Samsung Galaxy S21 vs vivo X60 Pro Plus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy S21 vs vivo X60 Pro Plus 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 X60 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 3,731, while Samsung Galaxy S21 scores 3,254, making vivo X60 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: vivo X60 Pro Plus offers a screen size of 6.56 inches, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 6.2 inches, making vivo X60 Pro Plus the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S21 features a Dynamic AMOLED 2x display compared to vivo X60 Pro Plus's AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy S21 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: vivo X60 Pro Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 12 MP, making vivo X60 Pro Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: vivo X60 Pro Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 10 MP, making vivo X60 Pro Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: vivo X60 Pro Plus delivers longer battery life with 12h 35m, while Samsung Galaxy S21 delivers 8h 22m, making vivo X60 Pro Plus the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: vivo X60 Pro Plus offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy S21 offers 128 GB, making vivo X60 Pro Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Samsung Galaxy S21 and vivo X60 Pro Plus equally at 8.


User Rating: vivo X60 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy S21 has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

27 Jan, 2021
25 Mar, 2021
18 Sep, 2026

Performance

Samsung Exynos 2100
Snapdragon 888
Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
Octa Core (upto 2.9 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Deca Core (upto 3.3 GHz)
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
6.736 inches (171.1 mm)
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2376 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 1.1x Optical Zoom)
48 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
12 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
32 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
8 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
8 MP
Camera (upto 5x Optical Zoom)
N/A

Front Camera

10 MP
Wide Angle Lens
32 MP
Wide Angle Lens
12 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

4000 mAh
4200 mAh
4900 mAh
25W Fast Charging
55W Flash Charging
45W Fast Charging
Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
256 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Stunning design
  • Capable performer
  • Great cameras
  • Attractive design
  • Excellent AMOLED display
  • Great cameras
  • Large and smooth display
  • Slim and lightweight build
  • Long-term software support
  • Impressive dual speakers

Cons

  • Battery life will leave you wanting
  • No expandable storage
  • Pricey affair
  • No stereo speaker
  • Lacks wireless charging and IP rating
  • Battery life could be better
  • Less suited for power users

User Ratings

4.2/5
(740 ratings)
4.4/5
(589 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

639,170
AnTuTu Score
681,107
AnTuTu Score
2,471,984
AnTuTu Score
8h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 35m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
10h 16m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Mar 25, 2021
(Official)
Sep 04, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v17

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI
Funtouch OS
Samsung One UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 2100
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
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Samsung Exynos 2500 S5E9955
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Processor

Octa core

2.9 GHz, Single core, Cortex X1 2.8 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A78 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 680 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 680 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 680
Deca Core

3.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex X925 2.74 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A725 2.36 GHz, Penta Core, Cortex A725 1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

5 nm
5 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G78 MP14
Adreno 660
Galileo

RAM

8 GB
12 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR5
LPDDR5X

Cooling Technology

N/A
N/A
Vapor Chamber Cooling 5526 mm²

Performance Test Results

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

639,170
681,107
2,471,984

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

18.0 s
16.0 s
16.0 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
5,513

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.5 %
14.7 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Dynamic AMOLED 2x
AMOLED
Dynamic AMOLED 2x

Screen Size

6.2 inches  (15.75 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)
6.736 inches  (171.1 mm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2376 px (FHD+)
1080x2340 px (FHD+)

Brightness

1300 nits
1300 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1900 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz
120 Hz
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A
240 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
19.8:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

424 ppi
398 ppi
382 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.92 %
89.43 %
89.69 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass Victus
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
92.7 %
89.69 %

Design

Height

151.7 mm
158.5 mm
161.6 mm

Width

71.2 mm
73.3 mm
76.9 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
9.1 mm
7.4 mm

Weight

169 grams
191 grams
193 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
N/A
Back: Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+

Water Resistance

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

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Excellent
Excellent

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 1.8µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57 Wide Angle1/1.31" sensor size S5KGN1 ISOCELL Plus 1.2µm pixel size
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size S5KGNK 1µm pixel size
64 MP
f/2.0 Telephoto Camera28 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length 1/2.55" sensor size 1.4µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.08 Telephoto Camera50 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.4 Telephoto Camera1/4.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
N/A
8 MP
f/3.4125 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Dual Pixel Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Dual Pixel Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
6144 x 8192 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

7680x4320 @ 24 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 960 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Bokeh portrait video
Video Pro Mode
Stereo recording
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

10 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3.2" sensor size 1.22µm pixel size
32 MP
f/2.45 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
12 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3.2" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash
No

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
4k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4000 mAh
4200 mAh
4900 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 33 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging
Yes 55W Flash Charging
Yes 45W Fast Charging v2.0 69% in 70 minutes

Wireless Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes

Wireless Reverse Charging

Yes
N/A
Yes

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.

8h 22m
12h 35m
10h 16m

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

1h 47s
1h 5m 25s
1h 6m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB
128 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1
UFS 3.1
UFS 4.0

Expandable Storage

No
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano/eSIM SIM2: eSIM

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700 (band 12)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 2000(band 23)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 / N70 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 14) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.74 W/kg Body: 1.08 W/kg
Head: 0.80 W/kg Body: 0.47 W/kg
Head: 1.6 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/e/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.2
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Ultrasonic
Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope Geomagnetic sensor Hall sensor

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