realme 9 Pro Plus vs OPPO F21 Pro 5G

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Comparing the realme 9 Pro Plus vs OPPO F21 Pro 5G 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 9 Pro Plus scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 2,326, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G scores 1,976, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better performer.


Display: OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers a screen size of 6.43 inches, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 6.4 inches, making OPPO F21 Pro 5G the larger display of the two. realme 9 Pro Plus features a Super AMOLED display compared to OPPO F21 Pro 5G's AMOLED, making realme 9 Pro Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OPPO F21 Pro 5G offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while realme 9 Pro Plus offers 50 MP, making OPPO F21 Pro 5G better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and OPPO F21 Pro 5G feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and OPPO F21 Pro 5G offer the same 4500 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both realme 9 Pro Plus and OPPO F21 Pro 5G offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


Expert Review: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G is rated 7.5.


User Rating: realme 9 Pro Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while OPPO F21 Pro 5G has a rating of 4.2.

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Summary

Release Date

21 Feb, 2022
12 Apr, 2022
N/A

Performance

MediaTek Dimensity 920
Snapdragon 695
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
6 GB RAM
8 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
64 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Mono Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
50 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh
60W Super Dart Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
256 GB
UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

8.0/10
7.5/10
N/A

Pros

  • Amazing display
  • Excellent cameras
  • Great battery life
  • Great design
  • Good camera performance in daylight
  • Decent battery life
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Bland design
  • Bloatware
  • Could do with a better chipset for its price
  • Low light shots need improvement
  • Lacks stereo speakers
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(32,939 ratings)
4.2/5
(2,634 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

505,838
AnTuTu Score
377,430
AnTuTu Score
N/A
16h 33m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

Feb 21, 2022
(Official)
Apr 12, 2022
(Official)
Jun 04, 2026
(Expected)

Operating System

Android v12
Android v12
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
2 Year
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year
5 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
ColorOS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek Dimensity 920 MT6877T
Qualcomm Snapdragon 695
MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 660 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 660
Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G68 MC4
Adreno 619
Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
8 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X
LPDDR5X

Performance Test Results

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

505,838
377,430
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
28.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

11.7 %
16.4 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
AMOLED
Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.4 inches  (16.26 cm)
6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Brightness

430 nits
600 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5200 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
19.6:9

Pixel Density

411 ppi
409 ppi
450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.21 %
85.28 %
92.08 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v5
Yes
Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

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

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
90.80 %
96.8 %

Design

Height

160.2 mm
159.9 mm
162.7 mm

Width

73.3 mm
73.2 mm
75.6 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm
7.5 mm
7.19 mm

Weight

182 grams
173 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Mineral Glass
N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX4
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Good
Excellent

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 84° field-of-view23.6 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX766 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size
64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view26 mm focal length
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera15.4 mm focal length 1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.8 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera
50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

Yes
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
9000 x 7000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

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

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

4500 mAh
4500 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes 60W Super Dart Charging 50% in 15 minutes
Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 31% in 15 minutes
Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 5W Wired Reverse 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.

16h 33m
N/A
N/A

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

0h 43m 24s
1h 0m 45s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB
256 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.2
UFS 2.2
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 1 TB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
No

SIM 1

5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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) / 1900(band 39)
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 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 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: 1.188 W/kg Body: 0.727 W/kg
Head: 1.120 W/kg Body: 1.051 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.2
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
No

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical
N/A

Heart Rate Monitor

Yes
N/A
N/A

Other Sensors

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

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