vivo V21 5G vs Sony Xperia 5 II Comparison and Differences
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vivo V21 5G
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vivo V21 5G or Sony Xperia 5 II Specs Comparison
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Common specs
Brand and model | vivo V21 5G | Sony Xperia 5 II | |
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Release date | 2021, April 27 | 2020, September 17 | |
Dimensions (HxWxD) | 159.7 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm | 6.29 x 6.29 x 2.91 in | 158 x 68 x 8 mm | 6.22 x 6.22 x 2.68 in | |
Weight | 176 g | 6.21 oz | 163 g | 5.75 oz | |
Body Build | Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 6), aluminum frame | |
Case | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon | |
Colors | Dusk Blue, Sunset Dazzle, Arctic White | Black, Grey, Blue, Pink | |
Battery | 4000 mAh, Li-Po, non-removable | 4000 mAh, Li-Ion, non-removable | |
Approximate price | 900 EUR | ||
Check price | from Amazon | from Amazon |
Screen
Technology | AMOLED | OLED | |
Touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | capacitive touchscreen | |
Display colors | 16 M | 16M | |
Screen size | 6.44" in | 6.1" in | |
Screen area | 100.1 cm2 | 86.9 cm2 | |
Screen format | 20:9 (height:width) | 21:9 (height:width) | |
Screen to body ratio | 84.8% | 80.9% | |
Screen resolution | 1080 x 2400 px | 1080 x 2520 px | |
Screen PPI /points per inch/ | 409 PPI | 449 PPI | |
Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 6 | ||
Other specs | - 90Hz -HDR10+ -500 nits (typ) |
- HDR BT.2020 -Triluminos display -X-Reality Engine -120Hz refresh rate |
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Screen protector | buy from Amazon | buy from Amazon |
Camera and Video
Rear camera, main | 64 MP, Triple | 12 MP, Triple | |
Camera specs | -64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0'', 1.12µm -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) |
-12 MP, f/1.7, 24mm (wide), 1/1.7'', 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS -12 MP, f/2.4, 70mm (telephoto), 1/3.4'', 1.0µm, PDAF, 3x optical zoom, OIS -12 MP, f/2.2, 124˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/2.55'', Dual Pixel PDAF |
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Functions | LED flash, HDR, panorama | Zeiss optics, LED flash, panorama, HDR, eye tracking | |
Video | 4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30/60fps | 4K@24/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p, 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS | |
DxOMark Main Score | 105 | 111 | |
DxOMark Photo | 112 | 114 | |
DxOMark Video | 92 | 99 | |
Front camera, selfie | 44 MP, Single | 8 MP, Single | |
Specifications | 44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF, OIS | 8 MP, f/2.0, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm | |
Functions | Dual-LED flash, HDR | HDR | |
Video | 4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS |
Performance
Operating system - OS | Android 11, Funtouch 11.1 | Android 10, planned upgrade to Android 11 | |
Chipset | - MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) | - Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) | |
CPU | - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) | - Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 585) | |
GPU | Mali-G57 MC3 | Adreno 650 | |
External memory | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) | |
Internal memory | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM | 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
Benchmark
Antutu 9 Total | 302680 | ||
Antutu 8 Total | 565295 | ||
GeekBench 6 Single Core | 1138 | ||
GeekBench 6 Multi Core | 3176 | ||
GeekBench 6 OpenCL | 2743 | ||
GeekBench 6 Vulkan | 2885 | ||
GeekBench 5 Single Core | 788 | ||
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core | 2557 |
Communication and Connectivity
SIM card | Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) | |
Network | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G | |
Bands | -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 -5G - SA/NSA |
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE -5G - SA/NSA |
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Speed | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G | |
GPRS | Yes | Yes | |
Edge | Yes | Yes | |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot | |
GPS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS | |
NFC | No | Yes | |
USB | USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go | 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector; USB On-The-Go | |
Bluetooth | 5.1, A2DP, LE | 5.1, A2DP, aptX HD, LE | |
Harmful irradiation |
SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 340 EUR |
Music and Audio
Radio | No | No | |
Headphone jack | No | Yes | |
Others | - 24-bit/192kHz audio -Dynamic vibration system |
Other features
Sensors | - Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass | - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass | |
Other extras |
- Fast charging 33W, 63% in 30 min |
- Fast charging 21W, 50% in 30 min -USB Power Delivery 3.0 - IP65/IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins) |
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