Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge vs Samsung Galaxy A21 vs Motorola Moto G56

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Samsung Motorola
Announced March 2015 2020, April 8 May 2025
Status Available - April 2015 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April Available - May 2025
Price Rs. 34,900 ($513.24) [Similarly Priced] - -
Colors White Pearl, Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Green Emerald Various Pantone (Black Oyster, Gray Mist, Dazzling Blue, Dill)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 142.1 x 70.1 x 7 mm
(5.59 x 2.76 x 0.28 in)
- 165.8 x 76.3 x 8.4 mm
(6.53 x 3 x 0.33 in)
Weight 132 g (4.66 oz) - 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - International
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - LATAM
4G Network LTE LTE 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 42, 71 - International
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 25, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 42, 66 - LATAM
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 71, 75, 77, 78 SA/NSA - International
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 26, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA - LATAM
SAR US 1.58 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
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SAR EU 0.33 W/kg (head)
0.59 W/kg (body)
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Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 4 back panel
- Fingerprint sensor (PayPal certified)
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
- Fingerprint Sensor
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Drop resistant up to 1.2m
MIL-STD-810H compliant*
* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop) Android 10.0 Android 15
User Interface - One UI 2.0 -
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & Quad-core 2.1 GHz Cortex-A57, Exynos 7420 Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT6765 Helio P35 (12nm) Octa-core 2.6 GHz, Mediatek Dimensity 7060 (6 nm)
GPU Mali-T760 PowerVR GE8320 IMG BXM-8-256
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 32/64/128 GB 64 GB 512 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Curved Edge Screen HD+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.72 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (576 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (392 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.96% - 86.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 16 MP, 3456 x 4608 pixels, OIS 16 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 16 MP, f/1.9, 28mm (wide), AF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, (macro)
2 MP, (depth)
panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm, 118˚ (ultrawide), 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, dual video call, HDR [Similar] 13 MP
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 0.7µm
HDR
Yes [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB microUSB v2.0 (MHL 3 TV-out), USB Host 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64/128 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported 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
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired
Capacity 2600 mAh 4000 mAh 5200 mAh
Stand by - - -
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