Vivo iQOO Neo9S Pro vs Vivo Y21 5G

At a glance

Brand: vivo; vivo
Release date: May 2024, 2 years 1 months ago; March 2026, 3 months ago
Launch price: CN¥ 2,999.00 ($ 438.56); —
AnTuTu: 2.348.806 Antutu v11 Overall performance better than 96% of devices; 409.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices

Size: 6.78"; 6.74"
Resolution: 1260 x 2800 px WQHD+; 720 x 1600 px HD+
Type: AMOLED; LCD IPS
Density: 453 ppi Very high density; 260 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: Hole-punch Notch, 2160 Hz PWM, Refresh rate 144 Hz, Touch sampling rate 300 Hz, 8000000:1 contrast ratio, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless; Water Drop Notch, TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Max brightness HBM - 1200 cd/m², 83% NTSC, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Dimensity 9300+; MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 1xCortex X4 3,4GHZ + 3xCortex X4 2,85GHZ + 4xCortex A720 2GHZ; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 4 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 3.25 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Immortalis-G720 MC12 1300MHz; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 12 GB; 6 GB
RAM type: RAM LPDDR5X; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.88; ƒ/ 1.8
Sensor: Sony IMX920; —
Pixel size: 1.20 µm; —
Sensor size: 1/1.49"; —
Flash: Triple LED; LED
Optical stabilization: Yes; No
Slow motion: Yes, 960 fps; No, 30 fps
Features: Cinematic Mode, Flicker sensor, Noise reduction, 4K Video, 8K Video, Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Manual focus, Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.7 mm 163.5 mm 8.0 mm Print 3D Model; 77.1 mm 167.4 mm 8.4 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 196 g; 209 g
Materials: Aluminium alloy; Plastic
Colors: Black White Red; Black Silver
Water/dust resistance: IP54; IP65 , MIL-STD-810H
Usable surface: 89 %; 85 %
Drop resistance: —; Class A B C D E 270 drops without defects
Repairability: —; Class A B C D E

Operating system: Android 14 Upside-down cake OriginOS 4 (Android 14); Android 16 OriginOS 6 (Android 16)
Updates: OS updates: 3 years, Security updates: 4 years; OS updates: 5 years
Google services: Without Google Mobile services; With Google Mobile Services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.4 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy)
Wi-Fi: 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac, WiFi 6 (802.11ax) , WiFi 7 (802.11be); 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
Wi-Fi features: Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO; Dual band, 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, QZSS, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a), BeiDou (B2), NavIC System, QZSS (L1 + L5), Galileo (E1+E5a+E5b); GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

5G: n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500); n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n8 (900), n20 (800), n28b (700), n28a (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n66 (1700), n71 (600), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)
4G LTE: B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B19 (800), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500), B66 (1700/2100), B71 (600)
3G: B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B6 (800), B8 (900), B19 (800); B1 (2100), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
2G: CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)