Moto G42 review

 

We examined an earlier version of Moto G52 and were pleasantly amazed by its impressive display. In fact, we concluded that the G52 was the most affordable display at most in India. In a bid to make the most of the momentum it has followed up its launch of it's Motorola G42. The phone takes a few design cues of the G52 and is priced lower too although it doesn't have as many features like its more expensive sibling. What do you think about G42 or not? Moto G42? Find out more by reading this report.

The Moto G42 isn't going to blow you with its impressive performance. The handset boasts an impressive display that offers excellent colour calibration at a reasonable price. In addition, the phone's longevity of battery, excellent stereo speakers, clear software, good cameras, and quick charging technology and the G42 is an excellent purchase.Beginning with the design starting with the design, the Moto G42 is fashioned out of a unibody made of plastic, with the backside of the phone sporting matte finishes that keep streaks of smudges and scratches at bay. It also boasts the IP52 rating, which makes it a bit impervious to water splashes or dust. Additionally, unlike competitors the G42's frame is flat (instead of being round) and offers the user with a solid grip. In any case I'd suggest to use a case for the phone to provide full-proof security. One of the benefits of this is that the case can even extend out from the back of the device. Therefore, the phone won't shake when placed on an even surface. The cherry on top is that the manufacturer includes the case made of TPU in its retail package, which's fantastic.

Concerning cameras, the module occupies just enough space in the upper left corner of the back panel , and it looks elegant. It contains three sensors, as well as an LED flash, and includes the specifications of the main camera inscribed on the back of it. Its charge port (USB Type-C) is located on the bottom of the camera, next to the microphone grille and speaker as well as it's 3.5mm headphone jack is located above. Although I wasn't happy with the headphone jack place, I'm happy the fact that the manufacturer has equipped G42 G42 with the adored analog port. In addition, the volume knob and fingerprint scanner-cum power button are situated at the top of the unit's right-hand edge. The toggles were within range of my fingers, making sure I didn't need to use any kind of fingers to push the buttons.

Its Moto G42 sports a 6.4-inch display with a central punch-hole on top it. It also has FHD+ (2,400x1,080p) resolution. Contrary to it's predecessor, the Moto G52, the handset features an AMOLED display instead of a the pOLED screen. For those who aren't familiar this model utilizes the use of a plastic substrate rather than glass, making it more durable and resistant to shock than an ordinary OLED panel. In spite of that, the display is neck and neck. The Moto G42's screen has excellent viewing angles, accurate colors and a the highest contrast ratio, which gives an excellent dynamic range. The screen is also sufficiently bright and , consequently, stays visible even under direct sunlight. Furthermore, the phone has Widevine L1 support to stream with HD resolution. The display doesn't have a high refresh rate, and as a consequence animations as well as UI transitions don't look as fluid as they would appear on the other phones that have 120Hz or 90Hz refresh rate display.

Under the cover underneath, under the hood, Moto G42 rocks the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC. In terms of specs, the mid-range Octa-core chipset has Kryo 265 cores that can run at speeds of up the speed of 2.4GHz as well as the Adreno 610 GPU. In terms of memory the phone comes with 4GB of RAM which can be used with either 128GB or 64GB of internal storage. This can be further expanded by 1TB via microSD cards which is fantastic. Naturally, the phone is fast enough for everyday tasks such as checking email and messages apps and Facebook and Twitter accounts or playing a few games. But the same can't be said about games that require a lot of resources. The phone encountered a number of problems when running BGMI which is capped in the "Balanced" setting. Even so the phone was able to experience several frame drops, and I noticed that the game slowed down somewhat on the screen.

Let's now examine the Moto G42's camera capabilities. To my surprise, the device can snap beautiful photos throughout the day thanks to its main sensor that has 50MP. The HDR mode that is activated automatically even in light conditions that are not ideal will add more details to highlights and shadows of the photograph. However, the camera's exposure can be too high occasionally. However the camera's Ultra-wide 8MP (UW) lens as well as the 2MP macro sensors are actually average to say the least. Additionally the main sensor's low-light performance could use some adjustments. In addition, I observed that the sensor was having difficulty in focusing the subject when the sun was set. In addition, the photos were also a bit noisy. Night mode can improve the performance of Moto G42, but only to a certain extent. The phone also includes additional camera features, such as portrait mode, which produces decent results, group selfies, spot color and up to 30fps video recording at 1080p as well as slow-mo. The 16MP camera on the selfie can enhance the quality of images in the presence of ample lighting conditions , but isn't able to reproduce the same quality when it's dark.

The Moto G42 is fueled by the 5,000mAh battery, which is able to keep the phone up and functioning for nearly a whole entire day. In actual fact, the phone was able to last for seventeen hours and 37 minutes during PCMark's battery test. In terms of performance in real life I averaged about 12-14 hours using my Moto G42 between charges. It is equipped with a 20W rapid charging technology, which is able to charge it from 0 to 100 percent in about an hour and a quarter. In terms of software the Moto G42 runs MyUX atop Android 12 straight out in the box. Motorola's customized UI is simple and comes similar to a stock Android interface as one could find. It also has gesture-based support that allows users to activate the features of smartphones quickly. For example, a twisting gesture can open the camera app, and downwards chops can turn into a flashlight in addition to other features. However, there are a handful of pre-installed apps that you cannot remove.The phone comes with the side-mounted fingerprint scanner it's not the fastest but does unlock the phone with one swipe. The Moto G42's 4G LTE capability was adequate. The phone isn't equipped with 5G that means it won't be able to benefit from 5G services until the network launches in the coming months in India. However, the phone's stereo speakers were to my taste and the audio output was decent considering the price.

Its Moto G42 retails for Rs 13,999 and , for the price, does a couple of things right. But, as it happens it faces a lot of competition from a variety of other devices, including but not limited to Tecno Pova 3.0 as well as the the POCO M4 with 5G. The former is superior to the Motorola phone with the 7,000mAh battery, 33W fast charging and a 90Hz screen refresh rate and the POCO M4 has 5-G compatible MediaTek Dimensity chipset as well as a 90Hz display. When all is said and done buyers looking for an AMOLED display and clean software will be able to find a lot of things they like regarding Moto G42. Moto G42.

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