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| Global Score | |
| 77.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-10-24 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Cosmic blue and Crystal pink | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2280 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 400 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 610 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 14.00mm 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 | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.92 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A21s has a general score of 77.7, which is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus's global score of 77.6. Although the Samsung Galaxy A21s and the Moto G8 Plus were released with only a few months difference, Samsung Galaxy A21s's construction is just a little bit thinner but also just a bit heavier than the Moto G8 Plus.
The Moto G8 Plus and the Samsung Galaxy A21s count with extremely similar processing units, and although the Samsung Galaxy A21s has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 processing cores. Moto G8 Plus counts with a better display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2280px and a better display density.
Moto G8 Plus features a bigger storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have an external memory card slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Moto G8 Plus also has more internal storage capacity. Galaxy A21s has longer battery life than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 25% bigger battery size.
Moto G8 Plus takes a little bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a 0.5 inches camera sensor and a back facing camera with a 48 mega pixels resolution, the Moto G8 Plus also has a way better 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a larger camera aperture.
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