Samsung Galaxy S21 vs iQOO 15

Compare Samsung Galaxy S21 and iQOO 15 to understand which one suits your needs the best. The Samsung Galaxy S21 is priced from ₹69,999, while iQOO 15 is available at ₹69,900 respectively. In terms of performance and features, each device offers a unique combination of processor, display, camera, and battery capabilities. Explore their complete specifications and key differences side-by-side to make a well-informed buying decision.

Samsung Galaxy S21 vs iQOO 15 Comparison Overview

Key Highlights	Samsung Galaxy S21	iQOO 15
Price	₹69,999	₹69,900
Processor	Samsung Exynos 2100	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.2", FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz	6.85", 2K AMOLED, 144Hz
Rear Camera	12MP (Wide-angle), 64MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Telephoto), 32MP (Front)
Battery	4000mAh, 25Watt, Charger in the box	7000mAh, 100Watt, Charger in the box
RAM/Storage	8GB (LPDDR5), 128GB (UFS 3.1)	12GB (LPDDR5X Ultra Pro), 256GB (UFS 4.1)

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6.4/10

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Samsung Galaxy S21

₹69,999

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iQOO 15

₹69,900

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Samsung Galaxy S21

₹69,999

iQOO 15

₹69,900

Performance Scorecard

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iQOO 15100

Samsung Galaxy S2134

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iQOO 15100

Samsung Galaxy S2191

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iQOO 15100

Samsung Galaxy S2172

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Samsung Galaxy S2133

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iQOO 15100

Samsung Galaxy S2194

Key Specifications

Processor	Samsung Exynos 2100	Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Display	6.2", FHD+ AMOLED, 120Hz	6.85", 2K AMOLED, 144Hz
Camera	12MP (Wide-angle), 64MP (Telephoto), 12MP (Ultra-wide), 10MP (Front)	50MP (Wide-angle), 50MP (Ultra-wide), 50MP (Telephoto), 32MP (Front)
Battery	4000mAh, 25Watt, Charger in the box	7000mAh, 100Watt, Charger in the box
RAM	8GB (LPDDR5)	12GB (LPDDR5X Ultra Pro)
Storage	128GB (UFS 3.1)	256GB (UFS 4.1)

General

Box Contents	Phone, Type-C cable, SIM Ejector Tool	Phone, 100W Charger, Type-C Cable, SIM Ejector Tool, Case
Colors	Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink	Alpha, Legend, Apex
Launch	January 14, 2021	November 26, 2025
Stores		IQOO, Amazon, Flipkart
Launch Country	India	India
Launch Price	₹69,999	₹72,999

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Display

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Display Type	AMOLED	AMOLED
Refresh Rate	120Hz	144Hz
LTPS Support	Yes	-
Playback Quality	HDR10+	Dolby Vision
Display Engine	Dynamic 2X	M14
Touch Sampling Rate	240Hz	360Hz
Display Size	6.2 inches	6.85 inches
Area	94.1cm²	114cm²
Display Form Factor	Flat Display	Curved Display
Screen to Body Ratio	87.2	94.37
Resolution Width	1080 pixels	1440 pixels
Resolution Height	2400 pixels	3168 pixels
Aspect Ratio	20:9	19.8:9
Pixel Density	421ppi	508ppi
Color Gamut Range	100%	118%
Display Resolution	FHD+	2K
Peak Brightness	1300 nits	6000 nits
Eye Protection	Eye Comfort Shield	TUV Rheinland certification
Colour Depth	16 Million Colours	1.07 Billion Colours
LTPO Support	-	Yes
Anti Reflection Coating	-	Yes
Display Bit Rate	-	10-bit
Typical Brightness	-	1000 nits
High Brightness	-	2600 nits
Contrast Ratio	-	8,000,000:1
Colour Gamut	-	DCI-P3

Body

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Height	151.7mm	163.65mm
Width	71.2mm	76.8mm
Thickness	7.9mm	8.14mm
Weight	169 grams	216.2 grams
Screen Material	Gorilla Glass Victus	Schott Xensation Glass
Display Protection	Gorilla Glass Victus	Schott Xensation α
Back Material	Plastic	Glass
Side Material	Aluminium Frame	Metal Frame
Build Quality	Corning Gorilla Glass Victus	Schott Xensation Alpha
Ports	USB Type-C 3.2	OTG, USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1
Additional Features	OTG	USB Type-C (bottom)
IP Rating	IP68 (Dust and Water Resistant)	IP68/IP69 (Dust and Water Resistant)
Speaker	Stereo Speakers, Tuned by AKG	Stereo Speakers
Sound Tuning	No Tuning	Snapdragon Sound

Processor

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Chipset Manufacturer	Samsung	Qualcomm
Chipset	Exynos 2100	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Fabrication Size	5nm	3nm
Number of Cores	Octa-core	Octa-core
Clock Speed	1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55	4.6GHz2+3.62GHz6
GPU	Mali-G78 MP14	Adreno 840
Co-Processor	-	Q3 Gaming Chip
Cooling System	-	8K VC Ice Dome Cooling System

Gaming Benchmarks

BGMI Super Smooth + Ultra Extreme	-	119.3 FPS 37.2 °C (Temp)
COD Mobile Medium + Ultra	-	120.1 FPS 37.2 °C (Temp)
Genshin Impact Highest + 60FPS (Android)	-	60.1 FPS 40.1 °C (Temp)
Wuthering Waves Balanced + High	-	59.2 FPS 42.2 °C (Temp)

Performance Benchmarks

AnTuTu	875803	3729088
Geekbench 6 CPU Single-Core	1356	3588
Geekbench 6 CPU Multi-Core	-	10207

Main Camera

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Main Camera #1 Megapixel	12MP	50MP
Main Camera #1 Aperture	f/1.8	f/1.88
Main Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide-angle	Wide-angle
Main Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/1.76"	1/1.56"
Main Camera #1 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS	-
Main Camera #2 Megapixel	64MP	50MP
Main Camera #2 Aperture	f/2.0	f/2.0
Main Camera #2 Lens Type	Telephoto	Ultra-wide
Main Camera #2 Sensor Size	1/1.72"	1/2.76"
Main Camera #2 Camera Features	1.1x Optical Zoom, Hybrid Zoom, OIS, PDAF	-
Main Camera #3 Megapixel	12MP	50MP
Main Camera #3 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.65
Main Camera #3 Field of View	120	-
Main Camera #3 Lens Type	Ultra-wide	Telephoto
Main Camera #3 Sensor Size	1/2.55"	1/1.95"
Main Camera #3 Camera Features	Super Steady Video	3x Optical Zoom
Features	Auto Focus, Auto-HDR, Digital Zoom, LED flash, Panorama	Documents Mode, HDR, Nightscape, panorama, Portrait mode, Professional Mode, Slow Motion, Time Lapse
Camera Stabilization	OIS	OIS
Raw Photo Support	Yes	-
Dynamic Video Recording Support	HDR 10+ recording	SDR recording
Stereo Sound Recording Support	Yes	Yes
Slow Motion Recording	960 fps slomo	240 fps slomo
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	PDAF
Dedicated Imaging Chip	No Chip	-
Max Zoom Supported	2-10X	10-20X
Lens Enhancements	No enhancement	-
Optical Zoom Support	3X	3X
Video Features	gyro-EIS, HDR10+, Stereo Sound Recording	gyro-EIS
Video Recording	1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@120fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 720p@960fps, 8K@24fps	1080p@120fps, 1080p@240fps, 1080p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 4K@24fps, 4K@30fps, 4K@60fps, 8K@30fps
Main Camera #1 Camera Sensor	-	Sony IMX921
Main Camera #2 Field of View	-	150
Main Camera #3 Camera Sensor	-	Sony IMX882

Operating System

OS Name	Android	Android
OS Version	11	16
OS Skin	One UI	Origin OS
Inbuilt AI	Neural Processing Unit(Samsung)	-
Bloatware Free OS	Yes	Yes
OS Updates	4 year(s)	5 year(s)
Security Updates	5 year(s)	7 year(s)
AI Features	Circle to Search	AI Call Summary, AI Camera, AI Captions, AI Creation, AI Frame Stabilization, AI Game Assist, AI Network, AI Photo Enhance, AI Portrait, AI Scene recognition, Circle to Search
Gaming Mode	-	Yes
Desktop Mode	-	Yes
AI Frame Interpolation	-	Yes

Selfie Camera

🏆 Winner: Samsung Galaxy S21

Front Camera #1 Megapixel	10MP	32MP
Front Camera #1 Aperture	f/2.2	f/2.2
Front Camera #1 Focal Length	26mm	21mm
Front Camera #1 Pixel Size	1.22µm	-
Front Camera #1 Lens Type	Wide	Wide
Front Camera #1 Sensor Size	1/3.24"	-
Front Camera #1 Camera Features	Dual Pixel PDAF	-
Features	Auto-HDR, Dual Video Call	120fps Slo-mo, Face Detection, Face unlock, Fixed Focus, HDR Photos, Night mode, Panoramic, Portrait Mode, Time Lapse
Auto Focus Type	Dual Pixel Auto Focus	Fixed Focus
Video Features	1080p@30fps, 4k@30/60fps	1080p@30/60fps, 4k@30/60fps
Video Recording	1080@30fps, 4k@60fps	1080@30fps, 1080@60fps, 4k@30fps, 4k@60fps
HDR Recording Support	SDR recording	SDR recording
Front Camera #1 Field of View	-	90
Front Camera #1 Camera Sensor	-	Samsung GD2

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Battery

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Battery Capacity	4000mAh	7000mAh
Battery Type	Lithium Ion	Silicon Carbon
Wireless Charging Support	Yes	Yes
Reverse Wireless Charging Support	Yes	-
Charging Speed Wired	25W	100W
Charging Speed Wireless	15W	40W
Charging Speed Reverse Wireless	4.5W	-
Bypass Charging Support	-	Yes
Charging Standards Supported	-	PD, PPS

Battery Test Results

Charging Time (0 To 50%)	-	30 min (0 to 100%)

Network

Sim Type	nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (2 nano-SIM and eSIM dual stand-by)	Dual nano-SIM (nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Support	5G	5G
Band Types	5G, CDMA, EVDO, GSM, HSDPA, HSPA, LTE	5G, GSM, LTE FDD, LTE TD, WCDMA
2G Bands	1800, 1900, 850, 900	1800, 1900, 850, 900
3G Bands	HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	WCDMA 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
4G Bands	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66	LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28A, 28B, 66, 71, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 48
5G Bands	SA/NSA/Sub6 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78	SA/NSA 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 18, 20, 26, 28A, 28B, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 71, 77, 78

Connectivity

🏆 Winner: iQOO 15

Wi-Fi Standards	Wi-Fi 6 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Wi-Fi 7 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be
Wi-Fi Version	WiFi 6	WiFi 7
Bluetooth Version	5	6
Bluetooth Codecs	A2DP, LE	AAC, aptX, aptX Adaptive, aptX HD, aptX Lossless, LDAC, LHDC 5.0, SBC
GPS	BDS, GALILEO, GLONASS, GPS	Beidou, Galileo, Glonass, GNSS, GPS, Navic, QZSS
NFC Support	Supported	Supported
Radio	FM Radio	-

Features

Fingerprint Scanner	Ultrasonic (under display)	Ultrasonic (under display)
Sensors on Board	Accelerometer, Barometer Sensor, Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor, Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX	Accelerometer, Ambient Light Sensor, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor
Haptic Feedback	Eccentric Rotating Mass	Dual-Axis Vibration Motor