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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 81.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-12-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.54 x 3.00 x 0.39 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.48 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Frosted silver and Volcanic grey |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | LTPS |
| 403 pixels per inch | 393 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G SM7225 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 570, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 619 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 12.98 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11 |
| 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), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 is slightly better than the Motorola Moto G 5G, getting a overall score of 84.1 against 81.5. Even though Samsung Galaxy M21 and the Motorola Moto G 5G were only released 9 months apart, Samsung Galaxy M21 is somewhat lighter and thinner. Both phones in this comparison review work with Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has a newer 11 version while Motorola Moto G 5G has Android 10, offering lots of additional features.
Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a little better performance than Moto G 5G. They have the same RAM amount and a Octa-Core CPU. The Samsung Galaxy M21 features just a bit better looking display than Moto G 5G, because although it has a bit worse 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution and a little bit smaller screen, it also counts with a just a little better display pixel density.
The Galaxy M21 captures just a bit better photos and videos than Motorola Moto G 5G, although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not recommended for low light photography, they both have the same video frame rate, the same resolution back facing camera and the same video resolution. Moto G 5G features a greater memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have exactly the same internal storage, the Moto G 5G also has an external memory slot that allows up to 1000 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features better battery lifetime than Moto G 5G, because it has 6000mAh of battery capacity against 5000mAh.
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