BLU VIVO XI+ vs Samsung Galaxy S21+ Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Aug 29, 2018	Jan 14, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
	$1000

Design

Dimensions
6.10 x 2.97 x 0.31 inches 155 x 75.5 x 7.8 mm	6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm
Weight
7.02 oz (199.0 g)	7.13 oz (202.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass Frame: Metal	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray	Phantom silver, Black, Violet

Display

Size
6.2-inch, 82.87% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.63% screen-to-body
Type
	Dynamic AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1300 nits
Resolution
2246x1080px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus

Hardware

System chip
MediaTek Helio P60 MT6771 (12 nm)	Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2000 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53	Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680
GPU
Mali-G72 MP3	Adreno 660
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 4GB/64GB	8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 128 GB	not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (13, 12, 11)

Battery

Type
3050 mAh, Li - Polymer	4800 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qi wireless charging	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W

PhoneArena Battery Tests

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

10h 50min

Video

8h 27min

Gaming

8h 36min

Learn more on our PhoneArena Battery Test Results page

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Triple camera
Main camera
16 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/3" Pixel size: 1.1 μm	12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Third camera
	64 MP (Telephoto, OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Focal Length: 29 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps), 720p Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	8K UHD (24 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS
Front
16 MP (Wide Angle)	10 MP (PDAF, HDR) Video capture: 4K UHD (60 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.1	5.0
WLAN
b,g,n Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 b, g, n	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 17, 28, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
	38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE Cat 5 (300/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 28, 2018 FCC ID value: YHLBLUVIVOXIP	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.57 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.19 W/kg	Head: 0.65 W/kg Body: 0.95 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg Phablet: 3.97 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	4GB/64GB

with 256GB storage

Memory	256GB
Prices (MSRP)	$1050

for Europe

System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x2.91GHz Cortex-X1 3x2.81G​Hz Cortex-A78 4x2.2G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU	Mali G78 MP14
Weight	7.05 oz (200.0 g)
5G Bands	SA, NSA, Sub-6
FCC approval	Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996B
Measured SAR	Head: 0.24 W/kg Body: 0.75 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 3.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.26 W/kg Phablet: 1.95 W/kg

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