Samsung Galaxy S21+ vs vivo X Fold 3 Pro Specs Comparison

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8.5	7.2
Samsung Galaxy S21+	vivo X Fold 3 Pro
Released · Jan 29, 2021	Released · Apr 03, 2024
6.7-inch · 2400x1080px	8.0-inch · 2480x2200px
Triple camera	Triple camera
8GB · 128GB	16GB · 512GB
4800 mAh	5700 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.35 x 2.98 x 0.31 inches 161.5 x 75.6 x 7.8 mm	6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches 160 x 142.7 x 4.7 mm
Folded
	(160 x 72.7 x 10.2 mm)
Weight
7.13 oz (202.0 g)	7.73 oz (219.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint	Optical in-screen fingerprint, Ultrasonic in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Phantom silver, Black, Violet	Black, White

Display

Size
6.7-inch	8.0-inch
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI	2480x2200px, 413 PPI
Technology
Dynamic AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh rate
120Hz (adaptive)	120Hz
Screen-to-body
88.63 %	90.41 %
Peak brightness
1300 cd/m2 (nit)	4500 cd/m2 (nit)
Features
HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass Victus), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Folding inside the device, HDR support, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Front cover display
	6.5 inches 2748 x1172 px HDR support, Scratch-resistant glass (Corning Gorilla Glass), Ambient light sensor, Proximity senso

Hardware

System chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 (5 nm)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 1x2.84GHz Kryo 680 3x2.42GHz Kryo 680 4x1.80GHz Kryo 680	Octa-core 1x 3.3GHz Cortex-X4 + 3x 3.2GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x 3.0GHz Cortex-A720 + 2x 2.3GHz Cortex-A520
GPU
Adreno 660	Adreno 750
RAM
8GB (LPDDR5)	16GB (LPDDR5)
Internal storage
128GB (UFS 3.0)	512GB (UFS 4.0)
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (13, 12, 11), Samsung One UI	Android (14)

Battery

Capacity
4800 mAh	5700 mAh
Type
Li - Polymer	Li - Ion
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, USB Power Delivery, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging, Qi and Powermat wireless charging, Reverse wireless charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 25.0W Wireless: 15.0W	Wired: 100.0W Wireless: 50.0W

Battery Life Estimate

5h 26min

Browsing

10h 50min

Video

8h 27min

Gaming

8h 36min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 45min

Browsing

13h 38min

Video

10h 32min

Gaming

10h 24min

Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Triple camera
Main camera
12 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.76" Pixel size: 1.8 μm	50 MP (OIS, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 23 mm Sensor size: 1/1.3"
Second camera
12 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal Length: 13 mm Sensor size: 1/2.55" Pixel size: 1.4 μm	50 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.0 Sensor size: 1/2.76"
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	64 MP (Telephoto, Periscope, OIS, PDAF) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F2.6 Focal Length: 70 mm Sensor size: 1/2.93"
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
7680x4320 (8K UHD) (24 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps), 1920x1080 (Full HD) (240 fps), 1280x720 (HD) (960 fps) OIS, HDR, Hyperlapse, Video light, EIS	7680x4320 (8K UHD) (30 fps), 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)
Front
10 MP (PDAF, HDR), Video capture: 3840x2160 (4K UHD) (60 fps)	32 MP Folded: 32 MP

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

137

Overall

147

Photo

128

Video

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.3
WLAN
802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot	802.11 a,b,g,n,ac,ax(Wi-Fi 6),Wi-Fi 6E,Wi-Fi 7 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
USB
Type-C, USB 3.2	Type-C, USB 3.2
Hearing aid compatible
M3/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer
Other
NFC, ANT+	NFC, Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, Dolby Atmos, aptX, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation, Video recording

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n12, n25, n41, n66, n71, n77, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave	Bands 5G Ready
4G (FDD)
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(AWS-1), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700 a), 13(700 c), 14(700 PS), 18(800 Lower), 19(800 Upper), 20(800 DD), 25(1900+), 26(850+), 28(700 APT), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 38(2600), 39(1900+), 40(2300), 41(2600+), 46, 48(3600)
3G
Bands 1(2100), 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900)
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
SIM type
Nano SIM	Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Dec 18, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMG996U
Measured SAR
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

Buyers information

MSRP
$ 1000	$ 1915
In The Box
C to C Data Cable, Ejection Pin

Availability

Officially announced
Jan 14, 2021

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage


Internal storage	256GB
MSRP	$ 1050

With 16GB RAM and 1TB internal storage


RAM	16GB
Internal storage	1024GB

for Europe


System chip	Samsung Exynos 2100 (5 nm)
Processor	Octa-core 1x 2.91GHz Cortex-X1 + 3x 2.81GHz Cortex-A78 + 4x 2.2GHz 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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Samsung Galaxy S21+ Specs	vivo X Fold 3 Pro Specs
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