Realme V21 vs Xiaomi 17

A full comparison of the Realme V21 and the Xiaomi 17 is not possible yet: there is too little verified data on the Realme V21 to compute a MobileRank score. The specs we do have are in the table below.

Profile comparison

Category scores

Realme V21

Performance —
Display 39
Camera 10
Battery 66
Portability —
Value for money —

Xiaomi 17

Performance 95
Display 85
Camera 81
Battery 87
Portability 63
Value for money 88

What makes Realme V21 better?

What makes Xiaomi 17 better?

  • Bigger battery: 7000 vs 5000 mAh
  • Better main camera: 50MP vs 13MP

Comparison verdict

Specs comparison

Specification Realme V21 Xiaomi 17
Processor — Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
AnTuTu — 3404616
Geekbench Single — 3566
Geekbench Multi — 10162
Display 6.6" TFT 6.3" LTPO AMOLED
Resolution 720x1612 2656x1200
Refresh rate — 120 Hz
Battery 5000 mAh 7000 mAh
Charging — 100W
Wireless charging — 50W
Main camera 13 MP 50 MP
Ultrawide 0 MP 50 MP
Telephoto 0 MP 50 MP
Front camera 8 MP 50 MP
RAM 4GB / 6GB / 8GB 12GB / 16GB
Storage 128GB 256GB / 512GB
OS Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 Android 16 / HyperOS 3
Brightness (peak) — 3500 nits
NFC no yes
Protection — IP68
Dimensions — 151.1×71.8×8.1 mm
Weight — 191 g
Launch price — $709

Camera comparison

Realme V21

  • Main: 13MP f/2.2
  • Front: 8MP
10
camera

Xiaomi 17

  • Main: 50MP f/1.7
  • Ultrawide: 50MP
  • Telephoto: 50MP
  • Front: 50MP
81
camera

Display comparison

Realme V21

  • 6.6" TFT
  • Resolution: 720x1612
  • Refresh rate: —
39
display

Xiaomi 17

  • 6.3" LTPO AMOLED
  • Resolution: 2656x1200
  • Refresh rate: 120 Hz
85
display

Battery and charging

Realme V21

  • 5000 mAh
  • Wireless charging: no data
66
battery

Xiaomi 17

  • 7000 mAh
  • NanoReview test: web browsing 15:00 hrs, total 33:58 hrs
  • Wired: 100W
  • Wireless: 50W
87
battery

Benchmarks

Launch prices and where to check today's

Realme V21

Price unknown

Xiaomi 17

$709