Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 4.4.4 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2014-10-28 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 5.65 x 2.89 x 0.44 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and Blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 135.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1440 x 2560 pixels (Quad HD / 2K) |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 565 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 8.4 | 9.7 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 APQ8084 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Krait 450 (Quad-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 420 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.54 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 20.70 MP + 2.00 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 (24 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 9.9 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE (4G), HSPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3900mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Motorola DROID Turbo's 77.9 score. Both phones in this comparison have Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version and Motorola DROID Turbo has Android 4.4.4 version. The Samsung Galaxy M21 body is a lot newer and noticeably thinner than Motorola DROID Turbo's, but it's also a little heavier.
The Motorola DROID Turbo has a more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a bit smaller display, it also counts with a better 2560 x 1440 resolution and a better screen density. The Motorola DROID Turbo counts with just a little better processing power than Galaxy M21, because although it has a lower amount of RAM and lesser cores , it also counts with a graphics processing unit.
Galaxy M21 shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have the same diafragm aperture and the same (4K) video definition, the Galaxy M21 also has a camera with a way better 48 mega-pixels resolution and higher 30 frames per second video frame rate.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Motorola DROID Turbo, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a slot for an external memory card that allows up to 512 GB. Galaxy M21 features a very superior battery performance than Motorola DROID Turbo, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 3900mAh.
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