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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 84.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Vivo | Samsung |
| Android 12 | Android 11, 10 |
| 2022-04-23 | 2020-03-23 |
| 6.50 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches | 6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches |
| 7.16 ounces | 6.63 ounces |
| Cosmic Black, Orange and Urban Blue | Midnight blue and Raven black |
| Glass | Plastic and Plastic |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 387 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| 1500 cd/m2 brightness | 420 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.2 | 8.4 |
| Performance | |
| Mediatek Dimensity 9000 (4 nm) chipset | Exynos 9611 chipset |
| Octa-Core 3050 MHz processor | Arm Cortex-A73 and Arm Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2300 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G710 MC10 GPU | Mali-G72 MP3 GPU |
| 9.72 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 512 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.74 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 20.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 50.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (240 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 10.23 | 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 | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 6000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.3 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy M21 is better than vivo X80, having an 84.1 score against 74.1. The Galaxy M21 body is a bit lighter than the vivo X80, but it's a bit thicker and was released many years before. These phones have Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy M21 has the older 11 version and vivo X80 has Android 12.
Vivo X80 counts with a little better hardware performance than Galaxy M21, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the vivo X80 also has more RAM. The vivo X80 has a slightly better looking screen than Galaxy M21, because although it has a little bit lower screen pixel density, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution, a much brighter screen and a quite larger screen.
Galaxy M21 counts with a superior camera than vivo X80, although it has a less mega-pixels resolution camera, a smaller camera aperture which is not nice for low-light images and videos and a lot tinier back-facing camera sensor which provides a way lower photo and video quality. The Galaxy M21 has a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than vivo X80, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage, it also counts with a slot for an SD memory card that supports up to 512 GB.
The Samsung Galaxy M21 has better battery lifetime than vivo X80, because it has a 6000mAh battery capacity.
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