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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Vivo |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 14 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2024-04-03 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 7.73 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Black and White |
| Plastic and Plastic | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| -- | $ 1915.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2480 x 2200 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 414 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | 4500 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 10.5 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 16 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Adreno 750 GPU |
| 9.27 | 6.3 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 512 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 17.6 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 26.00mm focal length | 23.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video |
| 11.55 | 12.87 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 7.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 is slightly better than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, getting a overall score of 84.1 against 77.8. The Galaxy M21 design is lighter than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, but it is noticeably thicker and was released many years before. Both devices in this comparison review come with Android operating system, but the Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version while vivo X Fold 3 Pro has Android 14.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a way better hardware performance than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it has less RAM memory, they both have a Octa-Core CPU. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro has a lot better screen than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a bigger screen, much more brightness, a quite higher pixels density and a lot higher 2200 x 2480 resolution.
The vivo X Fold 3 Pro captures better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a bigger diafragm aperture for better photography in low light environments, a much bigger back camera sensor taking more light and vivid colors, a better resolution camera in the back and a much higher 7680x4320 video resolution.
Vivo X Fold 3 Pro features a much greater storage for games and applications than Galaxy M21, because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. Galaxy M21 has a little longer battery performance than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, because it has a 6000mAh battery size.
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