Home / Compare Mobiles / Compare realme 16 vs realme C21

realme 16 vs realme C21: Price, Specs & Features Comparison

realme 16 realme 16 ₹31,999
realme C21 realme C21 Flipkart ₹8,999
Price Comparison −
PRICE & STORE OFFERS
Price & Store Offers
₹31,999
4GB + 64GB Flipkart ₹5,999 4GB + 64GB Amazon ₹9,299
General −
LAUNCH DATE
Launch Date
April 2, 2026 (Official)
April 14, 2021 (Official)
CUSTOM UI
Custom UI
Realme UI
Realme UI
OPERATING SYSTEM(OS)
Operating System(OS)
Android v16
Android v10 (Q)
OS UPDATES
OS Updates
3 Year
-
SECURITY UPDATES
Security Updates
4 Year
-
BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth
-
Yes, v5.0
NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION
Near Field Communication
-
No
Back Camera −
RESOLUTION
Resolution
2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))
-
AUTOFOCUS
Autofocus
Yes
Yes, Phase Detection Autofocus
OIS
OIS
Yes
-
FLASH
Flash
Yes
Yes, LED Flash
SHOOTING MODES
Shooting Modes
Cinema Mode
Continuous Shooting High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
CAMERA FEATURES
Camera Features
10 x Digital Zoom
4 x Digital Zoom Auto Flash Face detection Touch to focus
VIDEO RECORDING FEATURES
Video Recording Features
Yes, Screen flash
Full HD @30 fps
IMAGE RESOLUTION
Image Resolution
-
4128 x 3096 Pixels
SETTINGS
Settings
-
Exposure compensation, ISO control
CAMERA
Camera
-
13 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Front Camera −
RESOLUTION
Resolution
2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))
-
FLASH
Flash
Yes
-
VIDEO RECORDING
Video Recording
Yes, Screen flash
-
FRONT CAMERA
Front Camera
-
5 MP
Performance −
CHIPSET
Chipset
MediaTek Dimensity 6400 Turbo
MediaTek Helio G35
CPU
CPU
Octa core (2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 + 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55)
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
ARCHITECTURE
Architecture
64 bit
64 bit
FABRICATION
Fabrication
6 nm
12 nm
GRAPHICS (GPU)
Graphics (GPU)
Mali-G57 MC2
PowerVR GE8320
RAM
RAM
8 GB / 12 GB
3 GB / 4 GB
RAM TYPE
RAM Type
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
Display −
DISPLAY TYPE
Display Type
Flexible AMOLED
IPS LCD
SCREEN SIZE
Screen Size
6.57 inches (16.69 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
RESOLUTION
Resolution
2372x1080 px (UHD (4k))
720x1600 px (HD+)
PEAK BRIGHTNESS
Peak Brightness
4200 nits
-
HBM BRIGHTNESS
HBM Brightness
1400 nits
-
REFRESH RATE
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
60 Hz
ASPECT RATIO
Aspect Ratio
20:9
20:9
PIXEL DENSITY
Pixel Density
397 ppi
270 ppi
SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CALCULATED)
Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)
88.24 %
80.82 %
SCREEN PROTECTION
Screen Protection
Yes
-
BEZEL-LESS DISPLAY
Bezel-less Display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
SCREEN TO BODY RATIO (CLAIMED BY THE BRAND)
Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)
93 %
89.5 %
BRIGHTNESS
Brightness
-
400 nits
TOUCH SAMPLING RATE
Touch Sampling Rate
-
120 Hz
Design & Body −
HEIGHT
Height
158.30 mm
165.2 mm
WIDTH
Width
75.1 mm
76.4 mm
THICKNESS
Thickness
8.10 mm
8.9 mm
WEIGHT
Weight
183 grams
190 grams
BUILD MATERIAL
Build Material
Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Network −
SIM SLOT(S)
SIM Slot(s)
Dual SIM
Dual SIM
SIM TYPE
SIM Type
SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano, SIM2: Nano
NETWORK SUPPORT
Network Support
5G, 4G
5G Not Supported, 4G
VOLTE
VoLTE
Yes
Yes
SIM 1
SIM 1
Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
4G bands Expand
SIM 2
SIM 2
Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
4G bands Expand
WI-FI
Wi-Fi
Yes, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
-
WI-FI FEATURES
Wi-Fi Features
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
BLUETOOTH
Bluetooth
Yes, v5.3
-
GPS
GPS
Yes with Glonass
Yes with A-GPS, Glonass
NFC
NFC
No
-
IR BLASTER
IR Blaster
Yes
-
Battery −
CAPACITY
Capacity
7000 mAh
5000 mAh
QUICK CHARGING
Quick Charging
Yes, 60W Fast Charging
-
BATTERY TYPE
Battery Type
-
Li-ion
REVERSE CHARGING
Reverse Charging
-
Yes
Storage −
INTERNAL STORAGE
Internal Storage
128 GB / 256 GB
32 GB / 64 GB
STORAGE TYPE
Storage Type
UFS 2.2
eMMC 5.1
EXPANDABLE STORAGE
Expandable Storage
Yes
Yes, Up to 256 GB
Multimedia −
AUDIO JACK
Audio Jack
USB Type-C
3.5 mm
Sensors −
FINGERPRINT SENSOR
Fingerprint Sensor
Yes
Yes
FINGERPRINT SENSOR POSITION
Fingerprint Sensor Position
On-screen
Rear
FINGERPRINT SENSOR TYPE
Fingerprint Sensor Type
Optical,Ultrasonic
-
OTHER SENSORS
Other Sensors
Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope
Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer
PROCESSOR
Processor
-
MediaTek Helio G35
RAM & STORAGE
RAM & Storage
-
3 GB RAM + 32 GB 4 GB RAM + 64 GB
DISPLAY
Display
-
6.5", 720 x 1600 Resolution

Search Mobiles...

Recommended Alternative