Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Motorola Edge 40 vs Motorola Moto G45

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Motorola Motorola
Announced 2021, January 14 May 2023 August 2024
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Available - May 2023 Coming Soon - August 2024
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Nebula Green, Lunar Blue, Eclipse Black, Viva Magenta Brilliant Blue, Brilliant Green, Viva Magenta
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
158.4 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(6.24 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
162.7 x 74.6 x 8 mm
(6.41 x 2.94 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 167 g or 171 g (5.89 oz or 6.03 oz) 183 g (6.46 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 66 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Water-repellent design

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 13 Android 14
User Interface One UI 3.1 - -
Processor 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/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 8020 (6 nm) Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 6s Gen 3 (6 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea - Adreno 619
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ P-OLED Screen
144Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1200 nits (peak)
HD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M Colour 16M Colors 16M colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.55 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 90.73% 84.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no yes
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 13 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Dual-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 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 (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.4, (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS 13 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm, AF
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8 (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10, gyro-EIS 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1.0µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
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, tri-band, Wi-Fi Direct Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 68W wired
15W wireless
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast Battery Charging 18W wired, PD, QCW
Capacity 4000 mAh 4400 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -