Realme 11 Pro Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S21

Compared 2 smartphones : Realme 11 Pro Plus Manufactured in May, 2023, with display 6.7 with chipsetMediaTek Dimensity 7050, vs Samsung Galaxy S21, Manufactured in February, 2021with chipsetSamsung Exynos 2100. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose Realme 11 Pro Plus
  • Larger display: 6.7in
  • Higher battery capacity: 5000mAh vs 4000mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.2 vs 5
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy S21
  • Higher pixel density: 421ppi
  • Lighter design: 169g vs 183g
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
  • Built-in eSIM

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/256 GB
- 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 12/1024 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 8/256 GB

Review

Key Specs Realme 11 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S21
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 6.2 in
Resolution 1080x2412 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 394 ppi 421 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (48-120 Hz)
Max brightness 500 nits 800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Touch Sampling Rate 360 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 90.7 % 85.9 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
789 nits
Samsung Galaxy S21
854 nits
sRGB gamut97.9 %99.5 %
PWM (Flicker)439 Hz240 Hz
Response time1 ms5 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161.6 mm (6.36 in) 151.7 mm (5.97 in)
Width 73.9 mm (2.91 in) 71.2 mm (2.8 in)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 in) 7.9 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 183 g (6.46 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
Water resistance No IP68
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Plastic Plastic
Frame Plastic Metal
Colors - Black
- Gold
- Green
- White
- Gray
- Pink
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 11 Pro Plus
90.7 %
Samsung Galaxy S21
85.9 %

Performance

Testing Realme 11 Pro Plus and Samsung Galaxy S21 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 7050 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 550 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)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
949
Samsung Galaxy S21
1331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2395
Samsung Galaxy S21
3593
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)9491331
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)23953593
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
Realme 11 Pro Plus
580283
Samsung Galaxy S21
903780
CPU172588253391
GPU115796281676
Memory149589158352
UX142310210361
NanoReview Score580283903780
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
2294
Samsung Galaxy S21
5715
Max Surface Temp.n/a38.9 °C
Stabilityn/a66 %
Graphics Testn/a34 fps
Graphics Scoren/a5715
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
Realme 11 Pro Plus
13238
Samsung Galaxy S21
13123
Writing score1932316101
Web score991711909
Video editing62727097
Data manipulation806810153
NanoReview Score1323813123

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB
8 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz 2750 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB
- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 13 Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14)
OS Size 17 GB 28.1 GB
UI Skin Realme UI 4.0 One UI 6.0

Battery

Volume 5000 mAh 4000 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 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 (63% in 15 min) Yes (55% in 50 min)
Full Charge Time 0:28 h 1:35 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
Realme 11 Pro Plus
23:18
Samsung Galaxy S21
17:54
Web Browsing09:12 h06:01 h
Video Playback13:26 h11:06 h
Games05:47 h04:21 h
Standby Mode116 h95 h

Main camera

Matrix 200 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 16320x12240 pixels 4000x3000 pixels
Zoom Digital (lossless), 4x Optical, 1.1x
Flash LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical 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: 200 MP
Ultra-wide: 8 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 64 MP
Ultra-wide: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix200 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length23 mm26 mm
SensorSamsung ISOCELL HP3Sony IMX555
Sensor size1/1.41/1.76
Pixel size0.75 μm1.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
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
Matrix8 MP12 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length16 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX355Sony IMX563
Sensor size1/41/2.55
Pixel size1.12 μm1.4 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
129
Video quality
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
137
Overall camera score
Realme 11 Pro Plus
n/a
Samsung Galaxy S21
133
Bokehn/a70
Previewn/a72
Zoomn/a126

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 10 MP
Photo resolution 6560x4928 pixels 3872x2592 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.2
Focal length 22 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX374
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3.24
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1.22 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6 (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
Bluetooth features LE 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
- NAVIC
- 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 850/900/1800MHzGSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
3G BandsWCDMA 1/5/8WCDMA Band 1, 2, 4, 5, 8
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B3/B5/B8/B28/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 Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
Realme 11 Pro Plus
80.5 dB
Samsung Galaxy S21
87 dB

Other

Class Mid-range Flagship
Announced May, 2023 yr January, 2021 yr
Release Date May, 2023 yr February, 2021 yr
Launch Price ($) 400 800
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 100 W n/a
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

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