Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia 10 VII vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Sony Xperia 10 VII
sony xperia 10 vii
Samsung Galaxy S21 5G
samsung galaxy s21 5g
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general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Samsung
Announced September 2025 2021, January 14
Status Coming Soon - September 2025 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price - Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Turquoise, Charcoal Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 153 x 72 x 8.3 mm
(6.02 x 2.83 x 0.33 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 LTE
5G Network 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP65/IP68 dust tight and water resistant (low pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 15, up to 4 major Android upgrades Android 11
User Interface - One UI 3.1
Processor Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6475-AB Snapdragon 6 Gen 3 (4 nm) [Similar] Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
GPU Adreno 710 [Similar] Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea [Similar]
RAM 8 GB [Browse Similar] 8 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 128 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2, Mohs Level 5
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 1B colors 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches [Similar] 6.2 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels (422 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 83.11% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no
Radio No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 50 MP + 13 MP [Similar] 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP [Similar]
Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 50 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", PDAF, OIS
13 MP, f/2.4, 16mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.0"
HDR, Panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, tri-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM 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 not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 30W wired
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time - -