Vivo V21

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Vivo V21

Vivo V21
  • Screen: 6.44" AMOLED - 1080 x 2404
  • SoC: MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G
  • Camera: 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
  • Battery: 4000 mAh
  • OS: Android 13
  • Weight: 176 grams (6.21 oz)

Review

Display
71
Camera
68
Performance
47
Gaming
28
Battery
71
Connectivity
73
NanoReview Score
61

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Vivo V21

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 6.44 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2404 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9
PPI 409 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 500 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR 800 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Tempered glass
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8%
Display features - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 97.8%
PWM 367 Hz
Response time 3.4 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
759 nits

Design and build

Height 159.7 mm (6.29 inches)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 inches)
Thickness 7.3 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Plastic
Colors White, Blue
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
84.8%

Performance

All specs and test Vivo V21 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 800U 5G
Max clock 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Graphics Mali-G57 MP3
GPU shading units 192
GPU clock 850 MHz
FLOPS ~326.4 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
679
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1812
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
437432
CPU 138614
GPU 75101
Memory 95866
UX 128577
Total score 437432
3DMark Wild Life Performance
1611
Max surface temperature 37.9 °C
Stability 99%
Graphics test 9 FPS
Graphics score 1611
PCMark 3.0
7237
Web score 4876
Video editing 5715
Photo editing 13035
Data manipulation 6818
Writing score 8122

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128, 256 GB
Storage type UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM Funtouch OS 11.1

Battery

Capacity 4000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes (63% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:05 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 11:49 hr
Watching video 14:07 hr
Gaming 06:10 hr
Standby 112 hr
General battery life
33:40 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Vivo V21
Main camera
Matrix 64 megapixels
Image resolution 9248 x 6920
Zoom Digital
Flash LED
Stabilization Optical
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120°
Lenses 3 (64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 64 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 26 mm
- Pixel size: 0.7 micron
- Sensor: 1/1.97", Samsung ISOCELL GW3 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
- Optical stabilization
Ultra-wide lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 16 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4.0" (CMOS)
- Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Macro lens - 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Samples Photo samples of Vivo V21 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 44 megapixels
Aperture f/2.0
Pixel size 0.7 microns
Sensor type ISOCELL CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.65"
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
112
Video quality
92
Generic camera score
105

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Depends on the region
Infrared port No
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot Yes
LTE Cat * 18
2G network GSM B2/B3/B5/B8
3G network WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8
4G network LTE B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41F
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
91.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced April 2021
Release date May 2021
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Vivo V21 may differ by country or region
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