Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and Motorola Moto E5 Plus

Comparison of Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G and Motorola Moto E5 Plus [S]ave

Attribute	Motorola Moto E5 Plus ×	Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G ×
General
Brand	Motorola	Samsung
Launch
Announced	2018-04-01	2021-01-14
Body
Width (mm)	9.4	7.8
Length (mm)	160.9	161.5
Height (mm)	75.3	75.6
Weight (g)	196.6	200
SIM	Single SIM (Nano-SIM)	Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM)
Front	Glass	Glass
Back	Plastic	Glass
Frame	Plastic	Aluminum
Network
Technology	CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE	5G CDMA EVDO GSM HSPA LTE
2G bands	CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)	CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
3G bands	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - USA, Brazil HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Europe	CDMA2000 1xEV HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 28 - Brazil 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 25, 26, 29, 30, 38, 41, 66, 71 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, 40 - Europe	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71
5G bands	-	2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps - USA only	5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps LTE-A (CA)
Platform
OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)	Android 11
Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8917 Snapdragon 425 (28 nm)	Exynos 2100 (5 nm) - International
CPU	Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53	Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International
GPU	Adreno 308	Mali-G78 MP14 - International
Memory
Card slot	microSDXC (dedicated slot)	No
Internal	16GB 2GB RAM 32GB 3GB RAM	128GB 8GB RAM 256GB 8GB RAM
Display
Size (in)	6	6.7
Resolution (px)	720 x 1440	1080 x 2400
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display Type	IPS LCD	Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Battery
Type	Li-Ion	Li-Ion
Charging	Fast charging 15W or 10W - market dependent, market dependent	Fast charging 25W, USB Power Delivery 3.0, Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capcity (mAh)	5000	4800
Main Camera
Main Camera Type	Single	Triple
Main Camera Properties	12 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.8", 1.25µm, PDAF, Laser AF	12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS 12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video 64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Main Camera Video	1080p@30fps	8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Main Camera Features	LED flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, auto-HDR, panorama
Selfie Camera
Selfie Camera Type	Single	Single
Selfie Camera Properties	5 MP, f/2.0	10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Selfie Camera Video	-	4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera Features	LED flash	Dual video call, Auto-HDR
Comms
WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth	4.2, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS	+	+
NFC	-	+
Radio	FM radio	FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
USB	microUSB 2.0	USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
Sound
Loudspeaker	+	+
3.5mm jack	+	-
Features
Sensors	Fingerprint (rear-mounted) accelerometer proximity	Fingerprint (under display accelerometer barometer compass gyro proximity ultrasonic)
Misc
Colors	Black Fine Gold Flash gray Mineral blue	Phantom Black Phantom Gold Phantom Pink Phantom Red Phantom Silver Phantom Violet
Models	-	SM-G9960 SM-G996B SM-G996B/DS SM-G996N SM-G996U SM-G996U1 SM-G996W
SAR EU Head (W/kg)	0.9	0.54
SAR EU Body (W/kg)	1.47	1.33
SAR Head (W/kg)	0.99	0.65
SAR Body (W/kg)	1.13	0.95