Realme C21Y vs realme C85
Specs compared side by side, measured on real phones shared by owners with the Device Info app.
Key differences
- 1Chipset: the Realme C21Y uses the T610 (12 nm), the realme C85 the Snapdragon 685 (6 nm). The Realme C21Y's fastest core runs at 1.82 GHz, the realme C85's at 2.80 GHz.
- 2Screen: 6.5 inches on the Realme C21Y, 6.7 inches on the realme C85. Up to 60 Hz on the Realme C21Y, 144 Hz on the realme C85.
- 3Battery: 5,000 mAh on the Realme C21Y, 7,000 mAh on the realme C85.
- 4Main camera: 13 MP on the Realme C21Y, 12.7 MP on the realme C85.
The same on both: Widevine L3.
Chipset
Chipset
Process
12 nm6 nm
CPU
2× 1.82 GHz Cortex-A75
6× 1.82 GHz Cortex-A554× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
6× 1.82 GHz Cortex-A554× 2.80 GHz Cortex-A73
4× 1.90 GHz Cortex-A53
Top CPU speed
1.82 GHz2.80 GHz
CPU cores
88
GPU
Mali-G52Adreno 610
Memory
Versions seen
4GB | 64GB6GB | 128GB
8GB | 128GB
8GB | 128GB
RAM type
—LPDDR4X
Display
Size
6.5 in6.7 in
Resolution
720 × 1600720 × 1570
Pixel density
269 ppi259 ppi
Refresh rates
60 Hz144 Hzalso 60, 90, 120
Battery
Capacity
5,000 mAh7,000 mAh
Cameras
Back camera
13 MP4160 × 3120 · f/2.2 · 3.46 mm12.7 MP4112 × 3088 · f/1.8 · 3.98 mm
Front camera
5 MP2592 × 1944 · f/2.4 · 2.23 mm8 MP3264 × 2448 · f/2 · 2.65 mm
Megapixels are what Android reports to apps. Many phones combine pixels by default, so the advertised megapixels can be higher.
Connectivity
Wi-Fi
—Wi-Fi 5
6 GHz Wi-Fi
NoYes
Bluetooth LE Audio
—No
NFC
NoYes
UWB
NoNo
USB host
YesYes
Software
Android
Android 11Android 16
Released with
Android 11Android 15
Widevine DRM
L3L3
Sensors
Sensors
69 sensors31 sensors
These two phones have the same specs in every row.
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