Samsung Galaxy S21+ vs Motorola Moto G100 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Mar 25, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$1000	€500

Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm	6.63 x 2.91 x 0.38 inches 168.38 x 73.97 x 9.69 mm
Weight
7.13 oz / 202.0 g	7.30 oz / 207.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom silver, Black, Violet	Iridescent Sky, Iridescent Ocean, Slate Grey

Display

Size
6.7-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.24% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	IPS LCD, 90Hz, HDR
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2520x1080px, 21:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.5 (Good)	3.1 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 870 5G SM8250-AC (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 3200 MHz Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 650
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4800 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Motorola TurboPowe
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 20.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

10h 50min

Video

8h 27min

Gaming

8h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

8h 28min

Gaming

7h 40min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	64 MP (Laser autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.7 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	16 MP (Ultra-wide, Macro) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	2 MP (Depth information)
Fourth camera
	ToF 3D depth sensing
Flash
LED	Dual LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS	6K (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	16 MP (Dual-Camera) Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n28, n38, n66, n77, Sub-6
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 46
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1050

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 1.95 W/kg

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