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vivo X21i vs Google Pixel XL

 
Brief information about compared phones: Google Pixel XL , vivo X21i

Google Pixel XL 2016 year of release, cpu Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo), screen 5.5", with resolution 1440x2560. Smartphone has 8 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

vivo X21i 2018 year of release, cpu Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53), screen 6.28", with resolution 1080x2280. Smartphone has 24 megapixel front camera and 12 megapixel main camera.

Display Technology AMOLED Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 5.5" inch 6.28" inch
Screen area 83.4 cm2 98.4 cm2
Screen format 16:9 (height:width) 19:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 71.2% 85.0%
Screen resolution 1440 x 2560 px 1080 x 2280 px
PPI /points per inch/ 534 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 12.3 MP, Single 12 MP, Dual
Camera specs 12.3 MP, f/2.0, 1/2.3'', 1.55µm, PDAF & laser AF 12 MP, f/1.8, 1/2.55'', 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF -5 MP, f/2.0, depth sensor
Functions Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 8 MP, Single 24 MP, Single
Specifications 8 MP, f/2.4, 1/3.2'', 1.4µm 24 MP
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 8.1 (Oreo); Funtouch 4
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 821 (14 nm) Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm)
Processor CPU Quad-core (2x2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x1.6 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 530 Mali-G72 MP3
External memory No microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal memory 32/128 GB, 512GB 4GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 145789 130256
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1627 1497
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4060 5759
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7506
GeekBench 4 Battery 2141
GeekBench 5 Single Core 310
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 861
General specs Release date 2016, October 2018, May
Dimensions (HxWxD) 154.7 Х 75.7 Х 8.5 mm 154.4 Х 75 Х 7 mm
Weight 168 g 159 g
Colors Quite Black, Very Silver, Really Blue Black, Aurora White, Ruby Red, Night Purple
Battery 3450 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion 3425 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Approximate price 380 EUR 430 EUR
Battery life Stand by time- Up to 552 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 32 h (3G) Music play - Up to 130 h
Body build Front glass, aluminum body, partial glass back
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Nano-SIM Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 21(1500), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat9 450/50 Mbps or LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps HSPA, LTE
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC Yes
USB 3.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.0, A2DP, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 0.89 W/kg (head)     0.56 W/kg (body)     SAR EU - 0.25 W/kg (head)     0.44 W/kg (body)    
Music and Audio Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer - Fast battery charging - Splash and dust resistant - Versions: Global, USA, North America Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy Pixel XL
  • Screen 5.5"
  • Front camera 8 MP
  • Internal memory 512 GB
Reasons to buy X21i
  • Screen 6.28"
  • Front camera 24 MP
  • External memory microSD GB