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| Global Score | |
| 82.6 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-07-08 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.61 x 2.91 x 0.35 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.30 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Surfing blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 409 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 475, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 620 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 12.98 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is just a bit better than the Moto G 5G Plus, getting a score of 84.1 against 82.6. Samsung Galaxy M21 is a a bit lighter cellphone than Moto G 5G Plus, but both of them are equally thin. The Galaxy M21 counts with a CPU that is very similar to the CPU in Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, both have 4 GB of RAM memory and 8 cpu cores.
Galaxy M21 features a little bit better display than Motorola Moto G 5G Plus, although it has a just a bit lower amount of pixels per inch in the screen, a little bit smaller display and a little worse 1080 x 2340px resolution. Moto G 5G Plus counts with a better storage for games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same 64 GB internal memory, the Moto G 5G Plus also has a slot for an SD memory card that admits up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features greater battery life than Moto G 5G Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity. The Motorola Moto G 5G Plus and the Samsung Galaxy M21 count with incredibly similar cameras, and although the Samsung Galaxy M21 has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking images or video in poorly lited situations, they both have the same camera sensor size, the same video frame rate, the same 3840x2160 video quality and the same resolution camera in the back.
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