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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 270 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 11.22 | 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 | |
| 5000mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s has a general score of 77.7, which is a little bit better than the Moto G9 Play's global score of 76.7. Even when Galaxy A21s and the Moto G9 Play were released with only a couple months difference, Galaxy A21s is just a little lighter and just a bit thinner. Both phones in this comparison review have the same Android 10 operating system, so both should provide you identical operating system features.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features a processing unit that is very similar to the CPU in Motorola Moto G9 Play, and although the Samsung Galaxy A21s has a lower amount of RAM, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Moto G9 Play and the Galaxy A21s count with extremely similar displays, both have the same count of pixels per inch in the screen, a display with the same size and an equal resolution of 720 x 1600.
Moto G9 Play shoots a bit better photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and the same resolution back-facing camera, the Moto G9 Play also has a bigger camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a bigger aperture for better captures and video in low light environments and faster 60 fps video frame rate.
Motorola Moto G9 Play has a better storage to install games and applications than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has more internal memory. Galaxy A21s and Moto G9 Play both count with very similar batteries performance.
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