Apple iPhone 15 Plus vs vivo V21 5G

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900

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, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - USA; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 53, 66, 71 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - China, Hong Kong

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 34, 38, 40, 41 - India
5G network

5G band 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - global version; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 77, 78, 79, 258, 260, 261 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 14, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 53, 66, 70, 71, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - Canada, Japan; 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - China, Hong Kong

5G band 78 Sub6 - India
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE-A, 1 Gbps download, 500 Mbps upload

LTE-A, 1200 Mbps download, 151 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-09

2021-04
Status

2023-09

2021-05

Design
Build

Glass front (Corning-made glass), glass back (Corning-made glass), aluminum frame

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Nano-SIM and eSIM - global version; Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA; Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China

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

160.9 mm

159.7 mm
Width

77.8 mm

73.9 mm
Thickness

7.8 mm

7.3 mm
Weight

201 g

176 g
Payment

Apple Pay(Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

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Waterproof

IP68 (6m and 30 mins)

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Blue, Green, Pink, Yellow

Blue, Sunset Dazzle, White

Display
Display type

Super Retina XDR OLED

AMOLED
Physical size

6.7 inches

6.44 inches
Resolution

1290 x 2796 pixels

1080 x 2400 pixels
Pixel density

460 ppi

409 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Ceramic Shield glass

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen
Display features

HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 nits (HBM), 2000 nits (peak)

90Hz, HDR10+, 500 nits (typ)

Hardware
CPU

Hexa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Dual-core 3.46 GHz Everest

Dual-core 2.4 GHz Cortex-A76
CPU(second)

quad-core 2.02 GHz Sawtooth

Hexa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic

MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G
GPU

Apple GPU (5-core graphics)

Mali-G57 MC3
Memory RAM

6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

128, 256, 512 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

No

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Storage

NVMe

UFS 2.2

OS
OS

iOS 17, upgradable to iOS 17.0.3

Android 11, Funtouch 11.1

Main camera
Camera type

Dual

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.6 , 26 mm, 1.0 µm, 10x digital zoom

(wide) , 64 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 0.8 µm, 1/1.72"
(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.4 , 120˚ , 13 mm

(ultrawide) , 8 MP, f/2.2 , 120˚ , 16 mm, 1/4.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

9280 x 6920 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.

4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30/60fps
Primary camera flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous 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, RAW, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, Dolby Vision HDR video recording, Smart HDR 5, photographic styles, cinematic mode

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Dual

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 12 MP, f/1.9 , 23 mm, 1/3.6"

(wide) , 44 MP, f/2.0
SL 3D
Selfie camera resolution

4032 x 3024 pixels

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Selfie camera features

Face unlock, Night Mode, Deep Fusion, HDR, Cinematic mode, Smart HDR 5, digital image stabilization, autofocus

Autofocus, face unlock, HDR
Selfie camera video

4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS

4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30fps

Sound
3.5mm jack

No

No
Loudspeaker

Yes, with stereo speakers

Yes
Earpiece

Yes

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

No

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

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

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

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0, DisplayPort

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

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

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