Motorola Edge 30 vs. Nokia G42 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Motorola Edge 30 and Nokia G42 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Motorola Edge 30 vs. Nokia G42 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 159.38 mm 165 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater height than Motorola Edge 30.
Width 74.236 mm 75.8 mm Nokia G42 5G has greater width than Motorola Edge 30.
Depth 6.79 mm 8.55 mm Motorola Edge 30 is narrower than Motorola Edge 30.
Weight 155 g 193.8 g Motorola Edge 30 is lighter than Motorola Edge 30.
Body Colour Meteor grey So grey | So purple
Body Material Plastic, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) Plastic frame
Protection Splashproof Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - Nokia G42 5G is waterproof.
IP rating IP52 IP52
SAR Value - 1.54 W/kg (body), 0.74 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - FM radio
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology AMOLED -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.5" 6.56" Nokia G42 5G has larger screen size than Motorola Edge 30.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 1612 x 720 pixels Motorola Edge 30 has better screen resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Format Full HD+ HD+
Aspect Ratio 20:9 20:9
Max Brightness - 560 cd/m²
Colour Depth 1.07 billion colours -
HDR Yes - Motorola Edge 30 has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Refresh Rate 144 Hz 90 Hz Motorola Edge 30 has better refresh rate than Nokia G42 5G.
Display Features DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, Max Vision display -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 480+ 5G
Processor Number - SM4350-AC
Clock Speed - 2.2 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO -
MEMORY Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
RAM 8 GB 6 GB Motorola Edge 30 has more RAM than Nokia G42 5G.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 3 3
Sensor Resolution 50 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Both phones have the same camera resolution.
Sensor Size 1/1.5" -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.8 Both phones have the same camera lens aperture.
Lens Construction - 5-element
Pixel Size 1 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Motorola Edge 30 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Self-Timer Delay Yes -
Special Effects HDR, Colour replace, Spot Colour HDR
Camera Modes Slow motion video, Panorama, Best Shot, Watermark mode, portrait mode, Super Slow-mo, Active photos, Cinemagraph, Night Vision, AR stickers, Macro video, Live filter, Double shooting, Pro mode with long exposure, Timelapse with Hyperlapse, Auto night vision Night mode, Watermark mode, AI Portait, 50MP mode, Tripod Mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Auto smile capture - Motorola Edge 30 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps -
Camera Features (Functions) Video stabilisation, Barcode Scanner, Cutout, smart composition, levelling, Shot optimisation, RAW photo output, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF, Quad Pixel technology for 2.0 µm Dark Vision
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 50 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Motorola Edge 30 has better second camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.5 -
Field of View (2nd Camera) 118 degree(s) -
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1.28 μm -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) Macro camera Depth camera
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 2 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Both phones have the same third camera resolution.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Pixel Size (3rd Camera) 1.75 μm -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Depth camera Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 32 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Motorola Edge 30 has better front camera resolution than Nokia G42 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.25 -
Pixel Size (Front) 0.7 μm -
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Live Filters, Spot Colour -
Camera Modes (Front) Slow motion video, Gesture Shot, Watermark mode, Video Snapshot, Face Beauty, Active photos, Portrait, Group selfie, Live filter, Low Light AI Selfie, Cinemagraphy, Double shooting, Professional (with Long Exposure) -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Auto smile capture - Motorola Edge 30 has face detection.
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps -
Camera Features (Front) RAW photo, Shot optimisation, Quad Pixel technology for 1.4 µm, Animation for selfies -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4020 mAh 5000 mAh Nokia G42 5G has larger battery capacity than Motorola Edge 30.
Fast Charging Technology TurboPower technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Power Delivery 3.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Run Time Details Mixed usage: up to 32.7 hrs Mixed usage: up to 72 hrs
CELLULAR Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 5G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System Android 12 Android 13
User Interface My UX -
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Data Transmission EDGE, LTE, 5G NR FR1, HSDPA+ LTE, 5G NR
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 43, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 3700, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, n78, n40 N1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n41, n66, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900PCS, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Wi-Fi 6E IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X51 5G
MEDIA Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Sound Enhancements Dolby Atmos sound technology Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Qualcomm aptX Adaptive, OZO Playback technology, Qualcomm aptX Classic, OZO 3D Audio recording
FEATURES Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Face recognition, fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Unlock Face Unlock
Additional Phone Features Dual microphones, Google Lens, dual stereo speakers, ThinkShield for mobile Dual microphones, Fast Charging, 3 years of Security Updates, 2 years of OS upgrades, QuickFix design
OTHERS Motorola Edge 30 Nokia G42 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, TurboPower 33W charger SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards IP52 IP52
Product Recycled Content - 60 % - plastic back
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