Lower mid-range · 2022

Realme 9i 5G

Name: Realme 9i 5G
Brand: Realme

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A16

A dependable lower mid-ranger with all-day battery — but slow 18W charging and 64GB storage show its age.

Best for Daily driver · WhatsApp · calls

Strength All-day battery (5000mAh)

Watch out 18W charging (slow), 64GB storage

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.6″ IPS LCD · 90Hz

Dimensity 810 4 / 64 GB

5000 mAh 18W charging

50 MP 2 rear · 8 MP selfie

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Full specifications

What stands out

Hi-Res audio for higher-quality listening

Display

6.6″ · IPS LCD · 1080 × 2408 · 90 Hz · HDR

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

Screen size

6.6"

Panel type

IPS LCD

Resolution

1080 × 2408 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

400 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Panda Glass

Performance

Mediatek Dimensity 810 (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Mali-G57 MC2

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Mediatek Dimensity 810 (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

AnTuTu

385,373

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Mali-G57 MC2

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x Cortex A76 2.4 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 2.0 GHz

Camera

50 MP f/1.8 main · 8 MP selfie

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

Main camera

50 MP f/1.8

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

8 MP f/2.0

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

5000 mAh · 18 W wired

All-day

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

Capacity

5000 mAh

Wired charging

18 W

Slow for 2026

Removable

Audio

Stereo · Hi-Res

Stereo speakers

Speakers

Stereo

Hi-Res audio

Supported

Audio features

Hi-Res audio

Memory

4 GB RAM · 64 GB · expandable

Tight

RAM

4 GB

Tight for 2026

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.2

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

187 g · 8.1 mm

Height

164.4 mm

Width

75.1 mm

Thickness

8.1 mm

Weight

187 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

52% larger battery capacity

5,000 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

385k 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 · 8 MP vs 12 MP selfie

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 187 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

Less smooth display

IPS LCD vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.6″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

385k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

No NFC

No NFC vs NFC

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