Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus Manufactured in November, 2022, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 1080, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra, Manufactured in February, 2021 with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
  • Lighter design: 174.5g vs 227g
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
  • Larger display: 6.8in
  • Higher pixel density: 515ppi
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/128 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/256 GB
- 16/512 GB

Review

Key Specs Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.7 in 6.8 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1440x3200 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 515 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (10-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 1500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.8 % 89.5 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
807 nits
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
1019 nits

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.5 mm (6.36 in) 165.1 mm (6.5 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 7.95 mm (0.31 in) 8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Weight 174.5 g (6.16 oz) 227 g (8.01 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gray
- Blue
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
90.8 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
89.5 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 1080 Samsung Exynos 2100
Max Frequency 2600 MHz 2900 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/2 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A78)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 6 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor MediaTek APU 3.0 Yes
Graphics Mali-G68 MP4 Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Cores 256 896
GPU Frequency 800 MHz 854 MHz
FLOPS 686 GFLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
937
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
1449
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
2334
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
3892
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9371449
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23343892
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
548273
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
843008
CPU152088232358
GPU142990256356
Memory114540163007
UX138655191217
NanoReview Score548273843008
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
2282
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
5221
Max Surface Temp.n/a40.8 °C
Stability99 %69 %
Graphics Test13 fps31 fps
Graphics Score22825221
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
13943
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
n/a
Writing score19989n/a
Web score11784n/a
Video editing7053n/a
Data manipulation9097n/a
NanoReview Score13943n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
- 12 GB
- 16 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
- 512 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 (Upgradeable to Android 14) Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 26.4 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 5.0 One UI 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max Charging Power 67 W 25 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes (15 W)
Reverse Charging No Yes (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (86% in 30 min) Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:41 h 1:11 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
25:02
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
22:05
Web Browsing09:28 h07:58 h
Video Playback14:27 h13:59 h
Games05:59 h05:14 h
Standby Mode129 h111 h

Main camera

Matrix 108 MP 108 MP
Photo resolution 12000x9000 pixels 12000x9000 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 3x Optical, 10x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 960 fps (720p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 112 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 108 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 108 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Telephoto: 10 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix108 MP108 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length24 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung HM6Samsung S5KHM3
Sensor size1/1.671/1.33
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusLaser autofocus
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a10 MP
Aperturen/af/4.9
Focal lengthn/a240 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5K3J1
Sensor sizen/a1/2.65
Pixel sizen/a1.22 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.14 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
121
Video quality
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
100
Overall camera score
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
115
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a67
Zoomn/a106

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 40 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 7864x5200 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 25 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5K3P9 Samsung S5KGH1
Sensor size 1/3.1 1/2.65
Pixel size 1 μm 0.7 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
133
Video quality
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
140

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.2 5.2
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA B1/B2/B5/B6/B8/B19WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B19/B28/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66)
LTE categoryn/a24
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Realme 10 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra
88 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced November, 2022 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date November, 2022 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 379 1200
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 67 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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