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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Realme Realme
Announced September 2023 January 2024 September 2025
Status Available - September 2023 Available - January 2024 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price Rs. 159,900 ($1199.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 25,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 20,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium Submarine Blue, Navigator Beige Silk Blue, Suit Titanium, Flowing Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 159.9 x 76.7 x 8.3 mm
(6.3 x 3.02 x 0.33 in)
161.5 x 74 x 8.8 mm
(6.36 x 2.91 x 0.35 in)
158.4 x 75.2 x 7.8 mm
(6.24 x 2.96 x 0.31 in)
Weight 221 g (7.8 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz) 181 g (6.38 oz)
SIM Type Nano-SIM and eSIM - International
Dual eSIM with multiple numbers - USA
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - China
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM)
CDMA 800 / 1900
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP65 dust/water resistant
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2.5m for 30 min)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 17 Android 14 Android 15, up to 3 major Android upgrades
User Interface - Realme UI 5.0 Realme UI 6.0
Processor Hexa-core (2x + 4x), Apple A17 Pro (3 nm) Octa-core (4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A55), Qualcomm SM6450 Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 (4 nm) Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 6400 Max (6 nm)
GPU Apple GPU (6-core graphics) Adreno 710 Mali-G57 MC2
RAM 8 GB 8 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 1 TB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10, Dolby Vision
1000 Nits (typ), 2000 Nits (HBM)
Ceramic Shield Glass
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate
800 Nits (HBM), 950 Nits (peak)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen, 120Hz
2160Hz PWM, 1000 Nits (typ), 1400 Nits (HBM), 4000 Nits (peak)
Colors 16M colors 1B colors 1B colors
Size 6.7 inches 6.7 inches 6.57 inches
Resolution 1290 x 2796 pixels (460 ppi) 1080 x 2412 pixels (394 ppi) 1080 x 2372 pixels (397 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.67% 90.59% 88.03%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 32 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.8, 120mm (periscope telephoto), 1.12µm, dual pixel PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
50 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", PDAF, OIS
32 MP, f/2.0, 47mm (telephoto), 1/2.75", PDAF, OIS, 2x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 27mm (wide), 1/2.88", PDAF
2 MP, f/2.4
HDR, Panorama
Video 4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps), 3D (spatial) video, stereo sound rec. 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS 1080p@30/60, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 12 MP, f/1.9, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6", PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Cinematic mode (4K@24/30fps)
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, 24mm (wide)
1080p@30fps [Similar]
50 MP
Video - 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
USB USB Type-C 3.0, DisplayPort USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 1 TB, 8 GB RAM or 512 GB, 8 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM NVMe 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG Not Supported Not Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Wired, 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe)
7.5W wireless (Qi)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 67W wired, 1-50% in 19 min
Non-removable Si/C Li-Ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 60W wired
10W reverse wired
Bypass charging
Capacity - 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -