Vivo X500 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy S21

Product
Vivo X500 Pro Max
1,045 USD
Samsung Galaxy S21
1,050 USD

Price
1,045 USD
1,050 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Vivo Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
V2610
Galaxy S21

Launch Date
2026, September 12
2021, February 06

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
LTE
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)
5G bands
SA/NSA/Sub6
5G SA/NSA
Speed
HSPA, LTE, 5G

Dimensions
163.3 x 76.8 x 8.1 mm (6.43 x 3.02 x 0.32 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm (5.97 x 2.80 x 0.31 in)
Weight
225 g or 229 g (7.94 oz)
171 g (6.03 oz)
Build
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Corning Gorilla Glass 6 , Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame, IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
SIM
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM + eSIM (max 2 at a time) - International Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM - China
Hybrid Dual SIM, Dual Standby, (Nano-SIM)
Colors
Black, Gray, White, Orange
Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink

Type
LIPO LTPO AMOLED, 1B colors, 144Hz, PWM, HDR10+, HDR Vivid, Dolby Vision
Dynamic AMOLED 2X Capacitive Touchscreen, 16M Colors, Multitouch
Size
6.85 inches, 113.3 cm2
6.9 Inches
Resolution
1260 x 2800 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~448 ppi density) Ultra HDR image support
1440 x 3200 Pixels (~509 PPI)

OS
Android 16, up to 5 major OS updates, OriginOS 6
Android 11, One UI 3.0
Chipset
Mediatek Dimensity 9600 (3 nm)
Exynos 990 (7 nm+)
CPU
Octa-core (2 x 2.73 GHz Mongoose M5 & 2x2.60 GHz Cortex-A76 + 4 x 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Mali-G77 MP11

RAM
12GB/16GB
8GB
Storage
256GB/512GB/1TB Dual UFS 4.1
256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
50 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
Lens 2
200 MP, f/2.7, 85mm (periscope telephoto), 1/1.4", 0.56µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3.7x optical zoom, macro 2.7:1
64 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (telephoto), 1/1.76", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
Lens 3
50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), AF
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55" 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Features
Laser AF, color spectrum sensor, Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating, LED flash, panorama, HDR, 3D LUT import
LED Flash, Optical Zoom, Digital Zoom. Steady Mode, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Auto HDR, panorama,
Video
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60/120fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, gyro-EIS, 4K@120fps 10-bit Log, Dolby Vision HDR
8K@30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS

Lens 1
50 MP, f/2.0, 20mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.24", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
Features
HDR
Panorama, Burst Mode, Continuous Shooting,Dual video call, Auto-HDR, Beauty Mode, etc
Video
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps
4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps

Capacity
Si/C Li-Ion 7000 mAh
Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
100W wired 40W wireless Reverse wireless Reverse wired
Fast charging 25W, USB Power Delivery 3.0 Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W, Reverse wireless charging 4.5W

Sensors
Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Satellite connectivity support (optional, market/region dependent)
Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Fingerprint (under display, ultrasonic), Gyro, Proximity, SpO2, Bixby natural language commands and dictation

Loudspeaker
Yes, with stereo speakers
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6/7, dual-band
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
5.4/6.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, LHDC 5
v5.1 with A2DP, LE, apt-X
GPS
GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1I+B1c+B2a+B2b), GALILEO (E1+E5a+E5b), QZSS (L1+L5), NavIC (L1+L5)
Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS, GALILEO
NFC
Yes
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 3.2, OTG
3.2, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector