Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge vs Realme C21 vs Realme 8 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung realme Realme
Announced February 2016 2021, March 05 2021, April 22
Status Available - March 2016 Available. Released 2021, March 05 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May
Price Rs. 50,900 ($748.53) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Various Cross Black, Cross Blue Supersonic Blue, Supersonic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 150.9 x 72.6 x 7.7 mm
(5.94 x 2.86 x 0.3 in)
165.2 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
Weight 157 g (5.54 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, Dual Stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Heart rate sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- IP68 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android 10 Android 11
User Interface - Realme UI 1.0 Realme UI 2.0
Processor Quad-core (2x 2.15 GHz Kryo & 2x 1.6 GHz Kryo)/ Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Mongoose & 4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53) , Qualcomm MSM8996 Snapdragon 820/ Exynos 8 Octa 8890 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm)
GPU Adreno 530/ Mali-T880 MP12 PowerVR GE8320 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 32 GB 64 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD upto 256GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5, Curved Edge Screen, Always-on display HD+ IPS LCD Screen FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
480 nits (typ), 600 nits
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.5 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2560 pixels (534 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 76.13% 80.78% 83.88%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio - FM radio Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Dual Pixel, f/1.7, 1/2.6' Sensor Size, 1 µm Pixel Size, Smart Optical Image Stablization, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 13 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.06", 1.12µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, f/1.7, Dual Video Call, Auto HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat9 450/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, apt-X 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1
Expandable Storage microSD upto 256GB microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor not present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity 3600 mAh 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -