realme C21 vs Lava Z2s

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Comparing the realme C21 vs Lava Z2s across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme C21 and Lava Z2s run at the same processing speed of 2.3 GHz.


Display: Lava Z2s offers a screen size of 6.51 inches, while realme C21 offers 6.5 inches, making Lava Z2s the larger display of the two. Both realme C21 and Lava Z2s feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C21 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Lava Z2s offers 8 MP, making realme C21 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both realme C21 and Lava Z2s feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Both realme C21 and Lava Z2s offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both realme C21 and Lava Z2s offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


User Rating: realme C21 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Lava Z2s has a rating of 4.1.

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realme C21
realme C21
realme C21
realme C21
realme C21
realme C21
₹9,999
(Out of Stock)
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Lava Z2s
Lava Z2s
Lava Z2s
Lava Z2s
Lava Z2s
Lava Z2s
₹7,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
67%

Release Date

14 Apr, 2021
22 Jul, 2021

Performance
MediaTek Helio G35
MediaTek Helio G35
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera
13 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
8 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
2 MP
Mono Camera
N/A

Front Camera
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

User Ratings

4.4/5
(72,845 ratings)
4.1/5
(331 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

131,494
AnTuTu Score
N/A

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Apr 14, 2021
(Official)
Jul 22, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v11

Custom UI

Realme UI
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G35
MediaTek Helio G35

Processor

Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR3

Performance Test Results

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

131,494
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

400 nits
N/A

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

80.82 %
82.06 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.5 %
82.1 %

Design

Height

165.2 mm
164.5 mm

Width

76.4 mm
75.8 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9 mm

Weight

190 grams
190 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide Angle26 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.0 Wide Angle1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Mono Camera1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 512 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

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) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer
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