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| Global Score | |
| 84.1 | 78.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Vivo |
| Android 11, 10 | Android 11 |
| 2020-03-23 | 2021-09-30 |
| 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches | 6.23 x 2.88 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.63 ounces | 6.49 ounces |
| Midnight blue and Raven black | Aurora Down and Cosmic black |
| Plastic and Plastic | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2376 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 395 pixels per inch |
| 420 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.4 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Exynos 9611 chipset | MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 (6 nm) chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor | Cortex-A78, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 12 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Mali-G77 MC9 GPU |
| 9.27 | 9.81 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 11.74 | 13.3 |
| 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 | 16.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.64 inches (1/1.56") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 11.55 | 12.1 |
| 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, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4450mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy M21 has an overall score of 84.1, which is a bit better than the vivo X70 Pro's score of 78.3. Despite being the best in this review, Galaxy M21 is an older, somewhat thicker and a bit heavier phone than vivo X70 Pro. Both of these devices come with the same Android 11 OS (operating system), so you shouldn't notice any differences regarding that.
Galaxy M21 features a bit better display than vivo X70 Pro, because although it has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a little smaller display, it also counts with a little better screen density. Vivo X70 Pro has more memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no SD memory card expansion slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity.
Vivo X70 Pro features a bit better processor than Samsung Galaxy M21, and although they both have a Octa-Core processing unit, the vivo X70 Pro also has more RAM memory. Galaxy M21 has superior battery life than vivo X70 Pro, because it has a 35 percent greater battery size. The vivo X70 Pro counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy M21, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the vivo X70 Pro also has a back camera with more mega pixels, a larger aperture to take better low-light captures, better video frame rates and a much larger camera sensor capturing more light and vivid colors.
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