OPPO F21 Pro 5G vs vivo V23e 5G

Comparing the OPPO F21 Pro 5G vs vivo V23e 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo V23e 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.4 GHz, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G runs at 2.2 GHz, making vivo V23e 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo V23e 5G offers a screen size of 6.44 inches, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers 6.43 inches, making vivo V23e 5G the larger display of the two. Both OPPO F21 Pro 5G and vivo V23e 5G feature the same AMOLED display.

Rear Camera: OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while vivo V23e 5G offers 50 MP, making OPPO F21 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: vivo V23e 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 44 MP, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers 16 MP, making vivo V23e 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while vivo V23e 5G offers 4050 mAh, making OPPO F21 Pro 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both OPPO F21 Pro 5G and vivo V23e 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: OPPO F21 Pro 5G and vivo V23e 5G both receive the same user rating of 4.2.

OPPO F21 Pro 5G

₹31,599

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vivo V23e 5G

₹24,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

12 Apr, 2022

21 Feb, 2022

06 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 695	MediaTek Dimensity 810	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display


6.43 inches (16.33 cm)	6.44 inches (16.36 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
AMOLED	AMOLED	AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate	60 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
2 MP Mono Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP Wide Angle Lens	44 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


4500 mAh	4050 mAh	6500 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging	44W Flash Charging	90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	256 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 2.1	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.5/10

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N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Great design
Good camera performance in daylight
Decent battery life

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Could do with a better chipset for its price
Low light shots need improvement
Lacks stereo speakers

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(2,634 ratings)

4.2/5

(2,908 ratings)

4.5/5

(140 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

377,430 AnTuTu Score	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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₹31,599

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Video

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General

Launch Date

Apr 12, 2022

(Official)

Feb 21, 2022

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v12

Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

3 Year

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

ColorOS

Funtouch OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 695

MediaTek Dimensity 810 MT6833

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 619

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 829

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

377,430

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

28.0 s

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

16.4 %

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)

6.44 inches (16.36 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

600 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.5:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.28 %

83.92 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Yes

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.80 %

90.37 %

94.38 %

Design

Height

159.9 mm

160.8 mm

150.83 mm

Width

73.2 mm

74.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

173 grams

172 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX4

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Excellent

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera16 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera

44 MP
f/2 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh

4050 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 31% in 15 minutes

Yes 44W Flash Charging 69% in 30 minutes

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 0m 45s

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 2.1

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 1.120 W/kg Body: 1.051 W/kg

Head: 1.24 W/kg Body: 0.72 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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₹31,599

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