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Vivo Y21d
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d
How is Huawei Nova 15 better than Vivo Y21d?
More RAM memory capacity in max option: 12GB vs 4GB, 6GB, 8GB
More internal storage in max option: 256GB, 512GB vs 128GB, 256GB
More megapixels front camera: 50MP vs 5MP
Has a larger display diagonal: 6.7" vs 6.68"
Better display resolution: 1084 x 2412 px vs 720 x 1608 px
Higher charging speed: 100W vs 44W
Lighter: 196 g (6.91 ounces) vs 209 g (7.37 ounces)
Narrower: 75.5 mm (2.97 inches) vs 77 mm (3.03 inches)
Shorter: 161.9 mm (6.37 inches) vs 166.1 mm (6.54 inches)
More color options: Black, White, Purple, Green vs Lavender Purple, Black
The phone is 2 months newer
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d
How is Vivo Y21d better than Huawei Nova 15?
Bigger battery capacity: 6500 mAh vs 6000 mAh
Faster CPU speed: 2 x 1.8 GHz & 6 x 1.8 GHz vs 1 x 2.285 GHz & 3 x 2.05 GHz & 4 x 1.3 GHz
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d
Height
161.9 mm
(6.37 inches)
Width
75.5 mm
(2.97 inches)
Thickness
7.2 mm
(0.28 inches)
Screen size
6.7"
Weight
196 g
(6.91 ounces)
Height
166.1 mm
(6.54 inches)
Width
77 mm
(3.03 inches)
Thickness
8.4 mm
(0.33 inches)
Screen size
6.68"
Weight
209 g
(7.37 ounces)
Height
161.9 mm
(6.37 inches)
Width
75.5 mm
(2.97 inches)
Thickness
7.2 mm
(0.28 inches)
Screen size
6.7"
Weight
196 g
(6.91 ounces)
Height
166.1 mm
(6.54 inches)
Width
77 mm
(3.03 inches)
Thickness
8.4 mm
(0.33 inches)
Screen size
6.68"
Weight
209 g
(7.37 ounces)
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d
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Specs
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d
Design
Weight
196 g (6.91 ounces)
209 g (7.37 ounces)
Thickness
7.2 mm (0.28 inches)
8.4 mm (0.33 inches)
Width
75.5 mm (2.97 inches)
77 mm (3.03 inches)
Height
161.9 mm (6.37 inches)
166.1 mm (6.54 inches)
Ingress Protection (IP) rating
IP65
IP68
Waterproof depth rating
-
6 m
Volume
88.01 cm³
107.43 cm³
Color options
Black, White, Purple, Green
Lavender Purple, Black
Water resistance
Water resistant
Waterproof
Display
Screen size
6.7"
6.68"
Display type
OLED/AMOLED
LCD, IPS
Pixel density
395 ppi
264 ppi
Resolution
1084 x 2412 px
720 x 1608 px
Refresh rate
120Hz
90Hz
Touch sampling rate
300Hz
-
Has branded damage-resistant glass
✔
✔
Supports HDR10
✔
-
Always-On Display
✔
-
Has a touch screen
✔
✔
Performance
Internal storage
256GB, 512GB
128GB, 256GB
RAM
12GB
4GB, 6GB, 8GB
Android version
-
Android 15
CPU speed
1 x 2.285 GHz & 3 x 2.05 GHz & 4 x 1.3 GHz
2 x 1.8 GHz & 6 x 1.8 GHz
GPU clock speed
840 MHz
-
Has integrated LTE
✔
✔
Maximum memory bandwidth
68.2 GB/s
12.8 GB/s
Release date
2026
2026
Has an external memory slot
-
✔
GPU turbo
-
614.4 MHz
Cameras
Main camera
50 MP & 12 MP & 8 MP
50 MP
Front camera
50MP
5MP
Has built-in optical image stabilization
✔
-
Video recording (main camera)
2160 x 30 fps
1080 x 30 fps
Wide aperture (main camera)
f/1.9 & f/2.4 & f/2.2
f/1.8
Has continuous autofocus when recording movies
✔
✔
Has phase-detection autofocus for photos
✔
✔
Supports slow-motion video recording
✔
✔
Has a built-in HDR mode
✔
-
Has a flash
✔
✔
Has manual exposure
✔
✔
Has a dual-lens (or multi-lens) main camera
✔
-
Optical zoom
3x
0x
Number of flash LEDs
2
1
Has a CMOS sensor
✔
✔
Has manual ISO
✔
✔
Has a serial shot mode
✔
✔
Has manual focus
✔
✔
Has a front camera
✔
✔
Has laser autofocus
✔
-
Has manual white balance
✔
✔
Shoots raw
✔
-
Has touch autofocus
✔
✔
Can create panoramas in-camera
✔
✔
Wide aperture (front camera)
f/2.4
f/2.2
Has timelapse function
✔
✔
Operating system
Has clipboard warnings
-
✔
Has location privacy options
-
✔
Has camera/microphone privacy options
✔
✔
Has theme customization
-
✔
Can play games while they download
-
✔
Has dark mode
✔
✔
Has battery health check
✔
✔
Has an extra dim mode
-
✔
Has dynamic theming
-
✔
Can offload apps
-
✔
Has customizable notifications
✔
✔
Supports split screen
✔
✔
Has sharing intents
✔
✔
Has a child lock
✔
✔
Supports widgets
✔
✔
Is free and open source
-
✔
Tracks the current position of a mobile device
✔
✔
Is a multi-user system
✔
✔
Can block app tracking
-
✔
Has on-device machine learning
-
✔
Has Live Text
-
✔
Has offline voice recognition
-
✔
Has voice commands
✔
✔
Has notification permissions
-
✔
Has media picker
-
✔
Has full-page screenshots
-
✔
Has PiP
-
✔
Battery
Battery power
6000 mAh
6500 mAh
Supports fast charging
✔
✔
Charging speed
100W
44W
Has a battery level indicator
✔
✔
Has a rechargeable battery
✔
✔
Comes with a charger
✔
✔
Audio
Has stereo speakers
✔
✔
Has LDAC
✔
-
Has aptX
✔
-
Features
Has 5G support
✔
-
Wi-Fi version
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Download speed
-
300 MBits/s
Upload speed
-
100 MBits/s
Has USB Type-C
✔
✔
USB version
2
2
Has NFC
✔
-
SIM cards
2 SIM
2 SIM
Has a fingerprint scanner
✔
✔
Bluetooth version
6
5.2
Has a gyroscope
✔
-
Has GPS
✔
✔
Has a compass
✔
✔
Supports Wi-Fi
✔
✔
Has a cellular module
✔
✔
Supports Galileo
✔
✔
Has an infrared sensor
✔
-
Has an accelerometer
✔
✔
Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Huawei Nova 15
Vivo Y21d