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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 83.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 13 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2023-04-04 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.34 x 2.91 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.02 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Interstellar Black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SM8550-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 740 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 + 60.00 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 | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| 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 | 4600mAh Nano SIM, eSIM Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 7.52 | 6.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| 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 general score of 84.1, which is a little bit better than Motorola Edge 40 Pro's 83.4 score. Both devices in this review come with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version while Motorola Edge 40 Pro has Android 13. The Samsung Galaxy M21 is a older and a little bit thicker cellphone than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, but Samsung managed to build it just a little lighter anyway.
The Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a bit better looking display than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little lower display density, it also counts with a bit bigger display, much more brightness and a bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2400. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a very superior processor than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, although it has 8 GB lesser RAM, they both have the same number of cores.
Motorola Edge 40 Pro shoots better photographs and videos than Galaxy M21, because it has a lot bigger camera sensor providing a much higher image quality, a more MP back-facing camera, a larger aperture and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution. The Motorola Edge 40 Pro has a greater storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 192 GB more internal memory capacity.
The Galaxy M21 features improved battery life than Motorola Edge 40 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery size against 4600mAh.
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