Samsung Galaxy M21 vs vivo U20

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy M21 vs vivo U20 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: vivo U20 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,566, while Samsung Galaxy M21 scores 1,100, making vivo U20 the better performer.


Display: vivo U20 offers a screen size of 6.53 inches, while Samsung Galaxy M21 offers 6.4 inches, making vivo U20 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy M21 features a Super AMOLED display compared to vivo U20's IPS LCD, making Samsung Galaxy M21 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while vivo U20 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy M21 offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while vivo U20 offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy M21 better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo U20 delivers longer battery life with None, while Samsung Galaxy M21 delivers 10h 20m, making vivo U20 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Samsung Galaxy M21 and vivo U20 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: vivo U20 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy M21 is rated 7.


User Rating: vivo U20 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Samsung Galaxy M21 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

18 Mar, 2020
28 Nov, 2019
14 May, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Snapdragon 675
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches (16.59 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP
50 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
15W Fast Charging
18W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Vivid and colour accurate display
  • Long-lasting battery
  • Decent day-time photography
  • Great design
  • Strong performance
  • Amazing battery life
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Higher refresh rate would have been nice
  • Dated waterdrop notch design
  • Slow charging speed
  • Camera quality could've been better
  • Heavy UI
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.2/5
(65,210 ratings)
4.3/5
(28,740 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

168,633
AnTuTu Score
210,757
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
10h 20m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 18, 2020
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

4 Year
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 9 Octa 9611
Qualcomm Snapdragon 675
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.7 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 460 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 460
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

10 nm
11 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G72 MP3
Adreno 612
Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A
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.

168,633
210,757
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
23.0 s
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
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
7.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.3 %
31.7 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.53 inches  (16.59 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

420 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
19.5:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

403 ppi
395 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
84.23 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91 %
90.3 %
94.49 %

Design

Height

159 mm
162.15 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.1 mm
76.47 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.89 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

188 grams
193 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.026 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size CMOS image sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.78IMX499 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera12 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera26 mm focal length CMOS
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
Yes Screen flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 15W Fast Charging
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
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.

10h 20m
N/A
15h 10m

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

2h 9m 47s
1h 52m 50s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.468 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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