realme 6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s

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Comparing the realme 6 Pro vs Samsung Galaxy A21s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 6 Pro scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,689, while Samsung Galaxy A21s scores 1,103, making realme 6 Pro the better performer.


Display: realme 6 Pro offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 6.5 inches, making realme 6 Pro the larger display of the two. realme 6 Pro features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy A21s's PLS TFT LCD, making realme 6 Pro the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 6 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 48 MP, making realme 6 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 6 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Samsung Galaxy A21s offers 13 MP, making realme 6 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy A21s delivers longer battery life with 16h 19m, while realme 6 Pro delivers 15h 01m, making Samsung Galaxy A21s the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 6 Pro and Samsung Galaxy A21s offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: realme 6 Pro receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A21s is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 6 Pro receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Samsung Galaxy A21s has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

13 Mar, 2020
17 Jun, 2020
14 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
6 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP + 8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
13 MP
50 MP

Battery

4300 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh
30W Flash Charging
15W Fast Charging
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
512 GB
UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.0/10
8.7/10

Pros

  • Fluid 90Hz refresh rate experience 
  • Amazing design
  • Software is customisable
  • Primary camera is quite good
  • Good battery life
  • Nice display
  • Daylight photography is good
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • Chipset is weaker than Realme 6's MediaTek G90T
  • Low-light selfies are not good
  • Low-light camera performance needs improvement
  • Chipset could have been better
  • Macro sensor is iffy
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5
(61,020 ratings)
4.2/5
(26,106 ratings)
4.7/5
(34 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

285,167
AnTuTu Score
121,139
AnTuTu Score
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
15h 01m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 19m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 13, 2020
(Official)
Jun 17, 2020
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Samsung One UI
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G
Samsung Exynos 8 Octa 850
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 465 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 465
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55 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)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

8 nm
8 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 618
Mali-G52 MP1
Adreno 840

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB / 6 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
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.

285,167
121,139
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

22.0 s
31.0 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)

7.0 %
6.0 %
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

20.7 %
15.5 %
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD
PLS TFT LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.8:9

Pixel Density

399 ppi
270 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.7 %
82.75 %
89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.6 %
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

163.8 mm
163.7 mm
162.98 mm

Width

75.8 mm
75.3 mm
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.9 mm
8.19 mm

Weight

202 grams
192 grams
232 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
Back: Plastic
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof
N/A
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 78° field-of-view26 mm focal length 1/1.7" sensor size S5KGW1 ISOCELL Plus 0.8µm pixel size
48 MP
Primary Camera8x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.3 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.7 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
12 MP
f/2.5 Telephoto Camera54 mm focal length 1/3.4" sensor size 1µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

No
No
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 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

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle 105° field-of-view Camera17 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

N/A
No
N/A

Flash

N/A
No
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4300 mAh
5000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 54 Hours(4G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Flash Charging 40% in 15 minutes
Yes 15W Fast Charging
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.

15h 01m
16h 19m
15h 10m

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

0h 53m 13s
1h 44m 7s
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

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

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
eMMC 5.1
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
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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SAR Value

Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.921 W/kg
Head: 0.831 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

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

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Rear
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

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

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