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| Global Score | |
| 77.7 | 76.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-06-19 | 2020-08-28 |
| 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.77 ounces | 7.05 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Red and White | Forest green and Sapphire blue |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1600 x 720 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 270 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 850 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 + 8.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 10.78 | 11.22 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy A21s is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Play, with a score of 77.7 against 76.7. Both of these devices have the same Android 10 OS (operating system), so they should offer identical OS features. The Galaxy A21s is a a bit lighter and a little thinner device than Moto G9 Play, even when both were only released 2 months apart.
Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with a CPU that is very similar to the Galaxy A21s one, and although the Motorola Moto G9 Play has a larger amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core processing unit. Moto G9 Play and Galaxy A21s have incredibly similar screens, both of them have a better number of pixels per inch of screen, a display of the same size and exactly the same 720 x 1600 resolution.
The Motorola Moto G9 Play counts with just a bit better camera than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have the same video quality and the same resolution back facing camera, the Motorola Moto G9 Play also has better 60 frames per second video frame rate, a bigger camera sensor capturing better quality videos and photos and a larger camera aperture to capture better low-light photography and videos.
The Moto G9 Play has a quite bigger storage capacity for applications and games than Samsung Galaxy A21s, and although they both have an external memory card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Moto G9 Play also has more internal storage. Moto G9 Play's battery duration is very similar to the Galaxy A21s one.
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