Product
Realme 9 5G Speed
Realme 9 5G Speed
Samsung Galaxy A26
Samsung Galaxy A26
Battery
Charging 30W wired, 50% in 25 min 25W wired
Type 5000 mAh 5000 mAh
Body
Build Glass front (Panda Glass), plastic back Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus+), plastic frame, glass back (Gorilla Glass Victus+)
Dimensions 164.4 x 75.8 x 8.5 mm (6.47 x 2.98 x 0.33 in) 164 x 77.5 x 7.7 mm (6.46 x 3.05 x 0.30 in)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz)
  - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 min)
Comms
Bluetooth 5.2, 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 Unspecified
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct
Display
Protection Panda Glass Corning Gorilla Glass Victus+
Resolution 1080 x 2412 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~400 ppi density) 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~385 ppi density)
Size 6.6 inches, 104.8 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio) 6.7 inches, 110.2 cm2 (~86.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Type IPS LCD, 144Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM) Super AMOLED, 120Hz
Features
Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, compass
  - Virtual proximity sensing Circle to Search
Launch
Announced 2022, March 10 2025, March 02
Status Available. Released 2022, March 14 Available. Released 2025, March 19
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, 27mm (wide), 1/2.76", 0.64µm, PDAF, OIS 8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Video 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@480fps, 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 6GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM
  UFS 2.2 -
Misc
Colors Starry Glow, Azure Glow Black, White, Mint, Peach Pink
Models RMX3461 SM-A266E, SM-A266E/DS, SM-A266E/DSN, SM-A266B, SM-A266B/DS, SM-A266B/DSN, SM-A266U, SM-A266U1
SAR - 0.75 W/kg (head)     1.09 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.41 W/kg (head)     0.96 W/kg (body)    
Network
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 19, 28, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 38, 40, 41, 66
5G bands 1, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - India 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA/Sub6
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA, LTE, 5G
Technology GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
  SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - International -
Platform
Chipset Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm) Exynos 1380 (5 nm) - GlobalExynos 1280 (5 nm) - LATAM
CPU Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 3x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x1.9 GHz Cortex-A55) Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - GlobalOcta-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - LATAM
GPU Adreno 642L Mali-G68 MP5 - GlobalMali-G68 - LATAM
OS Android 11, upgradable to Android 12, Realme UI 3.0 Android 15, up to 6 major Android upgrades, One UI 7
Selfie camera
Features HDR, panorama -
Single 16 MP, f/2.1, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm 13 MP, f/2.2, (wide), 1/3.06", 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 10:44h
Display - 777 nits max brightness (measured)
Loudspeaker - -27.1 LUFS (Good)
Performance - AnTuTu: 579811 (v10) GeekBench: 2768 (v6) 3DMark: 794 (Wild Life Extreme)