Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 80.9 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 13 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2023-09-14 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.30 x 2.93 x 0.30 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| -- | 6.63 ounces |
| Marshmallow Blue, Midnight Blue and Viva Magenta | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| P-OLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 5G SM6375 (6 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 12 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 619 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.21 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.33 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 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
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G84's 80.9 score. Both phones in this comparison review include Android operating system, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has 11 version while Motorola Moto G84 has Android 13. Moto G84 has a little more vivid screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution, way more brightness, a bit bigger display and a little more pixels per inch in the screen.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much faster CPU than Moto G84, although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Moto G84 features a bigger storage to install applications and games than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has improved battery lifetime than Moto G84, because it has a 20 percent more battery size. The Galaxy M21 captures clearer photos and videos than Moto G84, because although it has a way tinier back camera sensor taking much lower quality photographs and videos, a back-facing camera with a worse 48 megapixels resolution and a smaller aperture which is not so good for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a way better video quality.
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