Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S8 vs Realme C21 vs Apple iPhone 14

Price Comparison (India)

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung realme Apple
Announced March 2017 2021, March 05 September 2022
Status Available - April 2017 Available. Released 2021, March 05 Coming Soon - September 2022
Price Rs. 57,900 ($720.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold, Silver, Pink Gold Cross Black, Cross Blue Midnight, Purple, Starlight, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.9 x 68.1 x 8 mm
(5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
165.2 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.8 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.31 in)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 172 g (6.07 oz)
SIM Type Dual-SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM and eSIM), Dual eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66 - A2882, A2884
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 40, 41, 48, 66, 70, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA/Sub6 - A2882, A2884
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Face ID,IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10 iOS 16
User Interface - Realme UI 1.0 -
Processor Octa-core (4x2.35 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo)
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz & 4x1.7 GHz), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835
Exynos 8895 Octa
Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm) Hexa-core (2x3.23 GHz Avalanche + 4x1.82 GHz Blizzard), Apple A15 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU Adreno 540 PowerVR GE8320 Apple GPU (5-core graphics)
RAM 4 GB 4 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 64 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Gorilla Glass 5 HD+ IPS LCD Screen FHD+ Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
HDR10
Dolby Vision
800 nits (HBM), 1200 nits (peak)
Scratch-resistant Ceramic Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colors
Size 5.8 inches 6.5 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.06% 80.78% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No FM radio No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) LED Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, OIS, f/1.7 aperture, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile 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
12 MP, f/1.5, 26mm (wide), 1.9µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 2160p@60fps, 1080p@120fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 1080p@30fps 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), Cinematic mode (4K@30fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera 8 MP, AF [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, 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/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1 512 GB, 6 GB RAM or 256 GB, 6 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG Supported Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not 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 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-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Fast charging, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
MagSafe wireless charging 15W
Qi magnetic fast wireless charging 7.5W
Capacity 3000 mAh 5000 mAh -
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -