Lenovo Z5s vs vivo X21 Comparison and Differences

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Lenovo Z5s

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Lenovo Z5s or vivo X21 Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model	Lenovo Z5s	vivo X21
Rating	(+)	(+)
Release date	2018, December	2018, March
Dimensions (HxWxD)	156.7 x 74.5 x 7.9 mm \| 6.17 x 6.17 x 2.93 in	154.5 x 74.8 x 7.4 mm \| 6.08 x 6.08 x 2.94 in
Weight	172 g \| 6.07 oz	156.2 g \| 5.51 oz
Body Build		Front glass, aluminum body
Case	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon
Colors	Starry Night Grey, Love Orange, Titanium Blue	Black, Aurora White, Ruby Red
Battery	3300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion	3200 mAh, Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price	220 EUR	450 EUR
Check price	from Amazon	from Amazon

Screen

Technology	LTPS IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
Touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen	capacitive touchscreen
Display colors	16M	16M
Screen size	6.3" in	6.28" in
Screen area	97.4 cm²	98.4 cm²
Screen format	19.5:9 (height:width)	19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio	83.5%	85.2%
Screen resolution	1080 x 2340 px	1080 x 2280 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/	409 PPI	402 PPI
Screen protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Screen protector	buy from Amazon	buy from Amazon

Camera and Video

Rear camera, main	16 MP, Triple	12 MP, Dual
Camera specs	-16 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF -8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, 2x optical zoom -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor	-12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
Functions	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR, panorama	LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video	2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie	16 MP, Single	12 MP, Single
Specifications	16 MP, f/2.0	12 MP, f/2.0
Functions	HDR
Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS	Android 9.0 (Pie); ZUI 10	Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset	- Qualcomm SDM710 Snapdragon 710 (10 nm)	- Qualcomm SDM660 Snapdragon 660 (14 nm)
CPU	- Octa-core 2.2 GHz Kryo 260	- Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Kryo 260 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260)
GPU	Adreno 616	Adreno 512
External memory	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory	128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM	64/128 GB, 6 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total	207834
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 4 Single Core		1806
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core		4240

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE	GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
Bands	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)	-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS	Yes, with A-GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
USB	2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE	5.0, A2DP, LE

Music and Audio

Radio		FM radio
Headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Others	- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic	- 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	- Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Other extras	- Fast battery charging 15W	- Fast battery charging

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