Motorola Moto G8 Vs Samsung Galaxy M21 Specs Comparison


Motorola Moto G8 is equipped with Snapdragon 665 chipset, 4 GB RAM, 64 GB storage, 6.4" IPS display, 4000 mAh battery, triple rear camera with 13 MP main sensor + 8 MP ultra-wide lens + 2 MP macro lens, 16 MP front camera, and 245 $ price on launch.

While Samsung Galaxy M21 packs with Exynos 9611 chipset, 4 GB or 6 GB RAM, 64 GB or 128 GB storage, 6.4" Super AMOLED screen, 6000 mAh battery with 15W fast charging, triple rear camera with 48 MP main sensor + 8 MP ultra-wide lens + 5 MP depth sensor, 20 MP front camera, and 175 $ price on launch.



Here’s an in-depth specifications comparison Motorola Moto G8 Vs Samsung Galaxy M21.

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  1. System  on  Chip (SOC)
  2. RAM
  3. Storage
  4. Display
  5. Rear Camera 
  6. Front Camera
  7. Battery
  8. Price
  9. Network



Samsung Galaxy M21
Motorola Moto G8
Brand and Model   
Brand and Model   
Brand 
Brand 
Samsung
Motorola
Model
Model
Galaxy M21
Moto G8
Model Alias
Model Alias

XT2045-1
Galaxy M21 Operating System 
Moto G8 Operating System 
Android 10
Android 10
User Interface (UI)
User Interface (UI)
One UI 2.0




Galaxy M21 System on  Chip (SOC) Moto G8 System on  Chip (SOC)
SOC SOC
Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Process Technology  Process Technology 
10 nm 11 nm
CPU CPU
4x 2.3 GHz ARM Cortex-A73 4x 2.0 GHz Kryo 260
4x 1.7 GHz ARM Cortex-A53 4x 1.8 GHz Kryo 260
CPU Bits 
CPU Bits 
64 bit 64 bit
Instruction Set   Instruction Set  
ARMv8-A ARMv8
CPU Frequency 
2300 MHz 2000 MHz
CPU Cores  CPU Cores 
8 8
GPU GPU
ARM Mali-G72 MP3
Qualcomm Adreno 610
 GPU Cores  GPU Cores
3



Galaxy M21 RAM Capacity Moto G8 RAM Capacity
4 GB
4 GB
6 GB
RAM Type   RAM Type  
LPDDR4X
RAM Channels  
RAM Channels  
Double channel



Galaxy M21 Storage
Moto G8 Storage
64 GB 64 GB
128 GB
UFS 2.1
Galaxy M21 Memory Cards Moto G8 Memory Cards
microSD microSD
microSDHC
microSDHC
microSDXC microSDXC



Galaxy M21 Display
Moto G8 Display
Type / Technology  Type / Technology 
Super AMOLED IPS
Diagonal Size  Diagonal Size 
6.4 in 6.4 in
162.56 mm 162.56 mm
16.26 cm 16.26 cm
Width  Width 
2.68 in 2.68 in
68.12 mm
68.12 mm
6.81 cm 6.81 cm
Height  Height 
5.81 in 5.81 in
147.6 mm 147.6 mm
14.76 cm 14.76 cm
Aspect Ratio  Aspect Ratio 
2.167:1 2.167:1
Resolution  Resolution 
1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1560 pixels
Pixel Density  Pixel Density 
403 ppi (pixels per inch) 268 ppi (pixels per inch)
158 ppcm (pixels per centimeter) 105 ppcm (pixels per centimeter)
Color Depth  Color Depth 
24 bit 24 bit
16777216 colors 16777216 colors
Display Area  Display Area 
84.48% 82.50%
Other Features  Other Features 
Capacitive Capacitive
Multi-touch Multi-touch
Scratch resistant
Infinity U Display
2.5D curved glass screen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Peak brightness - 420 cd/m²
78960:1
Galaxy M21 Sensors Moto G8 Sensors
Proximity Proximity
Light
Accelerometer Accelerometer
Compass
Gyroscope Gyroscope
Geomagnetic
Fingerprint Fingerprint
Virtual Light Sensor



Galaxy M21 Rear Camera Moto G8 Rear Camera
Sensor type  Sensor type 
CMOS BSI (backside illumination) CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Sensor format Sensor format
1/2" 1/2.8"
Pixel size Pixel size
0.8 µm (micrometers) 1.12 µm (micrometers)
0.000800 mm 0.001120 mm
Aperture Aperture
f/2 f/1.7
Focal Length Focal Length
26 mm *(35 mm / full frame)
Flash Type Flash Type
LED LED
 Image Resolution   Image Resolution 
8000 x 6000 pixels 4160 x 3120 pixels
48 MP 12.98 MP
Video resolution Video resolution
3840 x 2160 pixels 3840 x 2160 pixels
8.29 MP 8.29 MP
Video FPS Video FPS
30 fps 30 fps (frames per second)
Features  Features 
Autofocus Autofocus
Continuous shooting Continuous shooting
Digital zoom Digital zoom
Geotagging Geotagging
Panorama Panorama
HDR HDR
Touch focus Touch focus
Face detection Face detection
White balance settings White balance settings
ISO settings ISO settings
Exposure compensation Exposure compensation
Self-timer Self-timer
Scene mode Scene mode
Phase detection autofocus (PDAF) Phase detection autofocus (PDAF)
Laser autofocus (LAF)
Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (ultra-wide angle) Secondary rear camera - 8 MP (ultra-wide angle)
Sensor size - 1/4" (#2) Angle of view - 118° (#3)
Pixel size - 1.12 µm (#2) Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2) Pixel size - 1.12 µm (#2)
Angle of view - 123° (#2) Focal length (35 mm equivalent) - 13 mm (#2)
Third rear camera - 5 MP (depth) Third rear camera - 2 MP (macro)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#3) Sensor size - 1/5" (#2)
Aperture size - f/2.2 (#2)
Pixel size - 1.75 µm (#2)



Galaxy M21 Front Camera Moto G8 Front Camera
Sensor Type Sensor Type
CMOS BSI (backside illumination) CMOS BSI (backside illumination)
Aperture Aperture
f/2 f/2
Pixel size Pixel size
1.12 µm (micrometers)
0.001120 mm
Focal length  Focal length 
26 mm *(35 mm / full frame)
Image Resolution  Image Resolution 
3264 x 2448 pixels
20 MP 7.99 MP
Video Resolution Video Resolution
1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
2.07 MP 2.07 MP
Video FPS Video FPS
30 fps 30 fps (frames per second)
Features  Features 
HDR
Face unlock Face unlock
Galaxy M21 Audio
Moto G8 Audio
Speaker Speaker
Loudspeaker Loudspeaker
Earpiece Earpiece
Dolby Atmos for stereo headsets
Widevine L1 Certification
Galaxy M21 Radio Moto G8 Radio
Yes Yes
RDS
Galaxy M21 Tracking /  Positioning  Moto G8 Tracking /  Positioning 
GPS GPS
A-GPS A-GPS
GLONASS GLONASS
BeiDou Galileo
LPP
SUPL



Galaxy M21 Wi-Fi Moto G8 Wi-Fi
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999) 802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003) 802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009) 802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
Wi-Fi Hotspot Wi-Fi Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi Direct
Galaxy M21 Bluetooth Moto G8 Bluetooth
Version  Version 
5 5
Features  Features 
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
LE (Low Energy) LE (Low Energy)
Galaxy M21 USB Moto G8 USB
Connector Type   Connector Type  
USB Type-C USB Type-C
Version Version
2 2
Features  Features 
Charging Charging
Mass storage Mass storage
On-The-Go On-The-Go
Galaxy M21 Headphone Jack Moto G8 Headphone Jack
Yes Yes
Galaxy M21 Connectivity Moto G8 Connectivity
Computer sync Computer sync
OTA sync OTA sync
Tethering Tethering
VoLTE
Galaxy M21 Browser Moto G8 Browser
HTML HTML
HTML5 HTML5
CSS 3 CSS 3
Galaxy M21 Audio File Formats /  Codecs Moto G8 Audio File Formats /  Codecs
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) AAC (Advanced Audio Coding)
AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga) AMR / AMR-NB / GSM-AMR (Adaptive Multi-Rate, .amr, .3ga)
AMR-WB (Adaptive Multi-Rate Wideband, .awb)
eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2 eAAC+ / aacPlus v2 / HE-AAC v2
FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac) FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec, .flac)
M4A (MPEG-4 Audio, .m4a)
MIDI MIDI
MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3) MP3 (MPEG-2 Audio Layer II, .mp3)
OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus) OGG (.ogg, .ogv, .oga, .ogx, .spx, .opus)
WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma) WMA (Windows Media Audio, .wma)
WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave) WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
Galaxy M21 Video File Formats /  Codecs Moto G8 Video File Formats /  Codecs
3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp) 3GPP (3rd Generation Partnership Project, .3gp)
3GPP2 (3rd Generation Partnership Project 2, .3g2) AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
AVI (Audio Video Interleaved, .avi)
Flash Video (.flv, .f4v, .f4p, .f4a, .f4b)
H.263 H.263
H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video H.264 / MPEG-4 Part 10 / AVC video
H.265 / MPEG-H Part 2 / HEVC
MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks) MKV (Matroska Multimedia Container, .mkv .mk3d .mka .mks)
QuickTime (.mov, .qt)
MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v) MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
VC-1
VP8
VP9
WebM WebM
WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv) WMV (Windows Media Video, .wmv)
WMV7 (Windows Media Video 7, .wmv)
WMV8 (Windows Media Video 8, .wmv)
Xvid Xvid



Galaxy M21 Battery Moto G8 Battery
Capacity Capacity
6000 mAh 4000 mAh
Type  Type 
Li-Ion Li-Ion
Features  Features 
Fast charging Fast charging
Non-removable Non-removable
 Charger Output Power  Charger Output Power
5 V / 3 A 5 V / 2 A
Quick Charge Technology Quick Charge Technology
TurboPower
Galaxy M21 Launch Moto G8 Launch
Announced  Announced 
 2020, 19th March  2020, 5th March
Status Status
Release 23th March 2020 Release 5th March 2020



Galaxy M21 Price Moto G8 Price
4 GB + 64 GB = 175 $ 4 GB + 64 GB = 245 $
Galaxy M21 Design Moto G8 Design
Colors  Colors 
Midnight Blue White Prism
Raven Black Capri Blue
Width  Width 
75.1 mm 75.8 mm
7.51 cm 7.58 cm
0.25 ft 0.25 ft
2.96 in 2.98 in
Height  Height 
159 mm 161.3 mm
15.9 cm 16.13 cm
0.52 ft 0.53 ft
6.26 in 6.35 in
Thickness  Thickness 
8.9 mm 9 mm
0.89 cm 0.9 cm
0.03 ft 0.03 ft
0.35 in 0.35 in
Weight  Weight 
188 g 188 g
0.41 lbs 0.42 lbs
6.63 oz 6.64 oz
Volume  Volume 
106.27 cm³ 110.04 cm³
6.45 in³ 6.68 in³
Body Materials Body Materials
Plastic Plastic
Galaxy M21 SIM Card Moto G8 SIM Card
SIM Card Type   SIM Card Type  
Nano-SIM (4FF - fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm) Nano-SIM (4FF - fourth form factor, since 2012, 12.30 x 8.80 x 0.67 mm)
Nano-SIM / microSD
Number of SIM Cards  Number of SIM Cards 
2 2
Features Features
Dual SIM stand-by Dual SIM stand-by
Galaxy M21 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth Moto G8 Mobile Network Technology and Bandwidth
UMTS (384 kbit/s ) UMTS (384 kbit/s )
EDGE EDGE
GPRS GPRS
HSPA+ (HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s , HSDPA 42 Mbit/s ) HSPA+ (HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s , HSDPA 42 Mbit/s )
LTE LTE
EV-DO Rev. A (1.8 Mbit/s , 3.1 Mbit/s )



Galaxy M21 Networks Moto G8 Networks
GSM GSM
GSM 850 MHz (B5) GSM 850 MHz (B5)
GSM 900 MHz (B8) GSM 900 MHz (B8)
GSM 1800 MHz (B3) GSM 1800 MHz (B3)
GSM 1900 MHz (B2) GSM 1900 MHz (B2)
UMTS W-CDMA
UMTS 850 MHz (B5) W-CDMA 850 MHz (B5)
UMTS 900 MHz (B8) W-CDMA 900 MHz (B8)
W-CDMA 1700 MHz (B4)
UMTS 1900 MHz (B2) W-CDMA 1900 MHz (B2)
UMTS 2100 MHz (B1) W-CDMA 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE LTE
LTE-FDD 800 MHz (B20) LTE-FDD 800 MHz (B20)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5) LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B5)
LTE-FDD 850 MHz (B19)
LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8) LTE-FDD 900 MHz (B8)
LTE-FDD 1700 MHz (B4)
LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3) LTE-FDD 1800 MHz (B3)
LTE-FDD 1900 MHz (B2)
LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1) LTE-FDD 2100 MHz (B1)
LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7) LTE-FDD 2600 MHz (B7)
LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40) LTE-TDD 2300 MHz (B40)
LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41) LTE-TDD 2500 MHz (B41)
LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38) LTE-TDD 2600 MHz (B38)

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