Ulefone Note 21 vs Vivo S18

Ulefone Note 21
Ulefone
Note 21
Vivo S18
Vivo
S18

At a glance

Brand
Ulefone
vivo
Release date
January 2025, 1 years 5 months ago
December 2023, 2 years 6 months ago
AnTuTu
251.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 59% of devices
866.863 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,299.00 ($ 336.20)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.78"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1260 x 2800 px QHD
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
453 ppi Very high density
Aspect ratio
20:9
20:9
Features
Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 450 cd/m² (typ), 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Dual Edge display, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
Unisoc Tiger T606
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (SM7550-AB)
CPU
2x1.6 GHz Cortex A75 + 6x1.6 GHz Cortex A55
1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
1.6 GHz
2.63 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-G57
Qualcomm Adreno 720
RAM
4 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
RAM LPDDR5
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
13 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 1.88
Sensor
Samsung S5K3L6
Omnivision OV50E
Pixel size
1.12 µm
1.00 µm
Sensor size
1/3.1"
1/1.55"
Flash
LED
Quad LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
No, 30 fps
Yes, 240 fps
Features
Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer
4K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW

Front camera

Resolution
8 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
Unknow
ƒ/ 2.0
Sensor
Samsung S5KJN1
Pixel size
0.64 µm

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 10.0W
Yes , 80.0W
Charge cycles
1000 cycles
Runtime
~ 47h
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
128 GB
256 GB
SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
No
Type
UFS Storage 3.1

Body

Dimensions
75.2 mm 163.2 mm 9.2 mm Print 3D Model
75.1 mm 164.4 mm 7.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
196 g
186 g
Materials
Plastic
Glass
Colors
Black Violet
Black White Blue
Drop resistance
Class A B C D E 113 drops without defects
Repairability
Class A B C D E
Usable surface
84 %
89 %
Water/dust resistance
IP54

Software

Operating system
Android 14 Upside-down cake Android 14
Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14)
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without Google Mobile services

Connectivity

SIM
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.0 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth profiles
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
Wi-Fi
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB
USB Type-C
USB Type-C
USB features
Charging, OTG
Charging, OTG
Navigation
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

Networks

4G LTE
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B17 (700), B19 (800), B20 (800), B26 (850), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100)
B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B12 (700), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
CDMA BC0 (800), B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers

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