Phone Comparison - Huawei P9 vs Huawei P10 vs Realme C21

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general General Info

Manufacturer Huawei Huawei realme
Announced April 2016 Expected Announcement - February 2017 2021, March 05
Status Available - April 2016 Rumored Available. Released 2021, March 05
Price Rs. 39,999 ($588.22) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 45,600 ($685.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Various Cross Black, Cross Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 70.9 x 7 mm
(5.71 x 2.79 x 0.28 in)
145.5 x 69.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.73 x 2.74 x 0.29 in)
165.2 x 76.4 x 8.9 mm
(6.5 x 3.01 x 0.35 in)
Weight 144 g (5.08 oz) - 190 g (6.7 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 7(2600), 20(800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), B41 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor (rear-mounted)
Notification LED - Yes -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v7.0 (Nougat) Android 10
User Interface - EMUI Realme UI 1.0
Processor Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955 Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), HiSilicon Kirin 960 Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A53), MediaTek Helio G35 (12 nm)
GPU Mali-T880 MP4 Mali-G71 MP8 PowerVR GE8320
RAM 3/4 GB 4 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 32/64 GB 32/64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 IPS-NEO LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified Version) HD+ IPS LCD Screen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.2 inches 5.2 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.38% 73.68% 80.78%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera Dual 12 MP Dual 12 MP 13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone) Dual-LED (dual Tone) LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 27 mm, 1.25 µm Pixel Size, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.7, 27 Mm, Leica Optics, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, 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
Video 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 8 MP, 1080p [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.7, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm
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 Cat6 300/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE, VoLTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE v5.0, A2DP, LE 5.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, DLNA, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 32/64 GB, 3/4 GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM eMMC 5.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot)
USB OTG - Not 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
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Battery Charging 10W
Capacity 3000 mAh 3100 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -