Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S21 5G vs Realme 14 Pro+ vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung Realme Xiaomi
Announced 2021, January 14 January 2025 August 2025
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29 Available - January 2025 Available - August 2025
Price Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 29,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] -
Colors Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink Pearl White, Gray Midnight Black, Cloud Purple, Sky blue, Cedar White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
163.5 x 77.3 x 8 mm
(6.44 x 3.04 x 0.31 in)
163.6 x 78.1 x 7.8 mm
(6.44 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
Weight 169 g (5.96 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41 - India
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China
1, 3, 5, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 48
5G Network SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India
1, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - China
1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 48, 77, 78 SA/NSA
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 60 min)
GJB 150.18A certified
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68/IP69 dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 1.5m for 30 min)
Manufacturer-rated water-resistance (up to 2m for 24 hours)
IP69K

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 11 Android 15 Android 15
User Interface One UI 3.1 Realme UI 6.0 HyperOS 2
Processor Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea Octa-core (1x2.5 GHz Cortex-A720 & 3x2.4 GHz Cortex-A720 & 4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A520), Qualcomm SM7635 Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 (4 nm) Octa-core (4x2.6 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), Mediatek Dimensity 7400 Ultra (4 nm)
GPU Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea Adreno 710 (940 MHz) Mali-G615 MC2
RAM 8 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 512 GB 512 GB
External Memory microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No

display Display

Type FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
FHD+ OLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, 1500 Nits (HBM)
FHD+ AMOLED Screen
120Hz Refresh Rate, 3840Hz PWM
HDR10+, Dolby Vision, 3200 Nits (peak)
Xiaomi Dragon Crystal Glass
Colors 16M Colour 1B colors 68B colors
Size 6.2 inches 6.83 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi) 1272 x 2800 pixels (450 ppi) 1220 x 2772 pixels (443 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 86.12% 89.78% 87.01%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent) No Unspecified
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP 50 MP + 50 MP + 8 MP 50 MP + 8 MP
Flash LED Flash Triple-LED Flash LED Flash
Features 12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
50 MP, f/2.7, 73mm, (periscope telephoto), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
8 MP, f/2.2, 16mm, 112˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
HDR, Panorama
50 MP, f/1.5, (wide), 1/1.95", 1.6µm, multi-directional PDAF, OIS
8 MP, 112˚ (ultrawide)
HDR, Panorama
Video 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS 4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS, OIS 4K@24/30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS, OIS
Front Camera 10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.0, 21mm (wide), 1/2.74", 0.8µm

4K, 1080p, gyro-EIS [Similar]
20 MP, (wide)
HDR, panorama
1080p@30/60fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE 5.4, A2DP, LE, LDAC, LHDC
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac/6, Dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
USB USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 2.0 USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, QZSS, BDS
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot) No No
USB OTG Supported 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
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Non-removable Si/C Battery
Fast Battery Charging 80W wired, 50% in 24 min
Non-removable Li-ion Battery
Fast Battery Charging 45W wired
22.5W reverse wired
Capacity 4000 mAh 6000 mAh 7000 mAh
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