Apple Iphone 17 Vs Realme C21 Comparison by Price, Specifications, Features & Review

Apple iPhone 17 vs Realme C21

Should you buy Apple iPhone 17 or Realme C21? Find out which mobile phone is best for you - compare the two models on the basis of price and... key specs like performance, price, camera, display, ram, storage, battery capacity, operating system, Network Connectivity, Multimedia and more.

SpecificationsApple iPhone 17Realme C21
Price81990.06950.0
Display6.2 inches (15.75 cm)6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
Operating SystemiOS v16Android v10 (Q)
Camera12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP And 12 MP13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP And 5 MP
Battery4700 mAh5000 mAh
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₹81,990
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Key Specs

Battery

4700 mAh 5000 mAh

Display

6.2 inches (15.75 cm) 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Front Camera

12 MP 5 MP

Processor

Apple A16 Bionic MediaTek Helio G35

RAM

- 3 GB

Rear Camera

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

Battery

Capacity

4700 mAh 5000 mAh

Quick Charging

Yes, Fast -

Removable

No No

Type

Li-Polymer Li-ion

USB Type-C

No No

Camera

Autofocus

Yes -

Camera Features

Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus -

Camera Setup

Single -

Flash

Yes, LED Flash -

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels -

Resolution

12 MP, Primary Camera -

Settings

Exposure compensation -

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) -

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps -

Design

Build Material

- Back: Plastic

Colours

- Cross Blue, Cross Black

Height

- 165.2 mm

Thickness

- 8.9 mm

Weight

- 190 grams

Width

- 76.4 mm

Display

Aspect Ratio

- 20:9

Bezel-less display

- Yes with waterdrop notch

Bezelless Display

Yes -

Brightness

- 400 nits

Display Type

OLED IPS LCD

Pixel Density

454 ppi 270 ppi

Refresh Rate

- 60 Hz

Resolution

- 720x1600 px (HD+)

Screen Size

6.2 inches (15.75 cm) 6.5 inches (16.51 cm)

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

- 80.82 %

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

- 89.5 %

Touch Screen

Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch Yes, Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch
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Front Camera

Camera Features

- Fixed Focus

Camera Setup

- Single

Resolution

- 5 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(5.0" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)

General

Brand

Apple realme

Custom UI

- Realme UI

Launch Date

September 10, 2025 April 14, 2021 (Official)

Operating System

iOS v16 Android v10 (Q)

Main Camera

Autofocus

- Yes, Phase Detection autofocus

Camera Features

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

Camera Setup

- Triple

Flash

- Yes, LED Flash

Image Resolution

- 4128 x 3096 Pixels

Resolution

- 13 MP f/2.2, Wide Angle, Primary Camera(26 mm focal length, 3" sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Macro Camera(1.75µm pixel size)2 MP f/2.4, Mono Camera(1.75µm pixel size)

Sensor

- CMOS image sensor

Settings

- Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

- Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Video Recording

- 1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Multimedia

Audio Jack

Lightning 3.5 mm

Loudspeaker

Yes Yes

Network & Connectivity

Bluetooth

Yes, v5.3 Yes, v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

- No

Network Support

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

SIM 1

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 850 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available

SIM 2

4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) 3G Bands: UMTS 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) 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

Sim Slot(s)

Dual SIM, GSM+GSM -

USB Connectivity

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

VoLTE

Yes Yes

Wi-Fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n), MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot Mobile Hotspot

Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n) -

Performance

Architecture

64 bit 64 bit

CPU

Hexa Core (3.46 GHz, Dual core, Everest + 2.02 GHz, Quad core, Sawtooth) Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Chipset

Apple A16 Bionic MediaTek Helio G35

Fabrication

4 nm 12 nm

Graphics

Apple GPU (Five-core graphics) PowerVR GE8320

RAM type

- LPDDR4X

Ram

6 GB -

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

- eMMC 5.1

USB OTG

- Yes
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