Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Motorola Moto G8 Plus Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Mar 18, 2020	Oct 24, 2019

Design

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

Display

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

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

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Hardware

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

Battery

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

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

7h 8min

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p, 720p (240 fps) EIS	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps) Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
20 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	25 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, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 13/5 (400/75 Mbit/s), 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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