Our Rating
The rating is based on the opinions of users and reliable reviewers.
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Design, Built Quality
7 / 10
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Display Quality
9 / 10
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Camera Quality
9 / 10
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Audio & Multimedia
7 / 10
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OS and Usability
9 / 10
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Battery Performance
10 / 10
This is Realme 9i, the direct successor to the Realme 8i of last year (2021). The model is powered by Snapdragon 680 CPU, instead of the Helio G96 CPU on the older model. The 9i sports a 6.6-inches screen with 1080 x 2412 pixels. The panel is IPS, and it has 90Hz refresh rating as well as a dot-notch on the front.
On the inside, the Realme 9i is powered by the aforementioned Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 680 octa-core CPU with 4-Kryo 265 Gold @2.4Ghz, and 4-Kryo 265 Silver @1.9Ghz. The Chipset is integrated with Adreno 610 GPU, along with either 4/6GB RAM and a singular 128-Gigs of internal storage.
Coming to the camera department, there are three lenses on the rear of the phone; a 50-megapixel main sensor with F/1.8 aperture, 2-megapixel macro and 2-megapixel depth sensor. For selfie, there is a single 16-megapixel lens within the notch on the front. Both the rear and front camera can record videos in 1080p@30fps.
The device is offered with Android 11 and Realme UI 2.0 out of the box. It has a 5000mAh battery with 18W fast charging on the inside, while a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and dual 4G enabled SIMs slot are kept on the sides. The table below contains the full specs of Realme 9i.