Upper mid-range · 2022

Realme 9 Pro+

Our Take

CPU capability matches mid-range phones like Samsung Galaxy A27 Camera shares the Samsung Galaxy A54's main sensor

Best for

Strength , All-day battery (measured)

Extras Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Plastic build

6.4″ AMOLED · 90Hz

920 6 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 60W charging

50 MP 3 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G Wi-Fi 6 · NFC

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In the Real World

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

Full specifications

Display

6.4″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.4"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

613 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 920 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.5 GHz · Mali-G68 MC4

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 920 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

416,031

GSMArena · v9

496,970

Kimovil · Antutu v9

495,096

GSMArena · v8

GeekBench

2,335

Graphics test

GFXBench 27 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.5 GHz

GPU

Mali-G68 MC4

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A78 2.5 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

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

50 MP f/1.8 main · OIS · 16 MP selfie · 4K video

OIS + 4K

Stabilised main camera holds up in low light. Front camera is fine for daylight selfies.

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

OIS

Ultrawide

8 MP f/2.2

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX766, 1/1.56", 1µm

Premium sensor

Same sensor in

Samsung Galaxy A54 , Xiaomi Redmi Note 12 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, Night mode, manual focus

Video

4K @ 30 fps

4K video

Battery

4500 mAh · 60 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

117:00h

Wired charging

60 W

Removable

Audio

Very good (-25.3 LUFS) · Stereo · Dolby Atmos · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Loudspeaker

Very good (-25.3 LUFS)

Speakers

Stereo

Dolby Atmos

Supported

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio, Dolby Atmos

Microphones

Memory

6 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

6 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS

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 full · 5G works

Full

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, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B17, B18, B19, B20, B26, B28b, B28a

5G n1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28b, n28a, n38, n40, n41, n66, n77, n78

Build & Design

182 g · 8.0 mm

Height

160.2 mm

Width

73.3 mm

Thickness

8.0 mm

Weight

182 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), 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

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

Super AMOLED vs OLED panel · 90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

37% larger battery capacity

60 W vs 18 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

416k vs 817k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

4K @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 50 MP · f/1.8 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 182 g vs 172 g

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

22% larger battery capacity

60 W vs 25 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.4″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

416k vs 881k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs High-end tier

Lower video ceiling

— vs Telephoto · OIS · 4K @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 182 g vs 167 g

Full comparison

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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

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