Motorola Moto G8 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 24, 2019	Mar 18, 2020

Design

Dimensions
6.23 x 2.99 x 0.36 inches 158.35 x 75.83 x 9.09 mm	6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches 159.0 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Splash; IPX2
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Cosmic blue, Crystal pink	Midnight blue, Raven black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 82.43% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 84.11% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	Super AMOLED, 420 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 19:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 403 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Features
	Scratch-resistant glass, Proximity sensor

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
4.3 (Poor)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 665 SM6125 (11 nm)	Exynos 9611 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 4x2.3GHz Cortex-A73 4x1.7G​Hz Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 610	Mali-G72 MP3
Memory
4GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 6GB/128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 512 GB	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie)	Android (11, 10)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	6000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Motorola TurboPowe	Fast charging

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS
Front
25 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28	1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage

Memory	6GB/128GB

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