Vivo V21 5G

Sleek and stylish design, compact dimensions

No official ingress protection

All things considered, we are confident that the V21 and V21 5G will find a loving crowd of fans to appreciate the particular and somewhat unique take on a 2021 midranger. For everybody else, there are plenty of alternatives with more "mainstream"...

Excellent selfie camera ; Good looking 90Hz AMOLED screen ; In-display fingerprint scanner

Midrange processor ; Primary camera isn't best-in-class ; Mediocre mono speaker

The Vivo V21 5G is a midrange phone with one main goal – to be the ultimate selfie lover’s choice, and for the price, you won’t find better. While it isn’t the best smartphone across the board with its mid-powered processor and plastic design, and its...

+ Selfies look clear in low-light, even without dual flash on ; + Thin build feels nice on the hands ; + Accessories provided feels sufficient ; + Decent battery life for such a capacity

- It looks like the vivo X60 series ; - Colour seems off for cameras ; - Lacks 3.5mm headphone jack ; - Some may find the price to be a bit high

Coming with a handful of filters, the vivo V21 excels in low-light selfies making it ideal for different situations and/or lighting.

Excellent selfie camera ; Stunning design ; Good battery

Disappointing rear camera ; Average performance

The Vivo V21 5G is a handset for those who want a good-looking phone on a budget. It does make a few sacrifices here and there to achieve that but for casual day-to-day use like texting, calling and streaming video it'll be just fine.

Superb selfie camera Decent 90Hz OLED screen Slim, mostly classy design

Relatively underpowered Old fashioned notch Busy Funtouch UI

The Vivo V21 5G is a mid-ranger with a lot going for it, including an appealingly slim design and an outstanding selfie camera. However, in the fight against some truly formidable competition, it falls a little short on performance and one or two other...

Best-in-class selfies ; Impressive screen ; Plenty of storage options

Poor mono speaker ; Mediocre secondary cameras ; Battery life could be better

A decent midrange phone with a turbo-charged selfie camera

Excellent selfie camera ; Good AMOLED screen ; Slim

Not particularly powerful ; So-so rear cameras ; No IP rating

A great phone if you care about taking selfies or recording video with the front camera. The V21 5G also benefits from a good-quality screen, but there are compromises elsewhere you’ll need to be able to live with.

Best-in-class selfies ; Impressive screen ; Plenty of storage options

Poor mono speaker ; Mediocre secondary cameras ; Battery life could be better

A decent midrange phone with a turbo-charged selfie camera

Great design and a really good looker for its category ; OIS on rear and front cameras ; microSD card expandable storage ; Long battery life

Still no NFC ; No IP-rated water resistance ; No 3.5mm audio jack ; Longer load times during general use ; Uneven display boundaries / black bars in landscape mode ; Camera colours are too vivid/saturated ; Diluted value against alternatives