Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G84 vs ZTE nubia Air

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general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola ZTE
Announced Not announced yet August 2023 September 2025
Status Rumored Coming Soon - September 2023 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price - Rs. 19,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, Gold Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue, Viva Magenta Titanium Black, Titanium Desert
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 160 x 74.4 x 7.6 mm
(6.3 x 2.93 x 0.3 in)
164.2 x 76.6 x 6.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.02 x 0.26 in)
Weight - 166.8 g (5.86.0.28 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - LATAM
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 26, 28, 40, 66, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - LATAM
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP54, dust and splash resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 12 Android 13 Android 15
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)
GPU Adreno 610 Adreno 619 Mali-G57 MP2
RAM 6 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen FHD+ P-OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
1300 Nits (peak)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz, 4500 Nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M Colors 1B colors 16M colors
Size 6.4 inches 6.5 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1224 x 2720 pixels (440 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 85.64% 88.21%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM radio FM radio (market/region dependent) Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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
50 MP, f/1.9 (wide), 1/1.5", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.6, (wide), PDAF
2 MP, (depth)
Auxiliary lens
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1.0µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
20 MP

Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
USB USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 8 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 33W wired
Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
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