Nokia C21 Plus vs Nokia C32

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Comparing the Nokia C21 Plus vs Nokia C32 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Nokia C32 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 815, while Nokia C21 Plus scores 469, making Nokia C32 the better performer.


Display: Nokia C32 offers a screen size of 6.51 inches, while Nokia C21 Plus offers 6.5 inches, making Nokia C32 the larger display of the two. Both Nokia C21 Plus and Nokia C32 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Nokia C32 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Nokia C21 Plus offers 13 MP, making Nokia C32 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia C32 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Nokia C21 Plus offers 5 MP, making Nokia C32 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Nokia C32 delivers longer battery life with 9h 56m, while Nokia C21 Plus delivers None, making Nokia C32 the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Nokia C32 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Nokia C21 Plus offers 32 GB, making Nokia C32 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Nokia C21 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while Nokia C32 has a rating of 3.6.

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Summary

Release Date

12 Jul, 2022
23 May, 2023
14 May, 2026

Performance

Unisoc SC9863A
Unisoc SC9863A1
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.6 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
8 MP
50 MP

Battery

5050 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
N/A
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB
512 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Sturdy design
  • Good screen
  • Excellent battery life
  • Dedicated slot for microSD card
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Bloatware
  • Iffy fingerprint scanner
  • Sub-par performance
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4/5
(234 ratings)
3.6/5
(2,355 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
116,762
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
9h 56m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Jul 12, 2022
(Official)
May 23, 2023
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v13
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
2 Years
7 Year

Custom UI

Android Go
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Unisoc SC9863A
Unisoc SC9863A1
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

1.6 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

28 nm
22 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8322
PowerVR GE8322
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
116,762
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

33.0 s
48.0 s
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
6.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

32.3 %
23.1 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.51 inches  (16.54 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

81.55 %
81.9 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Yes
Yes
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

164.8 mm
164.6 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.9 mm
75.9 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.5 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

191 grams
199.4 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
Yes Splash proof IP52
N/A

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera Wide Angle
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

HD @30 fps
N/A
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

5050 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
9h 56m
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 22m 7s
2h 38m 12s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Side
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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