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