vivo X21 vs Samsung Galaxy A71 5G Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
	Apr 08, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
	$600

Design

Dimensions
6.08 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches 154.45 x 74.78 x 7.37 mm	6.40 x 2.97 x 0.32 inches 162.5 x 75.5 x 8.1 mm
Weight
5.51 oz / 156.2 g	6.53 oz / 185.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black	Prism Cube black, Prism Cube sliver, Prism Cube blue

Display

Size
6.3-inch, 85.36% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 88.38% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED	Super AMOLED Plus, 60Hz
Resolution
2280x1080px, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 660 SDM660 (14 nm)	Snapdragon 765 SM7250-AA (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2200 MHz Kryo 260	Octa-core 1x2.3GHz Kryo 475 1x2.2GHz Kryo 475 6x1.8GHz Kryo 475
GPU
Adreno 512	Adreno 620
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB	microSDXC up to 1000 GB
OS
Android (8.1 Oreo)	Android (12, 11, 10)

Battery

Type
3200 mAh, Li - Ion	4500 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 25.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Quad camera
Main camera
12 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.28 μm	64 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4	12 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 12 mm
Third camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Focal Length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/5" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.2
Flash
LED	LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps) Time-lapse video, Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS
Front
12 MP Video capture: 1080p	32 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
microUSB, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Hearing aid compatible
	M4/T3
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
FM	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
	n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 20, 29, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
40, 41	38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 1	1, 2, 4, 5
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
	Date approved: Jun 04, 2020 FCC ID value: A3LSMA716U
Measured SAR
Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.57 W/kg	Head: 0.69 W/kg Body: 1.11 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.16 W/kg Phablet: 3.93 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 1.24 W/kgBody: 1.53 W/kg

Alternative variants

for T-Mobile

4G (FDD) Bands	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 20, 25, 26, 28, 66, 71

for Sprint

4G (FDD) Bands	2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 12, 13, 25, 26, 66
4G (TDD) Bands	41
3G Bands	5, 8, 4, 2, 1

International version

Storage expansion	microSDXC
5G Bands	n41, n78, SA, NSA, Sub-6
Dual SIM	Yes

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