VIVO has just launched its new V Series smartphone in India called V21e. Notably, the handset is different from the one announced in Malaysia back in April.
The Vivo V21e India variant comes with octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC inside and is paired with 8GB RAM (with extended RAM technology) and 128GB built-in storage space. It has Hybrid Dual Nano SIM slots, of which 2nd slot can be used to further expand storage.
Indian VIVO V21e 5G has Dark Pearl and Sunset Jazz colour options. Their thickness and weight vary depending on the colour. Regardless, the smartphone houses an in-display fingerprint sensor for biometrics.

The VIVO V21e 5G model in India is powered by Android 11 based Funtouch OS 11.1. It has 6.44-inch AMOLED display with FHD+ resolution, 60Hz refresh rate and offers 600nits peak HBM brightness.
The handset supports 5G but only single n78 band. It has 32MP selfie camera at front while there are 64MP main and 8MP wide-angle cameras at back with LED flash. The hardware is powered by 4000mAh battery and supports 44W fast charging. Vivo claims that 30 minutes of charge gives 72% battery.
VIVO V21e Specifications
- Dimensions: 160.63 x 73.91 x 7.67 mm (Dark Pearl) / 7.79mm (Sunset Jazz)
- Weight: 165 grams (Dark Pearl) / 167 grams (Sunset Jazz)
- SIM: Hybrid Dual nano SIM slots
- Biometrics: In-display fingerprint sensor
- Operating System: Android 11 based Funtouch OS 11.1
- Display: 6.44-inch AMOLED display with 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR10, 408ppi pixel density, 600nits (HBM) brightness, 430nits (typ) brightness, 2000000:1 contrast ratio multi-touch support
- Chipset: Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 700 processor with ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
- RAM: 8GB
- Storage: 128GB UFS 2.1 Built-in, expandable using MicroSD card
- Front camera: 32MP with Auto Focus, F/2.0 Aperture
- Rear cameras: Triple cameras with LED Flash, 4K video recording
- 64MP main with F/1.89 Aperture, Auto Focus
- 8MP 120-degreewide-angle with F/2.2 Aperture,
- Battery: 4000mAh (typical) with 44W (11V/4A) fast charging support
- Connectivity: 5G (n78 band) / dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.1, USB Type-C, USB OTG, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/ Galileo/QZSS, 3.5mm earphone jack
- Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient Light, Proximity, e-Compass, Gyroscope

The VIVO V21e 5G is priced at Rs. 24,990 ($337 approx.) and will go on sale at Amazon.in, Flipkart and Vivo India’s e-store.