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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 81.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2024-08-08 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.33 x 2.85 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Jungle Green, Koala Gray and Peach Fuzz |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2712 x 1220 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | P-OLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 444 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 1600 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 AE (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 720 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 | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") 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 | 11.66 |
| 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 Nano SIM, eSIM 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
Galaxy M21 has a global score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than Motorola Edge 50's overall score of 81.2. Both phones in our current comparison use Android OS, but the Galaxy M21 has older 11 version while Motorola Edge 50 has Android 14. Despite being the best cellphone in this review, Galaxy M21 is a older, a little bit heavier and thicker cellphone than the Motorola Edge 50.
The Motorola Edge 50 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy M21, because it has a much brighter display, a just a little better pixel amount in each inch in the screen, a bit higher resolution of 1220 x 2712px and a quite bigger display. The Motorola Edge 50 features a bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
The Galaxy M21 features a much better performing CPU than Motorola Edge 50, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. The Motorola Edge 50 takes clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Motorola Edge 50 also has a more mega-pixels back facing camera, a bigger aperture to take better images and video in low light situations and a lot larger camera sensor which offers a way higher image and video quality.
The Galaxy M21 has longer battery performance than Motorola Edge 50, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity.
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