Upper mid-range · 2021

vivo V21 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A06 5G

Best for

Strength Stabilised camera (OIS), All-day battery (measured)

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.44″ AMOLED · 90Hz

800U 6 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 44 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the vivo V21 5G looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.44″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.44"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

761 nits

HDR

HDR10+

HDR

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC3

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 800U (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

365,055

GeekBench

1,600

Graphics test

GFXBench 17 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC3

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55

Software & updates

Android 11, Funtouch 11.1 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 11, Funtouch 11.1

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 44 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

44 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Lab endurance

123:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-28.2 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-28.2 LUFS)

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B8

5G n78

Build & Design

176 g · 7.3 mm

Height

159.7 mm

Width

73.9 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm

Weight

176 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

105 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 13

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.44″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

23% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 20 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,240 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

365k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 4 losses

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

365k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.8 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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