Product
Motorola Moto G53
Motorola Moto G53
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Samsung Galaxy M42 5G
Battery
Charging 18W wired (China, LATAM) 10W wired (International) Reverse wired 15W wired
Type Li-Po 5000 mAh Li-Po 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame -
Dimensions 162.7 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm (6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 in) 164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 190 g (6.70 oz)
  Water-repellent design -
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC Yes (market/region dependent) Yes
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio FM radio (market/region dependent) FM radio
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~270 ppi density) 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~266 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD, 120Hz Super AMOLED
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2022, December 15 2021, April 28
Status Available. Released 2022, December 15 Available. Released 2021, May 01
Main Camera
Dual 50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) -
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Quad - 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 123˚ (ultrawide) 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Video 1080p@30fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM
  - UFS 2.1
Misc
Colors Ink Blue, Arctic Silver, Pale Pink Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot Gray
Models XT2335-2 SM-M426B, SM-M426B/DS
SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - EMEA & AP, China HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42 - EMEA & AP 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G bands 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - EMEA & AP 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 78 SA/NSA - China -
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 123h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 1746:1 contrast ratio, 599 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -26.0 LUFS (Very good) -
Performance AnTuTu: 314195 (v9) GeekBench: 1594 (v5.1), 1797 (v6.0) GFXBench: 29fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM4350-AC Snapdragon 480+ 5G (8 nm) Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750G 5G (8 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 460 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 460) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU Adreno 619 Adreno 619
OS Android 13, planned upgrade to Android 14 Android 11, upgradable to Android 13, One UI 5.1
Selfie camera
Features - HDR
Single 8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm or 16 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.0µm 20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes Yes
Loudspeaker Yes, with stereo speakers Yes