Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus 5G vs Vivo X500 Pro
Product
Price
1,210 USD
1,199 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Samsung Mobile
Vivo Mobiles
Model No
Galaxy S21 Plus
V2608A
Launch Date
2021, February 05
2026, September 21
Technology
GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE / 5G
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1- SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 66
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 25, 26, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 48, 66, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
HSPA, LTE, 5G
Dimensions
Glass front (Corning Gorilla Glass v5), plastic back, aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up
151.8 x 71.9 x 8.1 mm (5.98 x 2.83 x 0.32 in)
Weight
202 g (7.13 oz)
192 g or 197 g (6.77 oz)
Build
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Glass front, aluminum frame, glass back or glass-fiber reinforced plastic back
SIM
Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Colors
Phantom Black, Phantom Silver, Phantom Violet
Black, Gray, White, Orange
Type
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch - One UI 3.0
LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 2000 nits (HBM), 4500 nits (peak)
Size
6.7 inches (17.02 cm)
6.36 inches, 99.1 cm2 (~90.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1440 x 3200 pixels, 20:9 ratio (524 ppi)
1216 x 2660 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~459 ppi density)
Ultra HDR image support
OS
Android 11, One UI 3.0
Android 17, up to 5 major OS updates, OriginOS 7
Chipset
Samsung Exynos 2100 Octa 990
Mediatek Dimensity 9600 Pro (2 nm)
CPU
Octa core (2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 + 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 + 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680)
Octa-core (2x4.55 GHz & 3x4.35 GHz & 3x3.1 GHz)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11
Mali-G2-Ultra-NX
RAM
8GB
12GB
Storage
256GB
256GB/512GB/1TB
UFS 4.1
Card Slot
Up to 512GB
Lens 1
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
64 MP, f/2.5, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.0", 0.7µm, PDAF (18cm - ∞), OIS, 3.5x optical zoom
Lens 3
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.75", 0.64µm, AF
Features
Phase Detection autofocus, Exposure compensation, ISO control, Continuos Shooting, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, 3D LUT import
Video
8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120/240fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 17 EV TrueDynamic Log, Dolby Vision HDR, 4K@120fps 10-bit Log, 10-bit 422 APV
Lens 1
10 MP
50 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Features
F/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR
HDR
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
Capacity
Li-Po 4800 mAh, non-removable
Si/C Li-Ion 6510 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 25W,
USB Power Delivery 3.0,
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W,
Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
90W wired
40W wireless
Reverse wireless
Reverse wired
Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer, Bixby natural language, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support)
ANT+
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Bluetooth
v5.1 with A2DP, LE
5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
GPS
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5)
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG