Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra vs vivo V21e 5G

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra

vivo V21e 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - USA

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
5G network

5G band 1, 7, 28, 41, 66, 71, 78, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version

5G band 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

11.5 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A (7CA)

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), aluminum frame

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SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 Nano-SIMs and eSIM, dual stand-by)

Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

163.4 mm

160.6 mm
Width

78.1 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

8.9 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

234 g

165 g
Stylus

Yes

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Payment

Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)

-
Dust proof

IP68

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Build features

Armor aluminum frame with tougher drop and scratch resistance

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Colors

Black, Blue, Cream, Green, Graphite, Lavender, Lime, Red, BMW M Edition

Dark Pearl, Sunset Jazz

Display
Display type

Dynamic AMOLED 2X

AMOLED
Physical size

6.8 inches

6.44 inches
Resolution

1440 x 3088 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

500 ppi

409 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2

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Display features

120Hz, HDR10+, 1750 nits (peak), Always-on display

430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Single-core 3.36 GHz Cortex-X3

Dual-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM8550-AC Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
GPU

Adreno 740

Mali-G57 MC2
Memory RAM

8, 12 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

256, 512, 1024 GB

128 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

UFS 4.0

UFS 2.1

Main camera
Camera type

Quad

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 200 MP, f/1.7 , 85˚ , 24 mm, 1/1.3" , 0.6 µm, 100x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/1.7x" , 0.8 µm
(periscope telephoto) , 10 MP, f/4.9 , 230 mm, 1/3.52" , 1.12 µm, 10x optical zoom

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm, 120˚
(telephoto) , 10 MP, f/2.4 , 70 mm, 1/3.52" , 1.12 µm, 3x optical zoom
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 13 mm, 1/2.55" , 1.4 µm
Primary camera video

8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 1080p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS

4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, laser autofocus, expert RAW, astro hyperlapse, adaptive VDIS

HDR, Panorama

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax, 6E

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
WiFi Tri-Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 3.2

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.3

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

No
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes