Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Motorola Moto G10 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Feb 16, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$800

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm	6.50 x 2.98 x 0.36 inches 165.22 x 75.73 x 9.19 mm
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g Europe version - 169 g	7.05 oz / 200.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Plastic
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IP52
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key, Other
Colors
Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White	Aurora Grey, Iridescent Pearl

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body	6.5-inch, 81.63% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	IPS LCD
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI	1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.2 (Good)	3.4 (Poor)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) Europe version - Exynos 2100 S5E9840	Snapdragon 460 (11 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680 Europe version - Octa-core, 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1, 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78, 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55	Octa-core 1800 MHz Kryo 260
GPU
Adreno 660 Europe version - Mali-G78 MP14	Adreno 610
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	4GB/64GB (UFS 2.1) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 512 GB
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4000 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
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 10.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

11h 47min

Gaming

8h 37min

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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	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.7 Pixel size: 1.6 μm
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
	2 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Video light, EIS	1080p (60 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	8 MP Video capture: 1080p (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	Yes Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, 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
Radio
	FM, Stereo, RDS

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
TDD Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	34, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE Cat 4 (150/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 21.1 Mbit/s, UMTS
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U	Date approved: Jan 04, 2021 FCC ID value: IHDT56ZM3
Measured SAR
Head: 0.36 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.09 W/kg Phablet: 2.49 W/kg	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 1.44 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.58 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.44 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

With 128GB storage

Memory	128GB

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 2900 MHz 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	5.96 oz / 169.0 g
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.42 W/kg Body: 0.94 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.96 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.34 W/kg Phablet: 2.37 W/kg

Dual SIM

Dual SIM	Yes

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