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| Global Score | |
| 71.6 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2016-11-11 | 2020-06-19 |
| 5.96 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.75 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Helio P15 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Mali-T860 MP2 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 8.12 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 8.14 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3050mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | 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 |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21s has a global score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than the Moto M's 71.6 score. Galaxy A21s is a way newer phone than Moto M, although it's somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker. Moto M features a bit better performance than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto M also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The Moto M counts with a sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a better 1080 x 1920 resolution and a greater pixels density. The Samsung Galaxy A21s counts with a way bigger memory for apps and games than Moto M, and although they both have exactly the same internal memory capacity, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features a very superior battery duration than Motorola Moto M, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity. The Samsung Galaxy A21s features a lot better camera than Moto M, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a F2 diafragm aperture and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video quality, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also has a back camera with a lot better 48 megapixels resolution.
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