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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10 | -- |
| 2020-06-19 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| -- | Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G76 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.09 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 9.84 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 10.78 | 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, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy A21s is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus, having a 77.7 score against 77.6. Samsung Galaxy A21s's body is a bit thinner but just a little bit heavier than the Moto G8 Plus, and both of them were released only 8 months apart. The Samsung Galaxy A21s and the Motorola Moto G8 Plus feature very similar processing units, and although the Motorola Moto G8 Plus has more RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores.
Moto G8 Plus features a more vivid screen than Galaxy A21s, because although it has a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a way higher 1080 x 2280 resolution and a higher pixels quantity in each screen inch. Moto G8 Plus counts with a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have an external SD slot that admits up to 512 GB, the Moto G8 Plus also has 64 GB internal storage capacity.
Samsung Galaxy A21s features improved battery life than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has 5000mAh of battery capacity instead of 4000mAh. The Motorola Moto G8 Plus counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have a back facing camera with a 48 mega-pixels and a 0.5 inches camera sensor, the Motorola Moto G8 Plus also has a bigger diafragm aperture and a way higher video resolution.
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