Today in India, the Chinese smartphone company introduced Vivo V21 5G smartphone. The device is the latest edition to its next generation of the V-Series line up. The key highlights of the smartphone include triple rear cameras, 44-megapixel selfie camera with optical image stabilisation (OIS). The device is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC. To help you assess, which mobile phone is better to buy we have put together the device with Vivo V20 Pro.
Display
Vivo V21 5G: 6.44-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display
Vivo V20 Pro: 6.44-inch full-HD+ AMOLED display
Processor
Vivo V21 5G: MediaTek Dimensity 800U SoC
Vivo V20 Pro: Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G SoC
Rear camera(s)
Vivo V21 5G: 64-megapixel primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture. Further assisted by an 8-megapixel wide-angle sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and a 2-megapixel macro lens
Vivo V20 Pro: 64-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL GW1 sensor with an f/1.89 aperture. Further assisted by an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixel monochrome sensor with an f/2.4 aperture.
Selfie camera
Vivo V21 5G: 44-megapixel selfie sensor
Vivo V20 Pro: Dual selfie camera setup on the phone houses a 44-megapixel primary sensor with an f/2.0 aperture and an 8-megapixel ultra-wide-angle with a field of view (FoV) of 105 degrees and f/2.28 aperture
RAM and storage
Vivo V21 5G: 8GB RAM with 128GB of storage and the 8GB RAM with 256GB of storage
Vivo V20 Pro: 8GB RAM with a 128GB storage
Battery
Vivo V21 5G: 4,000mAh battery
Vivo V20 Pro: 4,000mAh battery
Operating system
Vivo V21 5G: Funtouch OS 11.1 on top of Android 11
Vivo V20 Pro: Funtouch OS 11 based on Android 10
Price
Vivo V21 5G: Rs 29,999
Vivo V20 Pro: Rs 29,990
Verdict
Vivo V21 comes with bigger storage than its predecessor, which means you have more space to download more applications to store and also makes the device run faster. Moreover, the phone comes with an Extended RAM feature that is said to allow it to use up to 3GB of storage as virtual RAM.
The newly launched phone also offers a dedicated microSD card slot to expand storage. Apart from the Vivo V20 Pro offers you a dual selfie camera set up whereas V21 comes with a single 44-megapixel sensor on the front. Both these phones have 5G support for connectivity. So considering the spec as well as the pricing both the handsets have almost the same features so the choice of the phone depends on the usage and requirement of the users, which is subjective.
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