Motorola Moto G42 vs Xiaomi 12 Lite

Motorola Moto G42

Xiaomi 12 Lite

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, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 48, 66
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
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, 391 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Class 12

Class 33
EDGE

Class 12

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back, plastic frame
SIM

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

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

160.4 mm

159.3 mm
Width

73.5 mm

73.7 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

175 g

173 g
Waterproof

IP52

-
Dust proof

IP52

-
Colors

Green, Rose

Black, Green, Pink

Display
Display type

AMOLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.4 inches

6.55 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

411 ppi

402 ppi
Display colors

16777216

1073741824
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Display features

-

120Hz, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 950 nits (peak)

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

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

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.9 , 1/1.52" , 0.7 µm, 26 mm
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, 1/5" , 1.75 µm
Primary camera resolution

8160 x 6144 pixels

-
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps; gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone 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 autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, HDR10 video recording

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.2 , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.5 , 0.8 µm, 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/2.8"
Selfie camera resolution

4608 x 3456 pixels

-
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR

Face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30/60fps, 720p@120fps

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, 802.11ax
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
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with dual-band A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes