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| Global Score | |
| 76.3 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2018-06-29 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.16 x 3.01 x 0.27 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.50 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 3) | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 500.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2160 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | TFT |
| 402 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 SDM636 chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 509 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 8.91 | 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 + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.68 | 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 5.0 | 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is slightly better than Motorola Moto Z3 Play, having a overall score of 77.7 against 76.3. Even though the Galaxy A21s is newer than the Motorola Moto Z3 Play, it is heavier and way thicker. The Motorola Moto Z3 Play has a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a greater pixels density and a lot higher resolution of 1080 x 2160 pixels.
The Galaxy A21s counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Moto Z3 Play, although it has 1 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy A21s has a better camera than Moto Z3 Play, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not nice for shooting photographs or video in low-light situations, and they both have the same video quality and the same video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy A21s also counts with a way larger back-facing camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and photographs and a camera in the back with a lot higher 48 mega pixels resolution.
The Motorola Moto Z3 Play counts with a superior storage for games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because it has a SD memory card expansion slot that admits a maximum of 1,95 TB and 64 GB internal storage. Galaxy A21s has a really longer battery life than Moto Z3 Play, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
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