Motorola Razr 40 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

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

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

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

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - North America

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 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 41, 48, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - North America

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-A (CA)

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

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Plastic front (opened), plastic front (closed), plastic back, aluminum frame (7000 series), hinge (stainless steel)

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

Nano-SIM, eSIM or Dual 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

88.2 mm

151.7 mm
Width

74 mm

71.2 mm
Thickness

15.8 mm

7.9 mm
Height unfolded

170.8 mm

-
Width unfolded

74 mm

-
Thickness unfolded

7.4 mm

-
Weight

188.6 g

169 (Sub6) / 171 (mmWave) g
Payment

-

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
Waterproof

Water-repellent coating

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP68
Colors

Grape Compote, Sage Green, Summer Lilac, Vanilla Cream

Gray, Pink, Violet, White

Display
Display type

Foldable LTPO AMOLED

Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Physical size

6.9 inches

6.2 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2460 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

413 ppi

421 ppi
Display colors

1073741824

16777216
Protection

-

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Display features

144Hz, HDR10+, 1400 nits (peak)

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

AMOLED

-
Resolution of additional display

194 x 368 pixels

-
Size of additional display

1.5 inches

-

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.7 , 0.7 µm

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.8 , 1.8 µm, 26 mm, 1/1.76"
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 1/1.3" , 1.12 µm

(telephoto) , 64 MP, f/2.0 , 1/1.72" , 0.8 µm, 29 mm, 1.1x optical zoom , 3x hybrid zoom
120˚ , (ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera resolution

9280 x 6920 pixels

4032 x 3024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS

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

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

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

(wide) , 32 MP, f/2.4 , 0.7 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

Face unlock, face detection, HDR

Autofocus, HDR, phase detection autofocus
Selfie camera video

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

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, 802.11ax

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

v5.3

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth EDR

Yes

-
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

Yes

-

Features
Sensors

Accelerometer, barometer (USA only), compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Accelerometer, barometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity