vivo Y21A vs realme 9i

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Comparing the vivo Y21A vs realme 9i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 9i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while vivo Y21A runs at 2.0 GHz, making realme 9i the better performer.


Display: realme 9i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while vivo Y21A offers 6.51 inches, making realme 9i the larger display of the two. Both vivo Y21A and realme 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo Y21A offers 13 MP, making realme 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while vivo Y21A offers 8 MP, making realme 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both vivo Y21A and realme 9i offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both vivo Y21A and realme 9i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: realme 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo Y21A has a rating of 4.3.

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₹11,999
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Summary

Spec Score

70%
76%

Release Date

25 Jan, 2022
22 Jan, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Helio P22
Snapdragon 680
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Fast Charging
33W Dart Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors

User Ratings

4.3/5
(2,041 ratings)
4.5/5
(135,130 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
271,963
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

Video

There are no videos available for the device.
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 25, 2022
(Official)
Jan 22, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

Funtouch OS
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
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
271,963

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
39.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.51 inches  (16.54 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
480 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.99 %
84.51 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89 %
90.8 %

Design

Height

164.2 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

8 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

182 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26.8 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size S5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.6 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera25.3 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 33W Dart Charging 100% in 70 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 09m

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

N/A
1h 2m 10s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

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)
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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.000 W/kg Body: 0.885 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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