vivo X21 vs Nothing Phone (2) Specs Comparison

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vivo X21
6.6
Nothing Phone (2)
vivo X21 Nothing Phone (2)
Released · May 29, 2018
Released · Jul 11, 2023
6.3-inch · 2280x1080px
6.7-inch · 2412x1080px
Dual camera
Dual camera
6GB · 128GB
8GB · 128GB
3200 mAh
4700 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Jul 11, 2023
Prices (MSRP)
$599

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
154.45 x 74.78 x 7.37 mm 		6.38 x 3.01 x 0.34 inches
162.1 x 76.4 x 8.6 mm
Weight
5.51 oz / 156.2 g 7.10 oz / 201.2 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Water; IP54
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body 6.7-inch, 89.61% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 1600 nits
Resolution
2280x1080px, 402 PPI 2412x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 394 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
Untested 3 (Average)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm) Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SM8475 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2200 MHz
Kryo 260 		Octa-core
1x3.0GHz Cortex-X2
3x2.5GH​z Cortex-A710
4x1.8​0GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 512 Adreno 730
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 8GB/128GB
12GB/256GB
12GB/512GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB not expandable
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo) Android (13)
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GeekBench 6 Single
Untested 1658
GeekBench 6 Multi
Untested 4358
3D Mark High
Untested 2674
3D Mark Low
Untested 1654
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Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion 4700 mAh
Charging
Fast charging Fast charging
Qi wireless charging, Reverse wired charging
Charge speed
Wired: 45.0W
Wireless: 15.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
Battery Life Estimate
6h 29min
Browsing
15h 59min
Video
10h 14min
Gaming
5h 27min
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Camera

Rear
Dual camera Dual camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Sensor size: 1/2.8"
Pixel size: 1.28 μm 		50 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.9
Focal length: 24 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56"
Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4 		50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Sensor size: 1/2.76"
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
12 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		32 MP
PhoneArena Camera Tests
N/A
Overall
N/A
Photo
N/A
Video
139
Overall
147
Photo
131
Video
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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, SBAS, NavIC, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n28, n30, n38, n40, n41, n66, n71, n75, n77, n78, 5G Ready
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg
Body: 0.57 W/kg

Alternative variants
Memory 12GB/256GB
Memory 12GB/512GB
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