Samsung Galaxy S21 vs Motorola razr Plus (2024) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021	Jun 25, 2024
Prices (MSRP)
$800	$999

Design

Dimensions
5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm	6.75 x 2.91 x 0.28 inches 171.4 x 74 x 7.1 mm
Folded
	3.46 x2.91 x0.6 inches (88.1 x 74 x 15.3 mm)
Weight
6.03 oz / 171.0 g	6.67 oz / 189.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass, Vegan Leather Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68	Water; IPX8
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom pink, Violet, Gray, White	Spring Green (Dill), Midnight Blue (Navy Blazer), Peach Fuzz, Hot Pink

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 86.06% screen-to-body	6.9-inch, 85.19% screen-to-body
Type
Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits	AMOLED, 165Hz, HDR, 1400 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 424 PPI	2640x1080px, 22:9 ratio, 413 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Features
	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
	4.0 inches, 1272 x1080 px, AMOLED

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
1.2 (Good)	1.8 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 SM8635 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X4 4x2.8GH​z Cortex-A720 3x2.0​GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 735
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB	12GB (LPDDR5)/256GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11)	Android (14)

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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested	1806
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested	3777
3D Mark High
Untested	2953
3D Mark Low
Untested	1668

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Battery

Type
4000 mAh, Li - Polymer	4000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Motorola TurboPower Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 45.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

4h 28min

Browsing

7h 47min

Video

7h 36min

Gaming

7h 9min

Battery Life Estimate

7h 51min

Browsing

17h 10min

Video

13h 4min

Gaming

8h 10min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual 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	50 MP (OIS, PDAF), 12 MP Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 24 mm Pixel size: 0.8 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	50 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 2.0x Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 47 mm Sensor size: 1/2.76" Pixel size: 0.64 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
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	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)	32 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

117

Overall

124

Photo

110

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.4
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,Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
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, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, 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, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC

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Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
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, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n13, n14, n20, n25, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n50, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, 5G Ready
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, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
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
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 08, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG991U
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

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB

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