Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Motorola Edge (2021) Comparison and Differences

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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Motorola Edge (2021)

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Samsung Galaxy S21 5G or Motorola Edge (2021) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Samsung Galaxy S21 5G Motorola Edge (2021)
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Release date 2021, January 14 2021, August 19
Dimensions (HxWxD) 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm | 5.97 x 5.97 x 2.8 in 169 x 75.6 x 9 mm | 6.65 x 6.65 x 2.98 in
Weight 169 g | 5.96 oz 200 g | 7.05 oz
Body Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame Glass front, plastic back
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Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Nebula Blue
Battery 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable 5000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable
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Screen

Technology Dynamic AMOLED 2X LCD
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.2" in 6.8" in
Screen area 94.1 cm2 109.8 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 87.2% 85.9%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2400 px 1080 x 2460 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 421 PPI 395 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Other specs - Always-on display
-120Hz
-HDR10+
-1300 nits (peak)
- 144Hz
-HDR10
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 12 MP, Triple 108 MP, Triple
Camera specs -12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
-64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
-12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
-108 MP, f/1.9, (wide), 1/1.52", 0.7µm, PDAF
-8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
-2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
Functions LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama
Video 8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps
DxOMark Main Score 116
DxOMark Photo 123
DxOMark Video 93
Front camera, selfie 10 MP, Single 32 MP, Single
Specifications 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24'', 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF 32 MP, f/2.3, (wide), 0.7µm
Functions Dual video call, Auto-HDR HDR
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
DxOMark Selfie Score 98
DxOMark Photo 100
DxOMark Video 95

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 11, One UI 3.1 Android 11
Chipset - Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
- Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) - USA/China
- Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
-Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China
- Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 670 & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 670)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Adreno 660 - USA/China
Adreno 642L
External memory No No
Internal memory 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 10 Total 715197
Antutu 10 CPU 205401
Antutu 10 GPU 214138
Antutu 10 Mem 131954
Antutu 10 UX 205401
Antutu 9 Total 755368 514003
Antutu 8 Total 601547
GeekBench 5 Single Core 945 872
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 3061 2214

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)
Network GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only) 
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100  
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
-4G - LTE
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66
-5G - SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO
NFC Yes Yes
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.74 W/kg (head) 1.08 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - 0.46 W/kg (head) 1.51 W/kg (body)

Music and Audio

Radio FM radio (Snapdragon only) No
Headphone jack No No
Others - 32-bit/384kHz audio
-Tuned by AKG

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
-ANT+
-Bixby natural language commands and dictation
- Fast charging 25W
-USB Power Delivery 3.0
-Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
-Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
-IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

- Fast charging 30W
- Water-repellent design
Versions
- Versions: SM-G991B, SM-G991B/DS (International); SM-G991U (USA); SM-G991U1 (USA unlocked); SM-G991W (Canada); SM-G991N (Korea); SM-G9910 (China)

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