Moto G9 vs Samsung Galaxy M21

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Comparing the Moto G9 vs Samsung Galaxy M21 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Moto G9 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,416, while Samsung Galaxy M21 scores 1,100, making Moto G9 the better performer.


Display: Moto G9 offers a screen size of 6.5 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making Moto G9 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Moto G9's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Both Moto G9 and Samsung Galaxy M21 feature a 48 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while Moto G9 offers 8 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Moto G9 delivers longer battery life with 21h 44m, while Samsung Galaxy M21 delivers 10h 20m, making Moto G9 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Moto G9 and Samsung Galaxy M21 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: Moto G9 and Samsung Galaxy M21 both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Spec Score

74%
75%

Release Date

31 Aug, 2020
18 Mar, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 662
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
20 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh
20W Turbo Power Charging
15W Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed

User Ratings

4.2/5
(47,025 ratings)
4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

176,500
AnTuTu Score
168,633
AnTuTu Score
21h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Aug 31, 2020
(Official)
Mar 18, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Security Updates

N/A
4 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 662
Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G72 MP3

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

176,500
168,633

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

39.0 s
23.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.3 %
11.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
420 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
403 ppi

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.57 %
84.02 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

87 %
91 %

Design

Height

165.2 mm
159 mm

Width

75.7 mm
75.1 mm

Thickness

9.1 mm
8.9 mm

Weight

200 grams
188 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.71.6µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.75µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @60 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size
20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 20W Turbo Power Charging
Yes 15W Fast Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

21h 44m
10h 20m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 5m
2h 9m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 0.47 W/kg Body: 1.37 W/kg
Head: 0.468 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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