Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Motorola Edge 60 Pro

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A42 vs Motorola Edge 60 Pro across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Motorola Edge 60 Pro runs at a higher processing speed of 3.35 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A42 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro the better performer.


Display: Motorola Edge 60 Pro offers a screen size of 6.7 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A42 offers 6.6 inches, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A42 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Motorola Edge 60 Pro's P-OLED, making Samsung Galaxy A42 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Motorola Edge 60 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A42 offers 48 MP, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Motorola Edge 60 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A42 offers 20 MP, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Motorola Edge 60 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A42 offers 5000 mAh, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Motorola Edge 60 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A42 offers 128 GB, making Motorola Edge 60 Pro the better option for storage.

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Samsung Galaxy A42
Samsung Galaxy A42
Samsung Galaxy A42
Samsung Galaxy A42
Samsung Galaxy A42
₹32,090
(Not Released in India)
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Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
Motorola Edge 60 Pro
₹30,190
@ Amazon
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Summary

Release Date

13 Nov, 2021
30 Apr, 2025
11 Sep, 2026

Performance
N/A
Snapdragon 750G
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme Edition
Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.35 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)
4 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.83 inches (17.35 cm)
Super AMOLED
P-OLED
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1220x2712 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Macro Camera
10 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
5 MP
Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Front Camera
N/A
20 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP

Battery
N/A
5000 mAh
6000 mAh
10000 mAh
15W Fast Charging
90W Turbo Power Charging
100W Hyper Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A
8.2/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Impressive design with IP69 rating
  • Great performance
  • Capable cameras
  • Good battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • No expandable storage
  • USB 2.0
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

N/A
4.3/5
(56,989 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
1,440,382
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
8h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 30, 2025
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v15
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
3 Years
4 Year

Security Updates

N/A
4 Years
6 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
N/A
HyperOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G
MediaTek Dimensity 8350 Extreme Edition
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 5
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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 570 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 570
Octa core

3.35 GHz, Single core, Cortex A715 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A715 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A510
Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
4 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619
Mali-G615 MC6
Adreno

RAM

4 GB
8 GB / 12 GB / 16 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
Vapor Chamber
N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
1,440,382
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
5.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
22.1 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Super AMOLED
P-OLED (Curved Display)
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.7 inches  (17.02 cm)
6.83 inches  (17.35 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1220x2712 px (FHD+)
1280x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
4500 nits
3500 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
1400 nits
2000 nits

PWM Dimming

N/A
720 Hz
3840 Hz

Refresh Rate

N/A
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
N/A
240 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

266 ppi
444 ppi
447 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.28 %
92.32 %
89.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
96.47 %
89.5 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
160.69 mm
163.44 mm

Width

75.9 mm
73.06 mm
78.27 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
8.24 mm
8.65 mm

Weight

193 grams
186 grams
229 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Polycarbonate

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP66 IP69K IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size LYT 700C 1µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.526 mm focal length 1/1.95" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera0.64µm pixel size
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
10 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera73 mm focal length 1/3.94" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Omni-directional Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
20 x Digital Zoom
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Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @240 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps
HD @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera0.64µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.6" sensor size 0.61µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
10000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 90W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 100W Hyper Charging 100% in 47 minutes

Wireless Charging

N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging
N/A

Reverse Charging

N/A
Yes 5W Reverse Charging
Yes 27W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
8h 27m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
36m 17s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
256 GB / 512 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 4.0
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
No
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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