vivo Y21 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G

Comparing the vivo Y21 5G vs OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G runs at a higher processing speed of 2.6 GHz, while vivo Y21 5G runs at 2.4 GHz, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G the better performer.

Display: vivo Y21 5G offers a screen size of 6.74 inches, while OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers 6.72 inches, making vivo Y21 5G the larger display of the two. Both vivo Y21 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both vivo Y21 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while vivo Y21 5G offers 5 MP, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offers a higher battery capacity with 7000 mAh, while vivo Y21 5G offers 6500 mAh, making OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both vivo Y21 5G and OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

User Rating: OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while vivo Y21 5G has a rating of 4.1.

vivo Y21 5G

₹20,999

@ Amazon

OnePlus Nord CE 6 Lite 5G

₹23,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

26 Mar, 2026

11 May, 2026

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Dimensity 6300	MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.6 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
4 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


6.74 inches (17.12 cm)	6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	LCD	Super AMOLED
1600x720 px (QHD (2k))	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
0.08 MP Camera	2 MP Depth Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	8 MP	16 MP

Battery


6500 mAh	7000 mAh	6000 mAh
44W	45W Super VOOC Charging	33W Fast Charging

Storage

128 GB	128 GB	128 GB
UFS 2.2	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

N/A

8.2/10

Read Expert Review

N/A

Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Decent everyday performance
Clean, elegant design
Great speakers
Snappy software

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Low light performance
Feels a bit heavy

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.1/5

(91 ratings)

4.3/5

(1,084 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	1,015,733 AnTuTu Score	N/A
N/A	17h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A

Compare Prices

₹20,999

@ Amazon

Not Available in any store

₹34,999

@ Flipkart

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General

Launch Date

Mar 23, 2026

(Official)

May 07, 2026

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

2 Year

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

4 Year

6 Year

Custom UI

Origin OS

Oxygen OS

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 6300 MT6835

MediaTek Dimensity 7400 Apex

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G57 MC2

Mali-G615 MC2

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

N/A

1,015,733

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

26.0 s

N/A

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

1,016

N/A

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

16.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

6.74 inches (17.12 cm)

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1600x720 px (QHD (2k))

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

800 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

1200 nits

1000 nits

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

144 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

Pixel Density

260 ppi

392 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.03 %

86.47 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

91.4 %

N/A

Design

Height

167.40 mm

165.9 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.10 mm

76.0 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

8.39 mm

8.5 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

209 grams

208 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP65

Yes Splash proof IP64

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.827 mm focal length 1/2.88" sensor size OV50D40 0.61µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

0.08 MP
f/3.0

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Shooting Modes

N/A

Cinema Mode

N/A

Camera Features

N/A

10 x Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps
HD @30/60/120/240 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Slow Motion

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera25 mm focal length 1.12µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

6500 mAh

7000 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 44W 100% in 73 minutes

Yes 45W Super VOOC Charging

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

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

17h 04m

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 2 TB

Yes Up to 2048 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N28 / N66 / N71
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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) / 700(band 28) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1700(band 66)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)