realme C55 vs iQOO Z7i

Comparing the realme C55 vs iQOO Z7i across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: iQOO Z7i runs at a higher processing speed of 2.2 GHz, while realme C55 runs at 2.0 GHz, making iQOO Z7i the better performer.

Display: realme C55 offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while iQOO Z7i offers 6.51 inches, making realme C55 the larger display of the two. Both realme C55 and iQOO Z7i feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: realme C55 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while iQOO Z7i offers 13 MP, making realme C55 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: realme C55 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while iQOO Z7i offers 5 MP, making realme C55 better for front camera photography.

Battery: iQOO Z7i delivers longer battery life with None, while realme C55 delivers 10h 28m, making iQOO Z7i the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: realme C55 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while iQOO Z7i offers 128 GB, making realme C55 the better option for storage.

realme C55

₹10,999

@ Flipkart

iQOO Z7i

₹11,390

(Not Released in India)

Summary

Release Date

21 Mar, 2023

03 Sep, 2023

14 May, 2026

Performance


MediaTek Helio G88	MediaTek Dimensity 6020	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
4 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


6.72 inches (17.07 cm)	6.51 inches (16.54 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS 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 Primary Camera	13 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


8 MP	5 MP Wide Angle Lens	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5000 mAh	6600 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging	15W Fast Charging	100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	128 GB	512 GB
eMMC 5.1	UFS 2.2	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10

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N/A

8.7/10

Read Expert Review

Pros

Attractive design
Good daylight photography
Decent battery life
Mini capsule looks promising

Device yet to be reviewed

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Portrait mode could have been better
Finicky fingerprint scanner
Bloatware and ads

Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

4.4/5

(115,343 ratings)

N/A

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

10h 28m Battery Life (PC Mark)	N/A	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A	N/A	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score

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₹10,999

@ Flipkart

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon

Video

1 Video

There are no videos available for the device.

1 Video

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General

Launch Date

Mar 21, 2023

(Official)

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v13

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G88

MediaTek Dimensity 6020

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2

Mali-G57 MC2

Adreno 840

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB

4 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

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.

N/A

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s

N/A

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.3 %

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)

6.51 inches (16.54 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

720x1600 px (HD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Brightness

680 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz

60 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi

270 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.74 %

82.53 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

Yes with waterdrop notch

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %

88.99 %

94.49 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm

164 mm

162.98 mm

Width

75.9 mm

75.6 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm

8.1 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

189.5 grams

186 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Plastic

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Best In Class

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide AngleCMOS image sensor

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
f/2.4 Macro Camera

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

4128 x 3096 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/1.8 Wide Angle Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 63 minutes

Yes 15W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

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.

10h 28m

N/A

15h 10m

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

1h 0m 34s

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

UFS 2.2

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

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

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) / 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) / 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)

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N41 / N77 / N78

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

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) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Compare Prices

₹10,999

@ Flipkart

Not Available in any store

₹159,999

@ Amazon