Phone Comparison - Motorola Moto G5 Plus vs Motorola Moto G42 vs Motorola Moto G23

Price Comparison (India) - -

general General Info

Manufacturer Motorola Motorola Motorola
Announced February 2017 Not announced yet January 2023
Status Available - March 2017 Rumored Available - January 2023
Price Rs. 14,999 ($225.00) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors Gold, Gray, Silver Blue, Gold Matte Charcoal, Pearl White, Steel Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.2 x 74 x 7.9 mm
(5.91 x 2.91 x 0.31 in)
- 162.7 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm
(6.41 x 2.94 x 0.32 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) - 184.3 g (6.49.0.11 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe, AP/MEA
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 - Europe
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13, 26, 28, 38, 40, 66 - LATAM
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41 - AP/MEA
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-resistant design
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 12 Android 13
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver), Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek MT6769Z Helio G85 (12nm)
GPU Adreno 506 Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC2
RAM 3/4 GB 6 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Gorilla Glass Protection FHD+ AMOLED Screen HD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
400 nits (peak)
Panda Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M Colors 16M Colors
Size 5.2 inches 6.4 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.95% - 83.88%
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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash LED Flash
Features Autofocus, f/2.0, dual-pixel autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, Auto-HDR 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/1.8, (wide), 0.64µm, PDAF
5 MP, f/2.2, 118˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 1080p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1.12µm
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1.0µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA, LTE (CA)
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, ANT+ 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, 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
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG 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 not present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 30W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -