Nokia C21 vs Xiaomi 12S

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900;CDMA 800
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100 - global version; 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100 - LATAM, Brazil

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100; CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 5, 7, 8, 20

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

-

EV-DO Rev.A 2.4 Mbps download, 0.15 Mbps upload
LTE speed

LTE, Cat4, 150 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Class 33
EDGE

Yes

Class 33

Design
Build

Glass front, aluminum frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus), glass back or eco leather back, aluminum frame
SIM

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

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

169.9 mm

152.7 mm
Width

77.9 mm

69.9 mm
Thickness

8.8 mm

8.2/8.7 mm
Weight

195 g

179/182 g
Colors

Blue, Gray

Gray, Green, Purple, White

Main camera
Camera type

Single

Triple
Main camera

8 MP

50 MP, (wide) , f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.28" , 1.22 µm
(ultrawide) , 13 MP, f/2.4 , 123˚ , 15 mm, 1/3.06" , 1.22 µm
(telephoto macro) , 5 MP, f/2.4 , 50 mm
Primary camera resolution

3264 x 2448 pixels

8190 x 6144 pixels
Primary camera video

720p@30fps

8K@24fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 720p@1920fps, gyro-EIS
Primary camera optics

-

Leica lens
Primary camera flash

LED flash

dual-LED dual-tone flash
Camera features

-

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, face unlock, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, macro-mode, phase detection autofocus, super night mode 2.0, cyberfocus

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, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

-

Yes
USB

microUSB 2.0

Type-C 2.0
USB On-The-Go

-

Yes
Bluetooth

v4.2

v5.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

-

Yes
Infrared

-

Yes
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

-

Yes
GALILEO

-

Yes
BDS

-

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes
NavIC

-

Yes