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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 80.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-09-07 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.69 x 3.07 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.88 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Blush gold and Navy blue |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 387 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 SM7150-AA chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Kryo 470, 64-bit, 8 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 618 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 11.74 | 14.14 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 64.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.59 inches (1/1.7") 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 | 11.99 |
| 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 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is just a bit better than the Moto G9 Plus's global score of 80.5. The Samsung Galaxy M21 construction is a little thinner and lighter than Moto G9 Plus, although they were released with only a couple months difference. These devices have Android OS, but Samsung Galaxy M21 has a more recent 11 version and Moto G9 Plus has Android 10 version, so it gives a couple nice extra features and a performance increase.
The Galaxy M21 features just a bit better looking screen than Moto G9 Plus, because although it has a bit smaller display and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2340, it also counts with a little bit higher count of pixels per inch of screen. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has a little bit better performance than Moto G9 Plus. Both have the same number of cores and the same RAM memory amount.
Moto G9 Plus takes just a bit better videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same video frame rates, the Moto G9 Plus also has a bigger back-facing camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors, a back camera with a much higher resolution and a bigger diafragm aperture.
Motorola Moto G9 Plus features a much greater storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Galaxy M21, and although they both have a SD card slot that supports a maximum of 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Plus also has more internal memory. The Samsung Galaxy M21 has longer battery lifetime than Motorola Moto G9 Plus, because it has a 20% more battery size.
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