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Nokia 106 (2023)

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Nokia 106 (2023)

Nokia 106 (2023)

Realme C21

Nokia 106 (2023)

Realme C21

Network
2G network

GSM 900, 1800

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

-

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100
4G network

-

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

-

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

-

5.76 Mbps
LTE speed

-

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 51 Mbps upload
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Availability
Oficially announced

2023-05

2021-03
Status

2023-05

2021-03

Design
Build

-

Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
SIM

Single SIM (Mini-SIM) or Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)

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

115.1 mm

165.2 mm
Width

49.4 mm

76.4 mm
Thickness

14.5 mm

8.9 mm
Weight

79.4 g

190 g
Splash resistant

Yes

-
Flashlight

Yes

-
Colors

Charcoal, Green, Red

Black, Blue

Display
Display type

TFT LCD

IPS LCD
Physical size

1.8 inches

6.5 inches
Resolution

120 x 160 pixels

720 x 1600 pixels
Pixel density

111 ppi

270 ppi
Display colors

66560

16777216
Protection

-

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

Hardware
CPU

-

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53
Chipset

-

MediaTek Helio G35
GPU

-

PowerVR GE8320
Memory RAM

-

3, 4 GB
Internal storage

-

32, 64 GB
Memory card

microSDHC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

-

256 GB
Storage

-

eMMC 5.1
Phonebook

Yes

-
Call records

Yes

-

Sound
3.5mm jack

Yes

Yes
Loudspeaker

Yes

Yes
Earpiece

-

Yes

Multimedia
Radio

Wireless FM radio

FM Radio

Connectivity
WLAN

No

Wi-Fi 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 1.1

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

No

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

-

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
NFC

-

No
GPS

No

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes

Features
Messaging SMS

Yes

-
Java

No

-
Games

Yes

-
Sensors

-

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, proximity

Battery
Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Po
Battery capacity

1000 mAh

5000 mAh
Battery removable

Removable

Non-removable
Fast battery charging

-

Yes
Reverse charging

-

Yes
Talk time 2G

12 h

-
Standby time 2G

528 h

-

Cost
Price

35 USD

130 USD

OS
OS

-

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

Main camera
Camera type

-

Triple
Main camera

(wide) , 13 MP, f/2.2 , 26 mm, 1/3.06" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

2560 x 1920 pixels
Primary camera video

-

1080p@30fps
Primary camera 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

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

-

Single
Selfie camera

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

-

2560 x 1920 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR, panorama
Selfie camera video

-

1080p@30fps

Browser
HTML

-

HTML5

Tests and performance
Antutu

-

110490 (v8)
Geekbench(single-core)

-

174 (v5.2)
Geekbench(multi-core)

-

982 (v5.2)

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