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Realme 9i vs Realme 9

42 out of 100
Realme 9i
VS
44 out of 100
Realme 9
Realme 9i
Realme 9

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Realme 9i (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 680) that was released on January 10, 2022, against the Realme 9, which is powered by the same chip and came out 3 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Realme 9i
  • Stereo speakers
  • 33% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 548 and 413 points
Reasons to consider the Realme 9
  • Water-resistant body (IP54 classification)
  • Delivers 26% higher peak brightness (649 against 517 nits)
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.1)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • Faster storage type - UFS 2.2 versus UFS 2.1

Review

Evaluation of Realme 9i and Realme 9 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 64 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
18.6
(Bad)
Value Index
109.9
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
Realme 9i
vs
Realme 9

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 6.6 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 401 ppi 411 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 480 nits 430 nits
HDR support No No
Touch sampling rate 180 Hz 360 Hz
Screen protection Tempered glass Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.5% 84.2%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 98.2% -
PWM Not detected -
Response time 26 ms -
Contrast 847:1 -
Peak brightness test (auto)
Realme 9i
517 nits
Realme 9 +26%
649 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 164.4 mm (6.47 inches) 160.2 mm (6.31 inches)
Width 75.7 mm (2.98 inches) 73.3 mm (2.89 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 7.99 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 190 g (6.7 oz) 178 g (6.28 oz)
Waterproof No IP54
Rear material Plastic Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue White, Black, Gold
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-button Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
Realme 9i
84.5%
Realme 9
84.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Realme 9i and Realme 9
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (4 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)		 - 4 cores at 1.9 GHz: Kryo 265 Silver (Cortex-A53)
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 265 Gold (Cortex-A73)
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 6 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 686 Hexagon 686
GPU
Graphics Adreno 610 Adreno 610
GPU shading units 128 128
GPU clock 1114 MHz 1114 MHz
FLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS ~285.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Realme 9i and Realme 9
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Realme 9i +33%
548
Realme 9
413
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Realme 9i +10%
1599
Realme 9
1453
Single-core score 548 413
Multi-core score 1599 1453
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Realme 9i
385682
Realme 9 +7%
413508
CPU 161598 160380
GPU 34892 27338
Memory 85368 120549
UX 103824 105241
Total score 385682 413508
Samples Less than 3 Less than 3
PCMark 3.0
Realme 9i +3%
8597
Realme 9
8347
Web score 8739 8352
Video editing 4280 4409
Photo editing 19463 19163
Data manipulation 6443 5501
Writing score 10212 10261
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Realme 9i
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Realme 9
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-30 (Tuhin islam)AnTuTu 11413508
πŸ“˜ 2024-08-09 (bootclau)Geekbench 6 CPU413 / 1453
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 64 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 512 GB Up to 256 GB

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM Realme UI 5.0 Realme UI 5.0
OS size 17 GB -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Max charge power 33 W 33 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (27% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:12 hr 1:16 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing - 09:51 hr
Watching video - 14:59 hr
Gaming - 06:05 hr
Standby - 140 hr
General battery life
Realme 9i
n/a
Realme 9
26:31 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 108 megapixels
Image resolution 8700 x 5800 12000 x 9000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording No No
1080p video recording Up to 30FPS Up to 30FPS
Slow motion - 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens - 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Macro: 2 MP
3) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 108 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 108 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 Samsung HM6
Sensor size 1/2.76" (β‰ˆ 0.36 inch) 1/1.67" (β‰ˆ 0.6 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 8 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Sensor - OmniVision OV08D10
Sensor size - 1/4" (β‰ˆ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size - 1.12 micron
Stabilization - No
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.5
Sensor GalaxyCore GC02M1 GalaxyCore GC02M1
Sensor size 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch) 1/5" (β‰ˆ 0.2 inch)
Pixel size 1.75 micron 1.75 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 30 -
Preview 57 -
Zoom 36 -
Samples Photo samples of Realme 9i from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.1 f/2.1
Focal length 26 mm 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch) 1/3.13" (β‰ˆ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Depends on the region Depends on the region
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No No
Hybrid slot No No
5G support No No

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
Headphone audio jack Yes Yes
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes -
Speakers test
Max loudness
Realme 9i
88 dB
Realme 9
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced January 2022 April 2022
Release date January 2022 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $230 $320
Successor - - Realme 16 Pro
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Yes, 33 W Yes, 33 W
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera, battery life, and design are more important to you, then choose the Realme 9. But if the sound is more of a priority – go for the Realme 9i.

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Total votes: 281

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