realme Narzo 20A vs realme C12

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Comparing the realme Narzo 20A vs realme C12 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 Narzo 20A scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,380, while realme C12 scores 951, making realme Narzo 20A the better performer.


Display: realme C12 offers a screen size of 6.52 inches, while realme Narzo 20A offers 6.5 inches, making realme C12 the larger display of the two. Both realme Narzo 20A and realme C12 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C12 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme Narzo 20A offers 12 MP, making realme C12 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme Narzo 20A offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C12 offers 5 MP, making realme Narzo 20A better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme C12 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while realme Narzo 20A offers 5000 mAh, making realme C12 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both realme Narzo 20A and realme C12 offer the same internal storage of 32 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme Narzo 20A and realme C12 equally at 7.


User Rating: realme C12 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while realme Narzo 20A has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

73%
70%

Release Date

21 Sep, 2020
24 Aug, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 665
MediaTek Helio G35
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
Snapdragon 665 vs Helio G35

Display

6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.52 inches (16.56 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Storage

32 GB
32 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Solid build quality
  • Daylight photos are good
  • Lasting battery life
  • Excellent battery
  • Good cameras
  • Clean software

Cons

  • Retro camera seems useless
  • Micro-USB port
  • Average performance
  • Average performance
  • Misses out on fast charging
  • B&W sensor is not very useful

User Ratings

4.3/5
(81,464 ratings)
4.4/5
(326,913 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

173,514
AnTuTu Score
N/A
14h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
2 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 21, 2020
(Official)
Aug 24, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

Realme UI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
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MediaTek Helio G35
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core, 2.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
PowerVR GE8320

RAM

3 GB / 4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

173,514
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

28.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

7.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.1 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.52 inches  (16.56 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

400 nits
420 nits

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

120 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

270 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.29 %
82.2 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla
Corning Gorilla

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

89.8 %
88.7 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
164.5 mm

Width

75.4 mm
75.9 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
9.8 mm

Weight

195 grams
209 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.21/3" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera22 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Reverse Charging

Yes
Yes

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.

14h 37m
N/A

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

2h 43m 1s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB / 64 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 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) / 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) / 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) / 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) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 1.18 W/kg Body: 0.631 W/kg
Head: 1.045 W/kg Body: 0.643 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
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
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer