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Realme 9 5G (India)
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₹18,999
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Battery
Charging 18W wired 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front, plastic back Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Dimensions 162.6 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 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 188 g (6.63 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  - IP54 dust protected and water resistant (water splashes)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.3, A2DP, LE
NFC No Yes (market/region dependent)
Positioning GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS 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
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~405 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~83.9% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.0% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM) Super AMOLED, 90Hz, 800 nits (HBM)
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing
Launch
Announced 2022, March 10 2024, October 07
Status Available. Released 2022, March 14 Available. Released 2024, October 25
Main Camera
Features LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Triple 48 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) 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 64GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.1 -
Misc
Colors Stargaze White, Meteor Black Blue Black, Light Gray, Gold, Light Green
Models RMX3388 SM-A166B, SM-A166B/DS, SM-A166P, SM-A166P/DS, SM-A166E, SM-A166E/DS
SAR 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.74 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 800 / 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66 - International
5G bands 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA 1, 3, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  - 2, 5, 25, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA unlocked
Platform
Chipset Mediatek Dimensity 810 (6 nm) Exynos 1330 (5 nm) or Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm)
CPU Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) 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 Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G68 MP2 or Mali-G57 MC2
OS Android 11, Realme UI 2.0 Android 14, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 6.1
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama -
Single 16 MP, f/2.1, 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)
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