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Moto G42 review: An AMOLED Moto G with 50 MP camera and 20 W charging at $230.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2022·$230
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#4 of 4
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED at the mid-budget.

Moto G42 brought Super AMOLED to $230 with stereo Dolby and clean Android — a sweet-spot pick for screen quality at the price.

01Display

74/100

74/100 trails the 78-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

TypeSuper AMOLED
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

60/100

60/100 is one of the weaker camera results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main50 MP + 8 MP ultrawide + 2 MP depth
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 is one of the weaker performance results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetSnapdragon 680
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired20 W TurboPower

05Build

66/100

66/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

06Value

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • Super AMOLED at $230.
  • Triple camera with ultrawide.
  • Stereo Dolby + jack + microSD.
  • Slim 8 mm body.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz only.
  • 2 MP depth filler.
  • No 5G.
  • 20 W charging.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 4-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .