Realme C21 With 5,000mAh Battery, Triple Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Realme C21 features a 6.5-inch display with a waterdrop-style notch.

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 5 March 2021 10:51 IST

Realme C21 With 5,000mAh Battery, Triple Rear Cameras Launched: Price, Specifications

Realme C21 is powered by the Helio G35 SoC

Highlights

Realme C21 has a rear fingerprint sensor
The phone has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion
Realme C21 launched in Cross Black and Cross Blue colour options

Realme C21 was launched in Malaysia on Thursday. The budget phone is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC and packs a large 5,000mAh battery. It has launched in two colour options with a gradient finish and has a waterdrop-style notch. The Reamle C21 has a triple camera setup at the back inside a square-shaped module that sits on the top left corner. The phone also comes with a rear fingerprint sensor.

Realme C21 price, sale

The new Realme C21 is priced in Malaysia at MYR 499 (roughly Rs. 8,900) for the lone 3GB RAM + 32GB storage model. The phone comes in two colour options – Cross Black and Cross Blue. It is already up for buying on Lazada retail site. There is no clarity for now about the India launch of the Realme C21.

Realme C21 specifications

The Realme C21 runs on Realme UI based on Android 10 and has a dual-SIM slot. It features a 6.5-inch HD+ (720x1,600 pixels) LCD display with an 89.5 percent screen-to-body ratio and is powered by the MediaTek Helio G35 SoC. The phone packs 3GB of RAM and internal storage is listed to be 32GB. There's a dedicated microSD card slot for further storage expansion.

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The triple rear camera setup on the Realme C21 includes a 13-megapixel main sensor with an f/2.2 aperture, a 2-megapixel macro lens with an f/2.4 aperture, and a third 2-megapixel monochrome lens with an f/2.4 aperture. Up front, the phone features a 5-megapixel selfie camera inside a waterdrop-style notch with an f/2.2 aperture.

There's a rear fingerprint scanner on the Realme C21. The phone packs a large 5,000mAh battery and comes with a 10W charger bundled inside the box. Connectivity options include a MicroUSB port, a 3.5mm audio jack, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v5, and more. The Realme C21 weighs 190 grams and measures 165.2x76.4x8.9mm. Sensors on board include magnetic induction sensor, light sensor, proximity sensor, and accelerometer.

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Realme C21

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good battery life
Sturdy body

Bad
Average camera performance

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Display 6.50-inch

Processor MediaTek Helio G35

Front Camera 5-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel

RAM 3GB, 4GB

Storage 32GB, 64GB

Battery Capacity 5000mAh

OS Android 10

Resolution 720x1600 pixels

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