Upper mid-range · 2022

Realme 9 Pro

Name: Realme 9 Pro
Brand: Realme
Price: 200000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦130,000 to ₦200,000 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G Camera shares the Infinix Note 30's main sensor

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), 120Hz screen

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ IPS LCD · 120Hz

695 5G 6 / 128 GB

5000 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Realme 9 Pro looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2412 · 120 Hz · HDR

Smooth scrolling

A standard LCD panel. Fine indoors, watch out for sunlight legibility.

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2412 px

Refresh rate

120 Hz

Smooth

Brightness

567 nits

HDR

Supported

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

402,916

GeekBench

2,020

Graphics test

GFXBench 16 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, Realme UI 5.0 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, Realme UI 5.0

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.8 main · 16 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.8

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.1

Main sensor

Omnivision OV64B, 1/2", 0.7µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

Infinix Note 30 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 10S

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 33 W wired

Plenty

A genuinely all-day battery — comfortably handles streaming and social.

Capacity

5000 mAh

Lab endurance

134:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.3 LUFS) · Hi-Res

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Mono

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — 5G on MTN & Airtel

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B6, B8, B19

4G B1, B3, B5, B7, B8, B19, B28a

5G n1, n3, n28a, n41, n77, n78

Build & Design

195 g · 8.5 mm

Height

164.3 mm

Width

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

195 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

52% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

403k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

35% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Weaker display tech

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

403k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 195 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦130,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦130,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

GOT Mobile

6.8 yrs · 68 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦150,000

Fair for used

Collins Nwenyi Wholesales

7.4 yrs · 475 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦200,000

Kingsley Chinaemerem

5.6 yrs · 9 feedback · 128GB

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Konga · Jiji

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Audio

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 14

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

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