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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | -- |
| 2020-03-23 | 2019-10-24 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Cosmic blue and Crystal pink |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2280 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 400 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SM6125 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 11 nm (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 610 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 25.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 14.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 5.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 Galaxy M21 has a general score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Moto G8 Plus's 77.6 score. The Galaxy M21 is a a little bit thinner cellphone than Moto G8 Plus, but both of them have the same weight. Galaxy M21 counts with a little bit better display than Motorola Moto G8 Plus, because it has a slightly higher 1080 x 2340 resolution, a little better quantity of pixels per inch in the screen and a quite larger display.
Galaxy M21 has a little bit better hardware performance than Motorola Moto G8 Plus. Both of them have a 4 GB RAM memory and the same number of cores. The Moto G8 Plus's storage capacity for games and applications is very similar to the Samsung Galaxy M21 one, they have the same internal memory and a slot for an SD memory card that supports a maximum of 512 GB.
Moto G8 Plus counts with a camera that's very similar to the Samsung Galaxy M21 one, and although the Moto G8 Plus has a larger diafragm aperture to take better low light photos and video, they both have a 0.5 inches back-facing camera sensor, the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the same video frame rates and a same resolution camera in the back.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 features a really longer battery performance than Moto G8 Plus, because it has a 50% bigger battery size.
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