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| Global Score | |
| 77.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 4.4.4 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2014-10-28 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and Blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 135.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 565 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 7.7 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 20.70 MP + 2.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.9 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3900mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.84 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is slightly better than Motorola DROID Turbo, with a score of 84.1 against 77.9. Even though Galaxy M21 is a little heavier than Motorola DROID Turbo, it's incredibly thinner and way newer. These devices have Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version while Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a little bit better processing power than Galaxy M21, because although it has lesser CPU cores and a smaller amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics co-processor. Motorola DROID Turbo counts with a better display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a higher 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution and a better pixels count in each screen inch.
Galaxy M21 features a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have equal internal memory capacity, the Galaxy M21 also has a slot for external memory cards that admits up to 512 GB. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a better camera than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a F2 aperture, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has better 30 fps video frame rates and a much better 48 MP resolution back-facing camera.
Galaxy M21 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3900mAh.
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