Vivo V27 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Compared 2 smartphones : Vivo V27 Manufactured in March, 2023, with display 6.78 with chipsetMediatek Dimensity 7200, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Vivo V27
- Lighter design: 180g vs 227g
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.3 vs 5.2
- Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
- Larger display: 6.8in
- Higher pixel density: 515ppi
- Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4600mAh
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports Dolby Atmos
- Built-in eSIM
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 12/128 GB - 12/256 GB - 12/512 GB - 16/256 GB - 16/512 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | Dynamic AMOLED |
| Size | 6.78 in | 6.8 in |
| Resolution | 1080x2400 pixels | 1440x3200 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| Pixel density | 388 ppi | 515 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (10-120 Hz) |
| Max brightness | 1000 nits | 1500 nits |
| HDR support | Yes HDR10+ | Yes HDR10+ |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 300 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 90.4 % | 89.5 % |
| Features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC dimming |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
Design & Build
| Height | 164.1 mm (6.46 in) | 165.1 mm (6.5 in) |
| Width | 74.8 mm (2.94 in) | 75.6 mm (2.98 in) |
| Thickness | 7.4 mm (0.29 in) | 8.9 mm (0.35 in) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | 227 g (8.01 oz) |
| Water resistance | No | IP68 |
| Back panel | Glass | Glass |
| Frame | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Gold - Blue - Green |
- Black - Silver - Gray - Blue |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes In-Display | Yes In-Display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Mediatek Dimensity 7200 | Samsung Exynos 2100 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (2 + 6) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| Architecture | - 6/2 (Cortex-A510) - 2/2.8 (Cortex-A715) |
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55) - 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78) - 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1) |
| Process | TSMC | Samsung |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Neural Processor | MediaTek APU 650 | Yes |
| Graphics | Mali-G610 MP4 | Mali-G78 MP14 |
| GPU Cores | 256 | 896 |
| GPU Frequency | 1130 MHz | 854 MHz |
| FLOPS | 578.6 GFLOPS | 1530.4 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1181 | 1449 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 2689 | 3892 |
| CPU | 234569 | 232358 |
| GPU | 183023 | 256356 |
| Memory | 132054 | 163007 |
| UX | 177474 | 191217 |
| NanoReview Score | 727120 | 843008 |
| Max Surface Temp. | n/a | 40.8 °C |
| Stability | 99 % | 69 % |
| Graphics Test | 24 fps | 31 fps |
| Graphics Score | 4166 | 5221 |
Memory
| RAM Size | - 8 GB - 12 GB |
- 12 GB - 16 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory Frequency | n/a | 2750 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | - 128 GB - 256 GB | - 128 GB - 256 GB - 512 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory Card | No | No |
Software
| OS | Android 13 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| OS Size | n/a | 26.4 GB |
| UI Skin | Funtouch OS 13 | One UI 6 |
Battery
| Volume | 4600 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 66 W | 25 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse Charging | No | Yes (Wireless) |
| Fast Charging | Yes (49% in 15 min) | Yes (54% in 30 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 0:53 h | 1:11 h |
| Web Browsing | 09:38 h | 07:58 h |
| Video Playback | 14:40 h | 13:59 h |
| Games | 06:06 h | 05:14 h |
| Standby Mode | 115 h | 111 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 12000x9000 pixels |
| Zoom | Digital (lossless), 2x | Optical, 10x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K Recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 60 fps) |
| Slow Motion | 240 fps (720p) | 960 fps (720p) |
| Wide-angle lens | 120 ° | 120 ° |
| Lenses count | Standard: 50 MP Ultra-wide: 8 MP Macro: 2 MP |
Standard: 108 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Telephoto: 10 MP Ultra-wide: 12 MP |
| Features | - Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh effect - Pro mode - RAW support |
| Matrix | 50 MP | 108 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.9 | f/1.8 |
| Focal length | 23 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX766 | Samsung S5KHM3 |
| Sensor size | 1/1.56 | 1/1.33 |
| Pixel size | 1 μm | 0.8 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Laser autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| Matrix | n/a | 10 MP |
| Aperture | n/a | f/4.9 |
| Focal length | n/a | 240 mm |
| Sensor | n/a | Samsung S5K3J1 |
| Sensor size | n/a | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | n/a | 1.22 μm |
| Stabilization | n/a | Optical |
| Matrix | 8 MP | 12 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 16 mm | 13 mm |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV8856 | Sony IMX563 |
| Sensor size | 1/4 | 1/2.55 |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | 1.4 μm |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Bokeh | n/a | 70 |
| Preview | n/a | 67 |
| Zoom | n/a | 106 |
Front camera
| Matrix | 50 MP | 40 MP |
| Photo resolution | 8192x6144 pixels | 7864x5200 pixels |
| Aperture | f/2.5 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 24 mm | 26 mm |
| Sensor | Samsung ISOCELL S5KJN1 | Samsung S5KGH1 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.76 | 1/2.65 |
| Pixel size | 0.64 μm | 0.7 μm |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps | 2160p (4K) at 60 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.3 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE, A2DP |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 2 | 3.2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode - USB-Host mode - OTG |
| GPS | - GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo - QZSS - NAVIC |
- GPS - GLONASS - Beidou - Galileo |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared Port | No | No |
| SIM Count* | 2 | 2 |
| SIM Type | Nano | Nano |
| SIM Mode | Dual SIM Standby | Dual SIM Standby |
| eSIM Support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid Slot | No | No |
| 2G Bands | GSM850/900/1800/1900 MHz | GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz |
| 3G Bands | WCDMA B1/B2/B4/B5/B8 | WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8 |
| LTE Bands* | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B39/B40/B41) | LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66) |
| LTE category | n/a | 24 |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Mono | Stereo |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | No |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | n/a | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March, 2023 yr | January, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | March, 2023 yr | February, 2021 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 380 | 1200 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
- Hall Sensor - Barometer - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass - Fingerprint sensor |
| Charger Included | Yes 66 W | n/a |
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