Phone Comparison - vivo V21 vs vivo V50 vs Samsung Galaxy A26

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general General Info

Manufacturer vivo vivo Samsung
Announced April 2021 February 2025 March 2025
Status Coming Soon - May 2021 Coming Soon - February 2025 Coming Soon - March 2025
Price - Rs. 34,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Dusk Blue, Sunset Dazzle Rose Red, Titanium Grey, Starry Night Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.7 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.29 x 2.91 x 0.29 in)
163.3 x 76.7 x 7.4 / 7.6 / 7.7 mm
(6.43 x 3.02 x 0.29 / 0.3 / 0.3 in)
164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm
(6.46 x 3.05 x 0.3 in)
Weight 176 g (6.21 oz) 189 g or 199 g (6.67 oz or 7.02 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
SIM Type Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 18, 19, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 66 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.41 W/kg (head)
0.96 W/kg (body)
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades, Funtouch 15 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades
User Interface Funtouch 11.1 - One UI 7
Processor Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6853 Dimensity 800U 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.63 GHz Cortex-A715 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A715 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A510), Qualcomm SM7550-AB Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Global
Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM, Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - Global
Exynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
GPU Mali-G57 MC3 Adreno 720 Mali-G68 MP5 - Global
Mali-G68 - LATAM
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 512 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type FHD+ AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
500 nits (typ)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, HDR10+
120Hz, 1300 Nits (HBM), 4500 Nits (peak)
Diamond Shield Glass
FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+ Protection
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.44 inches 6.77 inches 6.7 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2392 pixels (388 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (385 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.70% 88.39% 86.54%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 64 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 50 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash Ring-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 64 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/1.55", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.0, 15mm, 119˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Color Spectrum Sensor, Zeiss Optics, Panorama, HDR
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Panorama, HDR
Video 4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30/60fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 44 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF, OIS
Dual-LED flash, HDR
4K@30fps (no OIS), 1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF
Zeiss optics, HDR
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]
13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm

1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Yes Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS, NavIC GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 33W, 66% in 30 min (advertised)
Non-removable Si/C Battery
Fast Battery Charging 90W wired
PD Reverse wired
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 25W wired
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -