Upper mid-range · 2021

vivo V21e

Name: vivo V21e
Brand: vivo
Price: 98000 NGN
Availability: InStock

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Curved display

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (4000mAh)

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.44″ AMOLED · 60Hz

720G 8 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 44 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.44″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 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

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

430 nits

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Performance

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm) · 8-core 2.3 GHz · Adreno 618

Light-use CPU

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

Chipset

Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G (8 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

323,000

CPU

8-core, 2.3 GHz

GPU

Adreno 618

Process

8 nm

CPU layout

2x Kryo 360 2.3 GHz + 6x Kryo 360 1.7 GHz

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/1.9 main · 44 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.9

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

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

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

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

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, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

171 g · 7.4 mm

Height

161.2 mm

Width

74.4 mm

Thickness

7.4 mm

Weight

171 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

23% larger battery capacity

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

Lower benchmark score

323k vs 1.3M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.9 vs 12 MP · f/1.6 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

Loses on most 5 losses

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh

Lower benchmark score

323k vs 899k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Where to buy

1 seller·Used from ₦98,000

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Jiji Used

₦98,000

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Abdulkareem Sodimu

2.5 yrs · 128GB

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 13

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