Realme C21 vs TCL 40 XE

Realme C21

TCL 40 XE

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 1700(AWS) - USA
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 2, 4, 5, 12, 13, 25, 26, 41, 66, 71 - USA
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 20, 28, 77, 78
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload

LTE
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

165.2 mm

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Width

76.4 mm

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Thickness

8.9 mm

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Weight

190 g

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Colors

Black, Blue

Black

Display
Display type

IPS LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

6.5 inches

6.56 inches
Resolution

720 x 1600 pixels

720 x 1612 pixels
Pixel density

270 ppi

269 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3

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OS
OS

Android 10, Realme UI 1.0 / Android 11, Realme UI 2.0

Android 12, TCL UI 4.0

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 1/3.0" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

4160 x 3120 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, digital image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

Single
Selfie camera

(wide) , 5 MP, f/2.2 , 1/5.0" , 1.12 µm

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 1/4" , 1.12 µm
Selfie camera resolution

2560 x 1920 pixels

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

Face unlock, HDR, panorama

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Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

1080p@30fps

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

-
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.1
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

No

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GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes