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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Realme Realme
Announced October 2020 2021, April 22 2021, September 09
Status Coming Soon - October 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, May Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, September 14
Price Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 13,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Green, Blue Supersonic Blue, Supersonic Black Black, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
(6.4 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
164.1 x 75.5 x 8.5 mm
(6.46 x 2.97 x 0.33 in)
Weight 164 g (5.78 oz) 185 g (6.53 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176 LTE 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66 LTE
5G Network 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA -
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 14 Android 11 Android 11
User Interface - Realme UI 2.0 Realme UI 2.0
Processor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G (7 nm) Octa-core (2x2.05 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6xX.X GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Helio G96 (12 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (4-core graphics) Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM N/A 8 GB 6 GB
Internal Memory 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
480 nits (typ), 600 nits
FHD+ IPS LCD Screen
120Hz refresh Rate
Colors 16M Colour 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.1 inches 6.5 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (405 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (400 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.25% 83.88% 84.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 12 MP 48 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP 50 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.31", 1.2µm, PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps 1080p@30/60fps
Front Camera 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide)
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3.06" 1.0µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/120fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, 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 Lightning, USB 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64GB, 128GB, 256GB 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 4 GB RAM UFS 2.1 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1)
Expandable Storage No microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor not 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 present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 18W
Capacity - 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 17 h (multimedia) - -
Talk Time - - -