Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-06-17 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.08 x 0.43 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 8.18 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and Forged Green |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 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 | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than Motorola Defy (2021)'s overall score of 77.2. These phones come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system). Galaxy M21 is an older cellphone than the Motorola Defy (2021), but Samsung made it lighter and somewhat thinner. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a much better screen than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a quite smaller screen, it also counts with more pixels per inch of screen and a way better 1080 x 2340 resolution.
Motorola Defy (2021)'s memory capacity for games and applications is very similar to Galaxy M21's one, both of them have equal 64 GB internal memory and an external SD slot that admits a maximum of 512 GB. Galaxy M21 has a bit more powerful processor than Motorola Defy (2021). They have a Octa-Core CPU and the same RAM amount.
Galaxy M21 captures clearer pictures and videos than Motorola Defy (2021), because although it has a tinier sensor which offers a worse image and video quality and a smaller aperture which is not recommended for low light photography and videos, and they both have a back camera with a 48 MP resolution, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a lot higher (4K) video quality.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features superior battery duration than Motorola Defy (2021), because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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