Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note8 vs vivo V21

Samsung Galaxy Note8
samsung galaxy note8
vivo V21
vivo v21
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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung vivo
Announced August 2017 April 2021
Status Coming Soon - September 2017 Coming Soon - May 2021
Colors Black, Blue Coral, Gold Dusk Blue, Sunset Dazzle
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.34 in)
159.7 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.29 x 2.91 x 0.29 in)
Weight 195 g (6.88 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
SIM Type Single/Dual SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - IP68 Certified Dust and Water Resistant
- Samsung Pay
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) Android 11
User Interface - Funtouch 11.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) / Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835/ Exynos 8895 Octa [Similar] Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) [Similar]
GPU Adreno 540 / Mali-G71 MP20 [Similar] Mali-G57 MC3 [Similar]
RAM 6 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 64/128/256 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
500 nits (typ)
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.3 inches [Similar] 6.44 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (522 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.03% 84.70%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP [Similar] 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 and f/2.4, 2X Optical Zoom, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.7, AF [Similar] 44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF, OIS
Dual-LED flash, HDR
4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64/128/256 GB, 6 GB RAM 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 33W, 66% in 30 min (advertised)
Capacity 3300 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -