Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-05-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.24 x 2.83 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 5.89 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Eclipse Black, Lunar Blue, Nebula Green and Viva Magenta |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1200 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 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 | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.40 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.65 inches (1/1.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 11.77 |
| 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 | 4400mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.24 |
| 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
Galaxy M21 is a bit better than Motorola Edge 40, with a score of 84.1 against 77.2. These phones work with Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has the previous 11 version while Motorola Edge 40 has Android 13 version. Although it's the best cellphone we are comparing here, we must tell that it is also an a lot older, somewhat heavier and thicker cellphone.
Galaxy M21 has a very superior hardware performance than Motorola Edge 40, although it has a lower amount of RAM, they both have 8 CPU cores. Motorola Edge 40 has a bit sharper screen than Galaxy M21, because it has a little bigger display, a little better pixels quantity per screen inch, a lot brighter screen and a slightly better resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels.
The Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory to store more apps and games than Motorola Edge 40, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that holds a maximum of 512 GB. The Motorola Edge 40 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same video resolution and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 also has a lot bigger back camera sensor providing a lot higher image quality, a much larger aperture to capture better photography in poorly lited environments and a more mega pixels back-facing camera.
The Galaxy M21 has a superior battery performance than Motorola Edge 40, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 4400mAh.
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