Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches 161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm	6.61 x 3.02 x 0.32 inches 167.8 x 76.7 x 8.1 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.81 oz (193.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue	Black

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
	60Hz
Screen-to-body
76.37 %	79.20 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)	Mediatek Helio P35 MT6765 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 4x 2.3GHz Cortex-A53 + 4x 1.8GHz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 505	PowerVR GE8320
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.8 GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (8.0 Oreo)	Android (10), Samsung One UI

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh	4000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 15.0W

Camera

Rear
Single camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.9" Pixel size: 1.25 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/3.06" Pixel size: 1 μm
Second camera
	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (30 fps), 720x480 (DVD) (30 fps) EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1920x1080 (Full HD) (30 fps)
Front
8 MP (Flash), Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)	13 MP, Video capture: 1920x1080 (Full HD)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2	5.0
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD)
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), 17(700 b), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 17(700 b), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
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-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Apr 17, 2020 FCC ID value: ZCASMA215U
Measured SAR
	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.27 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.27 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.27 W/kg

Buyers information

MSRP
	$ 250
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable and documentation	This is the official Samsu​ng Galaxy A21 User Guide in English provided from the manufacturer.

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	Apr 08, 2020

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera

Front	5 MP

for Verizon

4G (FDD)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G	Bands 5(850), 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100)

with 16 GB storage

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB

for Sprint

4G (FDD)	Bands 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)	Bands 41(2600+)

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto E5 Plus Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21 Specs
PhoneArena Review
Motorola Moto E5 Plus Review
User Reviews
Motorola Moto E5 Plus User Reviews	Samsung Galaxy A21 User Reviews