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| Global Score | |
| 77.4 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-06-29 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.15 x 3.00 x 0.24 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.11 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Gold, Gray and Silver | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Metal | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 200.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 401 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 626 8953 Pro chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 506 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1,95 TB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 14.66 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 720 x 480 (480 fps) slow motion video | -- |
| 9.46 | 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 | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2, EDR | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s has a global score of 77.7, which is just a bit better than Moto Z2 Play's 77.4 overall score. Galaxy A21s is a way newer phone than the Moto Z2 Play, although it is way thicker and extremely heavier. Moto Z2 Play features a sharper display than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixel number per inch of screen and a better resolution of 1080 x 1920px.
Moto Z2 Play counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A21s, and although they both have 8 cores, the Moto Z2 Play also has a higher amount of RAM memory. The Galaxy A21s counts with a better camera than Motorola Moto Z2 Play, because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 1920x1080 (Full HD) video definition, the Galaxy A21s also counts with a back facing camera with way more megapixels.
Motorola Moto Z2 Play counts with a much better memory to install games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because it has a SD memory slot that holds up to 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal memory. Galaxy A21s features a superior battery lifetime than Moto Z2 Play, because it has a 5000mAh battery capacity.
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