Product
Realme 9
Realme 9
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Samsung Galaxy A16 5G
Battery
Charging 33W wired, 50% in 31 min, 100% in 75 min 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), plastic frame, plastic back Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm (6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in) 164.4 x 77.9 x 7.9 mm (6.47 x 3.07 x 0.31 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIMNano-SIM + eSIMNano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 178 g (6.28 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  - IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS
Radio Unspecified No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 -
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 430 nits (typ), 1000 nits (peak) Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2022, April 07 2024, October 07
Status Available. Released 2022, April 12 Available. Released 2024, October 25
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, dual pixel PDAF 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, AF5 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/5.0", 1.12µm2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Memory
Card slot microSDXC (dedicated slot) microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
Internal 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.2 -
Misc
Colors Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Models RMX3521 SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS
SAR 1.16 W/kg (head)     0.59 W/kg (body)     -
SAR EU - 0.38 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands - 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Our Tests
Battery (old) Endurance rating 156h -
Camera Photo / Video -
Display 647 nits max brightness (measured) -
Loudspeaker -30.4 LUFS (Below average) -
Performance AnTuTu: 290097 (v9) GeekBench: 1601 (v5.1) GFXBench: 7.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen) -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver) Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) or Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU Adreno 610 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, Realme UI 5.0 Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama -
Single 16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.1", 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Sound
3.5mm jack Yes No
Loudspeaker Yes Yes
  24-bit/192kHz Hi-Res audio -
Tests
Battery (new) - Active use score 12:08h
Display - 824 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -25.7 LUFS (Very good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 368854 (v9), 435895 (v10)GeekBench: 2090 (v5), 2042 (v6)3DMark: 360 (Wild Life Extreme)