Motorola Moto G72 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Motorola Moto G72

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 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 network

-

5G band SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A (CA), 2000 Mbps download, 200 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

-

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), plastic back, aluminum frame
SIM

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Hybrid SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.5 mm

151.7 mm
Width

74.4 mm

71.2 mm
Thickness

7.9 mm

7.9 mm
Weight

166 g

169 (Sub6) / 171 (mmWave) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

IP52

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

IP52

IP68
Colors

Blue, Gray

Gray, Pink, Violet, White

Display
Display type

P-OLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.55 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

410 ppi

421 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

120Hz, HDR10+

120Hz, HDR10+, 1300 nits (peak), Infinity-O display, Always-On display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 108 MP, f/1.7 , 0.64 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.8 µm, 26 mm, 1/1.76"
(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 118˚ , 1.12 µm

(telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.0 , 0.8 µm, 29 mm, 1/1.72" , 1.1x optical zoom , 3x hybrid zoom
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

-

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30/60fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

HDR, Panorama

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus
DxOMark photo

-

123
DxOMark zoom

-

77
DxOMark video

-

93
DxOMark camera score

-

116

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.5 , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 10 MP, f/2.2 , 1.22 µm, 80˚ , 26 mm, 1/3.24"
Selfie camera resolution

-

3648 x 2736 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
DxOMark photo

-

100
DxOMark video

-

95
DxOMark camera score

-

98

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

-

Yes