Apple Iphone 16 Vs Realme C21y Comparison by Price, Specifications, Features & Review

Apple iPhone 16 vs Realme C21y

Should you buy Apple iPhone 16 or Realme C21Y? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price an...d key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 16Realme C21Y
Price79900.06539.0
Camera48 MP + 12 MP And 12 MP13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP And 5 MP
Operating SystemiOS v18Android v11
Display6.1 inches (15.49 cm)6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
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Key Specs

Battery

- 5000 mAh

Display

6.1 inches (15.49 cm) 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Front Camera

12 MP 5 MP

Processor

Apple A18 Unisoc T610

RAM

8 GB 3 GB

Rear Camera

48 MP + 12 MP 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP

Battery

Capacity

- 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast, 20W: 50 % in 30 minutes -

Removable

No No

Type

Li-ion Li-ion

USB Type-C

Yes No

Wireless Charging

Yes -

Design

Build Material

Back: Color-infused Glass -

Colours

Black, Pink, White, Teal, Ultramarine Cross Blue, Cross Black

Height

147.6 mm 164.5 mm

Ruggedness

Dust proof -

Thickness

7.80 mm 9.1 mm

Waterproof

Yes, Water resistant (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 6 meter), IP68 -

Weight

170 grams 200 grams Below

Width

71.6 mm 76 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9 20:9

Bezel-less display

Yes with punch-hole display Yes with waterdrop notch

Brightness

- 420 nits

Display Type

Super Retina XDR IPS LCD

HDR 10 / HDR+ support

Yes -

Pixel Density

461 ppi 270 ppi

Refresh Rate

60 Hz 60 Hz

Resolution

1179x2556 px (FHD+) 720x1600 px (HD+)

Screen Protection

Yes -

Screen Size

6.1 inches (15.49 cm) 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.24 % 81.59 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 88.7 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Front Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

- Fixed Focus

Camera Setup

Single Single

Flash

Yes, Retina Flash -

Resolution

12 MP f/1.9, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(23 mm focal length, 3.6" sensor size) 5 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(5.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

Sensor

- CMOS

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps 1920x1080 @ 120 fps 1280x720 @ 30 fps
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General

Brand

Apple realme

Custom UI

- Realme UI

Launch Date

September 09, 2024 August 30, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v18 Android v11

Main Camera

Autofocus

Yes, Dual Pixel Phase Detection autofocus Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus 4 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus

Camera Setup

Dual Triple

Flash

Yes, Dual-color LED Flash Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels 4128 x 3096 Pixels

OIS

Yes -

Resolution

48 MP f/1.6, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 1.56" sensor size, Sensor-shift Image Stabilization, 1µm pixel size)12 MP f/2.2, Ultra-Wide Angle Camera(13 mm focal length, 0.7µm pixel size) 13 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle (80° field-of-view), Primary Camera(25.5 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(21.8 mm focal length, 5.0" sensor size, 1.75µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4(21.8 mm focal length, 5.0" sensor size, 1.75µm pixel size)

Sensor

- CMOS image sensor

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Burst mode Macro Mode Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 60 fps 1920x1080 @ 240 fps 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slo-motion Video HDR Night Time-Lapse Macro Video Action Mode Audio Zoom Stereo recording -

Multimedia

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus -

Audio Jack

USB Type-C 3.5 mm

FM Radio

No -

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Stereo Speakers

Yes -

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.3 Yes, v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS, Glonass Yes with A-GPS, Glonass

NFC

Yes No

Network Support

5G Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G 5G Not Supported in India, 4G Supported in India, 3G, 2G

SAR Value

- Head: 0.855 W/kg, Body: 0.674 W/kg

SIM 1

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

5G Bands: FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N14 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N30 / N66 TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N53 / N70 / N71 / N75 / N76 / N77 / N78 / N79 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 2300(band 30) 3G Bands: UMTS 1700/2100 / 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available 4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM Size

SIM1: Nano, SIM2: eSIM SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM Dual SIM, GSM+GSM

USB Connectivity

USB 2.0, Mass storage device, USB charging Mass storage device, USB charging, microUSB 2.0

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz, MIMO Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Calling

Yes -

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Performance

Architecture

64 bit -

CPU

Hexa Core (Dual core + Quad core) Octa core (1.8 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 + 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)

Chipset

Apple A18 Unisoc T610

Fabrication

3 nm 12 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) Mali-G52

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

- Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer

Storage

Expandable Memory

No Yes, Up to 256 GB

Internal Memory

128 GB 32 GB

Storage Type

NVMe eMMC 5.1

USB OTG

- Yes
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