realme C55 vs Moto G42

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Comparing the realme C55 vs Moto G42 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G42 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,528, while realme C55 scores 1,415, making Moto G42 the better performer.


Display: realme C55 offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while Moto G42 offers 6.4 inches, making realme C55 the larger display of the two. Moto G42 features a AMOLED display compared to realme C55's IPS LCD, making Moto G42 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme C55 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Moto G42 offers 50 MP, making realme C55 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Moto G42 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme C55 offers 8 MP, making Moto G42 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G42 delivers longer battery life with 18h 27m, while realme C55 delivers 10h 28m, making Moto G42 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme C55 and Moto G42 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme C55 and Moto G42 equally at 7.


User Rating: realme C55 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Moto G42 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Mar, 2023
11 Jul, 2022
14 May, 2026

Performance

MediaTek Helio G88
Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging
20W Turbo Power Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Attractive design
  • Good daylight photography
  • Decent battery life
  • Mini capsule looks promising
  • Good display
  • Long battery life
  • Capable stereo speakers
  • Clean software
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Portrait mode could have been better
  • Finicky fingerprint scanner
  • Bloatware and ads
  • Screen lacks high refresh rate
  • Staid design
  • Low light photography could have been better
  • Average performance
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(115,343 ratings)
4.2/5
(12,785 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
18h 27m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
243,481
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 21, 2023
(Official)
Jul 11, 2022
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G88
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Adreno 610
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X Ultra

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
243,481
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s
23.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
3.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.3 %
16.7 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

680 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
411 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.74 %
83.89 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
90.9 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm
160.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.9 mm
73.4 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.2 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

189.5 grams
174.5 grams
232 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle0.64µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 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)
Starry Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Dual Video Recording
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 63 minutes
Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless 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.

10h 28m
18h 27m
15h 10m

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

1h 0m 34s
2h 8m 31s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
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) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 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)
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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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 3500(band 48)
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 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.02 W/kg Body: 1.2 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
Yes
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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