Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 74.3 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Samsung |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo | Android 11, 10 |
| 2018-11-09 | 2020-03-23 |
| 5.91 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 5.71 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 311.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.9 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 1520 x 720 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 285 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| -- | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.3 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953 chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 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 506 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.78 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 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 |
| 9.57 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | 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 |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is much better than Motorola One, having an 84.1 score against 74.3. Both of these phones come with Android OS, but Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version and Motorola One has Android 9.0 Pie version. Although the Galaxy M21 is newer than Motorola One, it is somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker.
The Galaxy M21 features a sharper display than Motorola One, because it has a bit bigger screen, a much better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a higher pixel amount per screen inch. Galaxy M21 features a little bit more memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola One, and although they both have the same internal memory, the Galaxy M21 also has a SD extension slot that holds up to 512 GB.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola One. Both of them have 8 processing cores and the same RAM amount. Samsung Galaxy M21 captures much better photos and videos than Motorola One, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a camera with way more MP.
Galaxy M21 has a much better battery performance than Motorola One, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 3000mAh.
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