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| Global Score | |
| 76.7 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-08-28 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.05 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Forest green and Sapphire blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 270 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 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 610 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.22 | 11.55 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is slightly better than Moto G9 Play, with an 84.1 score against 76.7. These phones work with Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy M21 has a newer 11 version and Moto G9 Play has Android 10, so it provides a lot of extra features. Galaxy M21's construction is a little bit lighter and just a bit thinner than the Moto G9 Play, although both of them were only released 5 months apart.
Galaxy M21 counts with just a bit better processing power than Moto G9 Play. Both of them have a Octa-Core processor and a 4 GB RAM memory. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a better screen than Motorola Moto G9 Play, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better display density and a lot higher 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution.
The Samsung Galaxy M21's storage capacity for applications and games is very similar to the Motorola Moto G9 Play one, both have a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same internal storage. The Galaxy M21 takes a little bit better videos and photos than Moto G9 Play, because although it has a tinier aperture which is not nice for taking pictures or videos in low-light situations and a smaller sensor capturing lower quality pictures and videos, and they both have a camera with a 48 mega pixels resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way higher (4K) video resolution.
The Galaxy M21 counts with better battery performance than Moto G9 Play, because it has a 20% larger battery size.
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