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| Global Score | |
| 80.5 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-09-07 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.88 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Blush gold and Navy blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 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 618 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.14 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 |
| 11.99 | 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 |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than Moto G9 Plus's 80.5 global score. The Samsung Galaxy M21 is a just a little bit thinner and lighter cellphone than Moto G9 Plus, although they were released with only a few months difference. Both phones in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has the newer 11 version while Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a bit better screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a little bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a bit smaller display, it also counts with a little bit higher display density. Motorola Moto G9 Plus has a very superior memory to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a slot for SD memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has 128 GB internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M21 features just a little better performance than Motorola Moto G9 Plus. Both of them have 4 GB of RAM and the same number of cores. Moto G9 Plus captures clearer videos and photos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Moto G9 Plus also has a camera in the back with lot more MP, a bigger sensor providing a higher image quality and a larger aperture to capture better photography and video in poorly lited environments.
Samsung Galaxy M21 features superior battery life than Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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