2021) vs Motorola Moto G42

Motorola Edge (2021)

Motorola Moto G42

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 1700, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 26, 28, 40, 41, 66 - LATAM, Brazil
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6

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HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A (CA), Cat18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, 391 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Class 12
EDGE

Yes

Class 12

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

AMOLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

401 ppi

411 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

144Hz, HDR10

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Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 670 Prime

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold
CPU(second)

Triple-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 670 Gold

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver
CPU(third)

Quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 670 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G
GPU

Adreno 642L

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

8 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

256 GB

64, 128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

1 TB

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 119˚ , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1.12 µm, 1/4.0"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4 , 1.75 µm

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

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8160 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120ps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth

v5.2

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes