At the beginning of this year, Vivo launched the Vivo V23 Series including the vanilla Vivo V23 5G: a new amazing selfie phone with a midrange hardware department and a high value for money. Despite that, in the second half of last month, the Blue Factory came up with a new device from the previous lineup: the Vivo V21 Series. We are talking about the new Vivo V21s, released several months after the V23 lineup with updated software. Now, it is very hard for non-expert people to establish which one is the best between these two mid-rangers. We are here for this reason: this comparison between the main specifications of the Vivo V23 5G and the Vivo V21s will let you understand which one fits your needs the most.

Vivo V23 5G vs Vivo V21s 5G

Vivo V23 Vivo V21s
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 157.2 x 72.4 x 7.6 mm,
179 g		 159.7 x 73.9 x 7.3 mm,
176 g
DISPLAY 6.44 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED 6.44 inches, 1080 x 2404 pixels (Full HD+), AMOLED
PROCESSOR Mediatek Dimensity 900, octa-core 2.5 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 800U, octa-core 2.4 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 12 GB RAM, 512 GB 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – micro SD slot
SOFTWARE Android 12, Funtouch OS 12 Android 12, Funtouch OS 12
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.1, GPS
CAMERA Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.9 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
Dual 50 + 8 MP f/2.0 and f/2.3 front camera		 Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
Single 44 MP f/2.0 front camera
BATTERY 4200 mAh, fast charging 44W 4000 mAh, Fast Charging 33W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES 5G, dual SIM, color-changing back 5G, dual SIM

Design

With the Vivo V23 5G, there is an important introduction when it comes to the design: you may like it very much and it makes this device almost unique in its kind. We are talking about the presence of a color-changing back: the back panel of this device is able to change its color in just a few seconds when exposed to direct sunlight. This is a very attractive effect. Further, the rear panel of this device is made of glass, a premium material for a mid-ranger. The Vivo V21s maintains the same design as its predecessor V21s, but it remains interesting because it is thinner and lighter than its internal rival, and it has one of the thinnest bodies of 2022. Unfortunately, both phones come with a notch, and it is bigger on the V23 5G because it includes two front cameras instead of one.

Display

The displays found on these two devices are exactly the same and there is only one single difference: the shape of the notch. The Vivo V21s gets a waterdrop notch, while the notch of the Vivo V23 5G is bigger and iPhone-like, as already mentioned above. The display is an AMOLED panel with a diagonal of 6.44 inches, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2404 pixels, a 90 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ certification, and a peak brightness of 800 nits, as well as an in-display fingerprint reader. It is a very good panel for a midrange phone, so you should not worry about it. However, with these devices, you won’t get an advanced audio experience because they are not equipped with stereo speakers, and they do not even have a 3.5 mm audio jack.

Specs & Software

The Vivo V23 5G has upgraded hardware if compared to the Vivo V21s, even though the differences are not huge and both are good mid-rangers even in terms of performance. It is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 920 chipset built with a 6 nm production process and sporting an octa-core architecture including two Cortex A78 CPUs running at a max frequency of 2.5 GHz, six Cortex A55 CPUs running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G68 MC4 GPU. Alongside the SoC, there are up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. The Vivo V21s has a lower-end Dimensity 800U chipset by MediaTek built with a 7 nm production process and with an octa-core architecture composed of two Cortex A76 CPUs running at 2.4 GHz, six Cortex A55 cores running at 2 GHz, and a Mali G57 MC3. With this device, you can get just 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, but unlike its internal rival, it has a micro SD slot you can use to expand the native storage. Both phones run Android 12 and Funtouch OS 12.

Camera

I personally prefer the camera setup of the Vivo V21s if compared to the Vivo V23 5G. It has a triple rear camera including a 64 MP main sensor with OIS, an 8 MP ultrawide shooter, and a 2 MP macro lens. The selfie camera is one of the best ever made: a 44 MP snapper with OIS and dual-LED front-facing flash. The Vivo V23 5G has exactly the same rear cameras but without OIS. On the front, there are two sensors: a 50 MP main shooter and an 8 MP ultrawide camera, paired with a dual-LED front-facing flash, but it lacks optical stabilization just like the main camera. Do you prefer an inferior front camera with OIS or a superior sensor without OIS?

Battery

Last but not least, the battery: it is bigger on the Vivo V23 5G, and it charges quicker thanks to 44W fast charging. A very important advantage.

Price

The Vivo V21s carries a $380/€360 listing price, more or less the same starting price as the Vivo V23 5G. The V21s has a superior camera department, but for the rest, the V23 5G is better. Which one would you pick?

Vivo V23 5G vs Vivo V21s: PRO and CONS

Vivo V23 5G

PRO

  • Better chipset
  • Ultrawide front camera
  • Bigger battery
  • Faster charging
  • Color-changing design

CONS

  • No OIS

Vivo V21s

PRO

  • OIS on the rear camera
  • OIS on the front camera
  • More affordable
  • Micro SD slot

CONS

  • Inferior hardware

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