Motorola Moto E4 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra Specs Comparison

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7.0	9.1
Motorola Moto E4 Plus	Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Released · Jun 26, 2017	Released · Jan 29, 2021
5.5-inch · 1280x720px	6.8-inch · 3200x1440px
Single camera	Quad camera
2GB · 32GB	12GB · 128GB
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 3.05 x 0.38 inches 155 x 77.5 x 9.55 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.35 inches (~0.37 inches with camera bump) 165.1 x 75.6 x 8.9 mm (~9.4 mm with camera bump)
Weight
6.38 oz (181.0 g)	8.04 oz (229.0 g)
Materials
	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Gold, Gray	Phantom black, Silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch	6.8-inch
Resolution
1280x720px, 267 PPI	3200x1440px, 20:9 ratio, 516 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED
Refresh rate
	120Hz (adaptable)
Screen-to-body
69.47 %	89.33 %
Peak brightness
	1500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 8920 (28 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SM8350 (5 nm)
Processor
Quad-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x 2.84GHz Kryo 680 + 3x 2.42GHz Kryo 680 + 4x 1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Adreno 308	Adreno 660
RAM
2GB (LPDDR3)	12GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
32GB	128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (14, 13, 12, 11), One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

6h 15min

Browsing

14h 43min

Video

8h 52min

Gaming

8h 40min

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
13 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.0 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	108 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 24 mm Sensor size: 1/1.33" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Fourth camera
	10 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/3.2" Pixel size: 1.22 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
5 MP (Flash, HDR)	40 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.1
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
	Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s)
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.77 W/kg Body: 1.02 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.15 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 180	$ 1200 / € 1399
In The Box
	C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Jun 12, 2017	Jan 14, 2021

Alternative variants


Internal storage	16GB

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
Colors	Phantom black
MSRP	$ 1250


System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720 MP2
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	16GB
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Weight	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
Other	NFC

with 512GB storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	512GB
Colors	Phantom black
MSRP	$ 1380


System chip	MediaTek MT6737 (28 nm)
Processor	Quad-core 1300 MHz ARM Cortex-A53
GPU	Mali-T720 MP2
RAM	3GB
Internal storage	16GB
Rear	Single camera
Video recording	1280x720 (HD) (30 fps)
Weight	6.98 oz (198.0 g)
4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 8(900), 20(800 DD)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)
Dual SIM	Yes
Bluetooth	4.2
WLAN	802.11 b,g,n
Other	NFC

for Europe


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	8.01 oz (227.0 g)
5G	Bands SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 22, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG998B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.16 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 3.86 W/kg

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