Phone Comparison - Realme 5i vs Samsung Galaxy M21 vs Samsung Galaxy M21s

general General Info

Manufacturer realme Samsung Samsung
Announced December 2019 2020, March 18 November 2020
Status Coming Soon - January 6, 2020 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, March 23 Available - November 2020
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Blue, Green Midnight Blue, Raven Black Blue, Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 164.4 x 75.6 x 9.3 mm
(6.47 x 2.98 x 0.37 in)
159 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.26 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
159.2 x 75.1 x 8.9 mm
(6.27 x 2.96 x 0.35 in)
Weight 198 g (6.98 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 191 g (6.74 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM), 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 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 8(900), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor
- Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 9.0 (Pie) Android 10.0 Android 10
User Interface ColorOS 6.1 One UI 2.0 One UI 2.5
Processor Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm) Octa-core (4x2.3 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Exynos 9611 (10nm)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G72 MP3 Mali-G72 MP3
RAM 4 GB 6 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 128 GB 128 GB 128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3+ Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
420 nits max brightness (advertised)
Super AMOLED Screen, 420 nits (typ), Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 6.5 inches 6.4 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1600 pixels (270 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi) 1080 x 2340 pixels (403 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.03% 84.07% 83.97%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio, RDS, recording FM radio, RDS, recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 64 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP
Flash LED Flash LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4 (dedicated macro camera)
2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
HDR
48 MP, f/2.0, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
64 MP, (wide), PDAF
8 MP, f/2.2, 12mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
5 MP, f/2.2, (depth)
Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/120fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP [Similar] 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/2.8", 1.0μm
HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
32 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
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-A (2CA) 450/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.0, 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 2.0, USB On-The-Go 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 128 GB, 6 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC
USB OTG Supported Supported Not 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 present gyroscope sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 10W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity 5000 mAh 6000 mAh 6000 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -