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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2024-06-20 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.14 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 549.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 399 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SM7435-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 710 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.67 inches (1/1.5") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.23 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | 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 M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is slightly better than the Motorola Edge (2024)'s 78.5 score. Both of these devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version and Motorola Edge (2024) has Android 14 version. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 is better than the Motorola Edge (2024), it must be noted that it's also a much older, just a little bit heavier and a little thicker cellphone.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much powerful processor than Motorola Edge (2024), although it has lesser RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores. The Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has a quite worse screen pixel density, it also counts with a quite better 1080 x 2400 resolution, way more screen brightness and a little bit bigger display.
Motorola Edge (2024) counts with a bigger storage capacity to store more games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. Samsung Galaxy M21 features better battery life than Motorola Edge (2024), because it has a 20 percent greater battery capacity.
Galaxy M21 counts with a much better camera than Motorola Edge (2024), although it has a lot smaller back camera sensor offering a lot worse image quality, a lower video quality, a tinier aperture which is not favorable for low light photography and videos and a lower resolution back camera.
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