Oppo Realme C33 vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus

Compared 2 smartphones : Oppo Realme C33 Manufactured in September, 2022, with display 6.5 with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T612, vs Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus, 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 C33
  • Lighter design: 187g vs 200g
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4800mAh
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher pixel density: 394ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 3/32 GB
- 4/64 GB
- 4/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Oppo Realme C33 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Display

Display quality comparison
Type IPS LCD Dynamic AMOLED
Size 6.5 in 6.7 in
Resolution 720x1600 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 270 ppi 394 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max brightness 400 nits 1300 nits
HDR support No Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 120 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 82.1 % 88.7 %
Features n/a - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
879 nits
sRGB gamutn/a98.9 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a240 Hz
Response timen/a6.2 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 164.2 mm (6.46 in) 161.5 mm (6.36 in)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 in) 75.6 mm (2.98 in)
Thickness 8.3 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 187 g (6.6 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Back panel Plastic Glass
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Gold
- Blue
- Black
- Silver
- Gold
- Red
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Button Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Oppo Realme C33
82.1 %
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
88.7 %

Performance

Testing Oppo Realme C33 and Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Unisoc Tiger T612 Samsung Exynos 2100
Max Frequency 1800 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.8 (Cortex-A75)
- 4/2.2 (Cortex-A55)
- 3/2.81 (Cortex-A78)
- 1/2.91 (Cortex-X1)
Process TSMC Samsung
Transistor Size 12 nm 5 nm
Neural Processor n/a Yes
Graphics Mali-G57 MP1 Mali-G78 MP14
GPU Cores 32 896
GPU Frequency 614 MHz 854 MHz
FLOPS 78.6 GFLOPS 1530.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Oppo Realme C33
428
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
1428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Oppo Realme C33
1428
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
3840
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)4281428
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)14283840
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Oppo Realme C33
249559
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
919348
CPU86258262973
GPU22575294382
Memory83768147307
UX56958214686
NanoReview Score249559919348
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Oppo Realme C33
417
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
5538
Max Surface Temp.n/a41.5 °C
Stability98 %67 %
Graphics Test2 fps33 fps
Graphics Score4175538
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Oppo Realme C33
7420
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
n/a
Writing score9814n/a
Web score6974n/a
Video editing4641n/a
Data manipulation5574n/a
NanoReview Score7420n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 3 GB
- 4 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency n/a 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 32 GB
- 64 GB
- 128 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 2.2UFS 3.1
Memory CardMicroSDNo

Software

OS Android 12 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size n/a 27.2 GB
UI Skin Realme UI S One UI 6

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4800 mAh
Max Charging Power 10 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 No Yes (54% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 3:00 h 1:12 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
20:53
Web Browsingn/a07:28 h
Video Playbackn/a13:15 h
Gamesn/a05:04 h
Standby Moden/a105 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Digital Optical
8K Recording No Up to 24FPS
4K Recording No Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion No 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens n/a 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Depth: 0.3 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features Bokeh effect - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal lengthn/a26 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX555
Sensor sizen/a1/1.76
Pixel sizen/a1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationDigitalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a64 MP
Aperturen/af/2.0
Focal lengthn/a28 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung Bright S5KGW2
Sensor sizen/a1/1.72
Pixel sizen/a0.8 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.2
Focal lengthn/a13 mm
Sensorn/aSony IMX563
Sensor sizen/a1/2.55
Pixel sizen/a1.4 μm
Stabilizationn/aDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
129
Video quality
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
137
Overall camera score
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 5 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 2560x1960 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 27 mm 26 mm
Sensor CMOS Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/5.0 1/3.24
Pixel size n/a 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 720p at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - 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 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type Micro USB USB Type-C
USB version 2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Galileo
- GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
NFC* Varies by region 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 Bands 1/5/8WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B/B1/B3/B5/B8/B38/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 category724
5G SupportNoYes

Sound

Speakers Mono Stereo
3.5 mm Jack Yes No
FM Radio n/a No
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Oppo Realme C33
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus
87.8 dB

Other

Class Budget Flagship
Announced September, 2022 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date September, 2022 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 140 1000
Sensors - Proximity Sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Fingerprint sensor
- Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 10 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Samsung Galaxy S21 Plus the clear winner in this comparison.

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