Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-04-16 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.14 x 2.99 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.95 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Capri blue and Smoke black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Aluminum and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 237.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2300 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 397 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") 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 | 10.01 |
| 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 | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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
Galaxy M21 is better than Moto G8 Power, getting a global score of 84.1 against 76. Both phones we are comparing here come with Android OS, but Galaxy M21 has the newer 11 version and Moto G8 Power has Android 10, so it gives some extra features. The Galaxy M21 is a just a bit thinner and a little bit lighter phone than the Moto G8 Power, although they were released with only 1 months difference.
The Galaxy M21 has a little bit better performance than Moto G8 Power. Both have 8 cpu cores and 4 GB of RAM memory. Samsung Galaxy M21 counts with a bit more vivid screen than Moto G8 Power, and although they both have a same size display, the Samsung Galaxy M21 also has a quite greater pixels density and a little bit higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels.
The Galaxy M21 takes much better pictures and videos than Moto G8 Power, because although it has a tinier camera aperture, and they both have the same video frame rates and the same 3840x2160 video definition, the Galaxy M21 also counts with a way bigger sensor providing a way better image quality and a lot better resolution back camera.
The Motorola Moto G8 Power features as much memory capacity to install games and applications as the Galaxy M21, both have a slot for an external memory card that admits a maximum of 512 GB and exactly the same 64 GB internal storage capacity. Galaxy M21 counts with improved battery duration than Moto G8 Power, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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