Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-09-14 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.28 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.00 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black, Caneel Bay and Soothing Sea |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic 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 | 1300 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 7030 (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-G610 MC3 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/1.80 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 (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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 has a global score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Motorola Edge 40 Neo's score of 77. Even being the best phone in this comparison review, it must be noted that it is also noticeably older, somewhat thicker and just a little heavier. Both phones we compare here include Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has 11 version while Motorola Edge 40 Neo has Android 13.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a bit larger screen, a much brighter screen, a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution and a bit greater display pixel density. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a very superior processing unit than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, although it has less RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores.
Motorola Edge 40 Neo features a slightly better camera than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same video definition and the same 30 fps video frame rates, the Motorola Edge 40 Neo also has a way larger back camera sensor taking way higher quality videos and pictures, a bigger aperture and a better 50 megapixels resolution back camera.
Galaxy M21 has a bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because although it has 0 less internal storage, it also counts with a SD memory slot that admits up to 512 GB. The Galaxy M21 has longer battery performance than Motorola Edge 40 Neo, because it has a 20 percent more battery size.
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