Google Pixel vs. Vivo V21 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Google Pixel and Vivo V21 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Google Pixel vs. Vivo V21 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - V2050
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 143.8 mm 159.68 mm Vivo V21 5G has greater height than Google Pixel.
Width 69.5 mm 73.9 mm Vivo V21 5G has greater width than Google Pixel.
Depth 8.6 mm 7.29 mm Vivo V21 5G is narrower than Google Pixel.
Weight 143 g 176 g Google Pixel is lighter than Google Pixel.
Body Colour Silver | Really blue | Very silver | Quite black Dusk blue | Sunset dazzle
Body Material Glass, anodised aluminium Matte glass
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IP52
SAR Value 0.33 W/kg 1.09 W/kg (body), 3.19 W/kg (limb), 0.91 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5" 6.44" Vivo V21 5G has larger screen size than Google Pixel.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2404 x 1080 pixels Vivo V21 5G has better screen resolution than Google Pixel.
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density 441 ppi -
Aspect Ratio - 20:9
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
Contrast Ratio 100000:1 6000000:1 Vivo V21 5G has better display contrast ratio than Google Pixel.
HDR - Yes Vivo V21 5G has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Display Features 2.5D Glass -
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 (scratch resistant glass) -
PROCESSOR Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Clock Speed - 2.4 GHz
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Google Pixel has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 530 -
MEMORY Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
RAM 4 GB 8 GB Vivo V21 5G has more RAM than Google Pixel.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 128 GB Vivo V21 5G has more internal memory than Google Pixel.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 12.3 Megapixel 64 Megapixel Vivo V21 5G has better camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RX IMX378 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.79 Vivo V21 5G has better lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) Vivo V21 5G has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Digital Zoom - 10x
Special Effects - Bokeh effect
HDR Mode HDR+ -
Camera Modes Smartburst, Lens Blur, Panorama in Fisheye Mode, Photosphere Beauty mode, Night, Filter mode, Portrait video, Dual video mode, ultra stable video, kid's face beauty, double exposure
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K), 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Eye Autofocus
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Super macro camera
Camera Features (3rd Camera) - 4cm macro photography
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 8 Megapixel 44 Megapixels Vivo V21 5G has better front camera resolution than Google Pixel.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor R IMX179 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.0 Vivo V21 5G has better front lens aperture than Google Pixel.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) - HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - Beauty mode, Night, Filter mode, Dual video mode, ultra stable video, kid's face beauty, double exposure, AI night portrait
Light Source (Front) - Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 3840 x 2160 (4K)
Camera Features (Front) - Optical Image Stabilisation (OIS), 2 x digital zoom, Eye Autofocus
BATTERY AND CHARGING Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 2770 mAh 4000 mAh Vivo V21 5G has larger battery capacity than Google Pixel.
Standby Time 456 hours -
Talk Time 1560 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (3G): up to 1560 min
Standby (LTE): up to 456 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 13 hrs
Playback (video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (audio (via headphones)): up to 110 hrs
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Battery Technology Lithium Ion -
CELLULAR Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Vivo V21 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 7.1 Nougat Funtouch OS 11.1 (based on Android 11)
Intelligent Assistant Google Assistant -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 21, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1500 upper, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n8, n28, n41, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS, Google Allo -
MEDIA Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards - WAV, MPEG 2 Audio, MP3, FLAC, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), Vorbis
Supported Digital Video Standards - MKV, FLV, 3GP, MP4
FEATURES Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, magnetometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, advanced x-axis haptics sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display)
Additional Phone Features HD Voice, Google Caller ID, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, Quick Switch function, Wireless Emergency Alerts function, Android Sensor Hub, RGB LED notification light, Adaptive audio amplifier, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Knock Knock function Fast Charging, 3 GB of external memory space for RAM
Android Enterprise Recommended Yes -
OTHERS Google Pixel Vivo V21 5G
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, USB 2.0 Type C-C cable, Quick switch adapter, OTG dongle, USB 3.0 Type A-C cable, USB-C charger Headset, headset adapter, SIM card removal tool, pre-installed screen protection film, USB-C cable, protective case
Compliant Standards HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible) IP52
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