realme 9i review
realme 9i: A step in the style and performance
realme has become an attraction for the youth due to its style, design, specs, and affordability. And now realme added a new phone 9i in their realme 9 series. The trendy style with a balanced combo of features will make the realme 9i a perfect choice for the young generation. The Snapdragon 680 4G chip and 5000mAh battery with 33W fast charging will surely get the job done on realme 9i. Apart from these, you will get more astonishing features. Let’s get to know more.
Key Features of realme 9i
Design
The realme 9i features glossy color with a stereo prism design. The phone is constructed with a plastic body which makes it easier to hold and carry. It is lightweight with 190 grams and a slim design with 8.4 mm thickness. On the right side of the phone, there is a power button that integrates fingerprint scanners. Further, realme 9i also supports face authentication with a good amount of ambient light. Overall, the design and style of the phone give a premium look.
You will get to see a 3.5mm headphone jack, USC Type-C port, speaker, and a primary microphone at the bottom part of the phone. The top part has another microphone which is secondary. On the left of realme 9i, there is a sim tray that supports two nano sim cards and a microSD card.
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You can choose from two colors: optical black and optical blue. The 8 layers optical coating also gives you a transparent feel.
Display
The realme 9i comes with a big 6.6 inches screen and crisp display. In addition to that, the 90Hz refresh rate with full HD+ resolution will provide you with an enjoyable viewing experience. However, compared to realme 8i the refresh rate is a bit downgraded.
The phone also comes with 5 dynamic levels of refresh rate which can uniquely match with multiple frame rate requirements. And eventually, it makes the phone efficient by boosting overall energy.
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The 9i has 480 nits of pick brightness, which can be adjusted according to your requirement. Moreover, you can even auto-switch dark and light modes. So, while playing any game you can see the auto adjustment.
The display’s screen-to-body ratio is 90.8% and you can experience 2412×1080 FHD+ Resolution while the touch sampling rate is 180Hz.
Performance
The realme 9i comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Octa Core 6nm chipset. It runs on realme UI 2.0 with support from Android 11. All these specs make 9i great for day-to-day performance and enhance battery efficiency. While most of the realme UI push ads in their system, 9i is almost ad free.
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The 2.4GHz CPU clock speed can increase the 10% AI performance and can also increase the CPU performance by 20%.
The good thing about 9i is that it has the ability to adapt the refresh rate according to the content. So, the refresh rate can be adjusted automatically between 60Hz to 90Hz. For the audio performance, it has dual speakers, which will give you clear and loud audio without earphones.
Although the phone doesn’t support 5G, you will get high-quality call performance on its 4G network. You will surely be satisfied with its network performance via the 4G.
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Camera
realme 9i has a rectangular shaped camera with three lenses. You may find it similar to realme GT Neo 2, as two of the lenses are the almost same size. The rear camera has a 50MP main sensor which is paired with 2MP portrait camera alongside 2MP macro camera.
The front camera comes with a 16 MP camera, which allows you to take clear selfies. Although the phone doesn’t support a wide-angle view, it has different modes such as panorama, portrait, night vision, extra HD, ultra-macro, and more.
Nevertheless, while taking a picture in the dark or at night, the photo may show some noise. But it is acceptable for such a budget phone. The phone comes with night mode features which ultimately bring clarity with more details.
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When it comes to taking a selfie, the 16MP camera is decent. Additionally, the AI retouching feature enhances the picture quality for the front and back camera. In addition to that, the portrait mode has the ability to separate the picture from the background. realme 9i can record 1080p video via both primary camera and selfie camera.
Overall, the realme 9i camera can enhance more features with different apps and software. As a result, you can easily show your creativity without being overwhelmed.
Battery
The realme 9i is equipped with a 5,000mAh battery that is also compatible with a 33W fast charger. This combination is one of the best aspects of the phone. With this battery power, the phone can easily last 2 days with light to moderate use. Moreover, with the battery-saving mode, the phone can last long without even charging. For example, you can use it on a long weekend without a change. The 33W fast charger can fully charge the phone in about 1 hour and 10 minutes.
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Compared to realme 8i, the 9i can get charged 36% faster. Additionally, the 5 stage safe charging protection features allow safe and fast charging.
Overall the 5,000mAh battery can stay on standby for 995 hours, can last 48.4 hours in phone calls, 20.7 hours on WhatsApp, and 116.3 hours while listening to music. So, the phone is surely great for anyone who wants to use it for business purposes or spend time gaming.
Storage
The realme 9i comes with 4GB and 6GB of RAM while the internal storage option is 64GB and 128GB. However, you can add external memory up to 1TB.
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Price of Realme 9i in Bangladesh
realme 9i's basic variant 4GB by 64GB is available at BDT 17, 490. And, the upper variant costs 6 GB by 128 GB costs about BDT 19, 490.
Verdict
As a budget phone, realme 9i comes with some decent features. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Octa Core 6nm chipset will surely satisfy anyone with its performance. So, for whoever is looking for a good phone for gaming or running a business on social media, realme 9i is a great option to consider. In addition to that, the style and design will definitely fit with the young generation.
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