Huawei Nova 15 vs Vivo V21s
Product
Price
389 USD
389 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Huawei Mobiles
Vivo Mobiles
Model No
PSN-AL00
Vivo V21s
Launch Date
2025, December 22
2022, November 17
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / CDMA2000 / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1x
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G bands
SA/NSA
1, 3, 7, 8, 28, 40, 41, 78 SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G
HSPA, LTE-A, 5G
Dimensions
161.9 x 75.5 x 7.2 mm (6.37 x 2.97 x 0.28 in)
159.7 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm or 7.4 mm
Weight
196 g (6.91 oz)
176 g / 177 g (6.21 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic frame, aluminum back
IP65 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
Black, White, Purple, Green
Dusk Blue, Gradient
Type
LTPO OLED, 1B colors, HDR Vivid, 120Hz, 2160Hz PWM
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ), 800 nits (HBM)
Size
6.7 inches, 108.3 cm2 (~88.6% screen-to-body ratio)
6.44 inches, 100.0 cm2 (~84.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1084 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~395 ppi density)
1080 x 2404 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~409 ppi density)
OS
HarmonyOS 6.0
Android 12, Funtouch 12
Chipset
Kirin 8020
MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U (7 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G57 MC3
RAM
12GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB
128GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.56", Dual Pixel PDAF
64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 0.7µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
12 MP, f/2.4, 69mm (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
Features
Color spectrum sensor, LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 1
50 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1/2.5"
44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF, OIS
Features
HDR, panorama
Dual-LED flash, HDR
Video
4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, HDR Vivid
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Capacity
6000 mAh
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
100W wired, SCP, UFCS, PD, PPS, QC
5W reverse wired
33W wired, 63% in 30 min (advertised)
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
Virtual proximity sensing
Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
No
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
6.0, A2DP, LE, L2HC (320-960 kbps HD audio)
5.1, A2DP, LE
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5), GLONASS, NavIC
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
Yes
Yes
Radio
Yes
No
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go