Realme has announced the launch of its new budget smartphone, Realme C21Y in India. The smartphone features an HD+ dewdrop display, a UNISOC T610 processor, and a 5,000mAh battery.
The Realme C21Y features a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD dewdrop display with 1600 x 720 pixel resolution, 88.70% screen to body ratio, and 400 nits maximum brightness.
It is powered by an Octa-Core UNISOC T610 processor and packs 3GB RAM with 32GB storage or a 4GB RAM with 64GB storage option, both of which can be expanded via microSD.

On its rear, it features a triple-camera setup that includes a 13MP primary sensor accompanied by a 2MP macro camera and 2MP black&white camera. At the front, it packs a 5MP selfie camera in a water-drop notch.
Realme C21Y runs on Realme UI based on Android 11. It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 5,000mAh battery with 10W fast charging and support for reverse charging.
Realme C21Y Specifications

Specs | Realme C21Y |
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Display | 6.5-inch (1600 x 720 pixels) HD+ dewdrop display with 88.70% Screen-to-Body Ratio, 400nits (Typ) Brightness, 65% NTSC colour gamut |
Processor | Octa-core 12nm UNISOC T610 processor – Dual Core Cortex A75 and Six Core Cortex A55 clocked up to 1.8GHz with Mali-G52 GPU |
Storage | 3GB LPDDR4X RAM with 32GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage / 4GB LPDDR4X RAM with 64GB (eMMC 5.1) internal storage, expandable memory with microSD |
SIM | Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD) |
Operating System | realme UI based on Android 11 |
Rear Camera | 13MP (primary with f/2.2 aperture) + 2MP (macro with f/2.4 aperture) + 2MP (B&W with f/2.4 aperture) |
Front Camera | 5MP front camera with f/2.4 aperture |
Fingerprint | Rear-mounted fingerprint scanner |
Dimensions | 164.2×76.4×8.9mm; Weight: 190g |
Connectivity | Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 5, GPS/AGPS/ GLONASS/ Beidou, micro USB |
Battery | 5000mAh battery with 10W charging and support for reverse charging |
The realme C21Y is available in Cross Black and Cross Blue colors at a retail price of Rs. 8999 for the 3GB RAM with 32GB storage version and a retail price of Rs. 999 for the 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version
The smartphone goes on sale from August 30th on realme.com, Flipkart, and other retail outlets.