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| Global Score | |
| 77.8 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 14 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2024-04-03 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.30 x 5.62 x 0.19 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.73 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Black and White | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| -- | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 1915.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2480 x 2200 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 414 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 4500 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 10.5 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SM8650-AB (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 16 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 750 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 6.3 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 512 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 17.6 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 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 | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) slow motion video | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 12.87 | 11.55 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.36 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is a bit better than the vivo X Fold 3 Pro, with an 84.1 score against 77.8. These phones come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy M21 has an older 11 version and vivo X Fold 3 Pro has Android 14. Although the Galaxy M21 is notably older and a lot thicker than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, it's construction is still lighter.
Samsung Galaxy M21 has a much powerful processing unit than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cores. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with an incredibly better display than Samsung Galaxy M21, because it has a way brighter display, a little bit higher screen density, a larger screen and a way better 2200 x 2480 resolution.
The vivo X Fold 3 Pro features a much better storage for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy M21, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 512 GB internal memory capacity. Vivo X Fold 3 Pro counts with a better camera than Galaxy M21, because it has a back camera with a higher resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low light captures and videos, a way larger sensor and a lot better video definition.
The Galaxy M21 counts with a bit longer battery performance than vivo X Fold 3 Pro, because it has a 5% larger battery size.
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