Phone Comparison - Moto G4 Play vs Motorola Moto G 5G vs Motorola Moto G42

Price Comparison (India) -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced May 2016 November 2020 Not announced yet
Status Available - August 2016 Coming Soon - November 2020 Rumored
Price Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Black, White Volcanic Gray, Frosted Silver Blue, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.4 x 72 x 9.9 mm
(5.69 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
166.1 x 76.1 x 9.9 mm
(6.54 x 3 x 0.39 in)
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Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 212 g (7.48 oz) -
SIM Type - Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android 10 Android 12
Processor Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570), Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 306 Adreno 619 Adreno 610
RAM 1/2 GB 6 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LTPS IPS LCD Screen
HDR10
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.7 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (393 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.16% 85.66% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio FM radio FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro), AF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, LTEEP, SUPL Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG - Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 20W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Capacity 2800 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -