Motorola Moto E5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs Comparison

Design

Dimensions
6.37 x 2.96 x 0.37 inches 161.9 x 75.3 x 9.35 mm	6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 163.7 x 75.3 x 8.9 mm
Weight
7.05 oz (200.0 g)	6.77 oz (192.0 g)
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray, Blue	Black, White, Blue, Red

Display

Size
6.0-inch	6.5-inch
Resolution
1440x720px, 18:9 ratio, 268 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Technology
IPS LCD	TFT
Screen-to-body
76.37 %	82.94 %
Features
Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Proximity sensor

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 MSM8940 (28 nm)	Samsung Exynos 850
Processor
Octa-core 1400 MHz ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 8x 2.0GHz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 505	Mali-G76
RAM
3GB (LPDDR3)	3GB (LPDDR4)
Internal storage
32GB	32GB (eMMC 5.1), available to use: 19.5 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	5000 mAh
Type
Li - Ion	Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPower	Fast charging

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 9min

Gaming

7h 48min

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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	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 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
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass	Accelerometer, Gyroscope
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
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), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800 DD), 28(700 APT)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 41(2600+)	Bands 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2600+)
3G
Bands 5(850), 8(900), 4(1700/2100), 2(1900), 1(2100)	Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 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, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Buyers information

MSRP
	€ 240
In The Box
Charger, USB Cable and documentation

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 19, 2018	May 15, 2020

Alternative variants

with 5 MP front camera

Front	5 MP

with 4GB RAM

RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB

with 16 GB storage

RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB

with 6GB RAM

RAM	6GB
Internal storage	64GB

with Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

Links

Full specifications
Motorola Moto E5 Plus Specs	Samsung Galaxy A21s Specs
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