Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G9 Play

Motorola Moto G42

Motorola Moto G9 Play

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 1700, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 71
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

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, 391 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE Cat13 download, Cat5 upload
GPRS

Class 12

Yes
EDGE

Class 12

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.4 mm

165.2 mm
Width

73.5 mm

75.7 mm
Thickness

8 mm

9.2 mm
Weight

175 g

200 g
Waterproof

IP52

-
Splash resistant

-

Yes
Dust proof

IP52

-
Colors

Green, Rose

Blue, Green, Pink

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold

Quad-core 2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver

quad-core 1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G

Qualcomm SM6115 Snapdragon 662
GPU

Adreno 610

Adreno 610
Memory RAM

4 GB

4 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

64 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

512 GB
Storage

-

UFS 2.1

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm

48 MP, f/1.7 , 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

2 MP, f/2.4
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8160 x 6144 pixels

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

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

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital 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, RAW

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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
Wi-Fi display

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
SUPL

-

Yes
LTEEP

-

Yes