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| Global Score | |
| 77.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-04-19 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.30 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.89 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blue and Gray | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) and Metal | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS 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 630 SDM630 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 508 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") 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 |
| 9.79 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.1 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.2 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | 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 Galaxy M21 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G6 Plus, getting an 84.1 score against 77.5. Galaxy M21 is a newer cellphone than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, although it's somewhat thicker and heavier. Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little more vivid display than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a just a bit lower pixels density, it also counts with a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 and a bit bigger display.
The Galaxy M21 and Motorola Moto G6 Plus count with really similar processors, and although the Galaxy M21 has less RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. The Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bigger memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola Moto G6 Plus, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage capacity, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a slot for external memory cards that allows up to 512 GB.
Galaxy M21 counts with a really longer battery duration than Moto G6 Plus, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity instead of 3200mAh. The Samsung Galaxy M21 captures much better pictures and videos than Moto G6 Plus, because although it has a tinier aperture, and they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also counts with a much larger back camera sensor and a way more megapixels back facing camera.
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