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| Global Score | |
| 71.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 10 |
| 2023-11-14 | 2020-06-19 |
| 6.48 x 2.97 x 0.34 inches | 6.44 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.23 ounces | 6.77 ounces |
| Black, Red and White | Black, Blue, Red and White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 3200 x 1440 pixels | 1600 x 720 pixels |
| AMOLED | TFT |
| 516 pixels per inch | 270 pixels per inch |
| 3000 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.4 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 850 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2000 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G76 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.09 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 9.84 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 13.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.77 inches (1/1.3") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.76 | 10.78 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5100mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 5000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.88 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.4 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A21s is slightly better than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, with a global score of 77.7 against 71.5. Both of these phones include Android OS, but Galaxy A21s has an older 10 version and vivo iQOO 12 Pro has Android 14 version. The Galaxy A21s design is a little lighter than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, although it's a bit thicker and was released many years before.
Vivo iQOO 12 Pro counts with an incredibly better looking display than Galaxy A21s, because it has a bit bigger display, way more pixels per inch of screen and a lot better 1440 x 3200 resolution. Vivo iQOO 12 Pro has a much better memory for games and applications than Galaxy A21s, because although it has no SD card slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage.
Galaxy A21s features a way better performance than vivo iQOO 12 Pro, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 CPU cores. The vivo iQOO 12 Pro shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a larger aperture for better low-light photos and video, a lot higher video definition, a back-facing camera with a higher resolution and a lot larger camera sensor capturing way higher quality photos.
The vivo iQOO 12 Pro features a bit superior battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A21s, because it has a 2% more battery size.
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