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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 10 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2020-12-05 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.78 x 3.02 x 0.38 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.80 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Electric violet and Metallic sage |
| Plastic and Plastic | Plastic and Plastic |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1640 x 720 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 403 pixels per inch | 263 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 SM6115 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 | 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 | -- |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 10.89 |
| 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 | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is slightly better than Moto G9 Power's global score of 78.6. Both of these phones include Android OS (operating system), but Samsung Galaxy M21 has a newer 11 version and Moto G9 Power has Android 10 version. Samsung Galaxy M21 is a a bit thinner and somewhat lighter phone than the Moto G9 Power, even though both were released only 9 months apart.
The Galaxy M21 features a more vivid display than Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a way higher resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and a way higher quantity of pixels per display inch. The Galaxy M21 counts with a bit better processing power than Motorola Moto G9 Power. Both have the same RAM amount and the same number of cores.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 shoots clearer photographs and videos than Motorola Moto G9 Power, because although it has a much lower 48 MP resolution camera in the back and a tinier camera aperture, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video resolution. Motorola Moto G9 Power features a superior storage to store more games and applications than Galaxy M21, and although they both have an external SD slot that supports up to 512 GB, the Motorola Moto G9 Power also has more internal storage capacity.
Moto G9 Power and Galaxy M21 both feature incredibly similar battery durations.
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