Announcement. Realme 9 5G is a classic mid-ranger with modest cameras for India

Realme unveiled on March 10 in Indiaa couple of Realme 9 series smartphones. Which are “without pro”. They are called Realme 9 5G and Realme 9 5G Speed ​​Edition. Because The devices are quite different, I will smash them for my own convenience in two pieces of news. This news is about the younger one, about Realme 9 5G.

With the older brother of our Realme 9 5G uniteexcept perhaps an identical set of cameras, and a battery of exactly the same capacity. And so it is a little smaller, a little weaker, the screen is more modest, charging is not so fast ... And the appearance is different ... Okay. Forgot about the older one.

In fact, the Realme 9 5G is the most similar toanother “Indian” Realme 8s 5G and a “Chinese” OPPO K9x. Only for those the main camera is a little more serious and charging is faster. But otherwise they are twins. Including externally.

To the characteristics.

Chipset MediaTek Dimensity 810. We expect from a smartphone in the region of 350 thousand AnTuTu points. If you're lucky, even a little more. Good middle class, I told you.

Memory was a little greedy. The younger version is only 4 + 64 GB, quite modestly so. The older one is 6 + 128 GB, already better. There is a dedicated tray for a memory card.

The screen is not bad. IPS-matrix with a diagonal of 6.5″.The resolution is high, 1080×2400 (405 ppi). The refresh rate is slightly increased, 90 Hz. Curiously, the chipset supports screens up to 120Hz. But in this device, the characteristics were not twisted to the maximum.

The battery is the modern gold standard. Capacity - 5000 mAh, charging is fast, but just a little - 18 watts.

Don't expect too much from cameras.The front camera has a resolution of 16 MP (Samsung S5K3P9 sensor). Rear trio 48 + 2 + 2 MP (main camera, macro, depth sensor). The main sensor here is the super popular, but far from top-end Samsung ISOCELL GM1.

There is no NFC module. Side fingerprint scanner. Type-C, Wi-Fi number five and a normal audio jack are available.

The Realme 9 5G will cost ₹14,999 (₽23,700, $197) for the junior 4+64 GB version and ₹17,499 (₽27,600, $229) for the older 6+128 GB version at launch.

Key Features of Realme 9 5G:

ScreenLTPS, 6.5″, 1080×2400, 405 ppi, 102 cm², 90 Hz, 180 Hz, 16M colors, touch, capacitive, multi-touch
IronMediaTek Dimensity 810
2.4 GHz, 2 x Cortex-A76, 6 x Cortex-A55, Mali-G57 MC2
MemoryRAM 4-6 GB, ROM 64-128 GB, Micro-SD up to 1 TB, separate slot, UFS 2.1
Mobile Internet5G
LTE
HSDPA, HSUPA
Edge
Mobile networks 5G Bands 1,28,41,77,78
LTE Bands 1-3,5,7,8,28,34,38-41
UMTS Bands 1 (2100), 2 (1900), 5 (850), 6 (800), 8 (900), 19 (800)
GSM Bands 2 (1900), 3 (1800), 5 (850), 8 (900)
Battery Li-Pol, 5000 mAh, fast charging 18.00 W
Dimensions162.5 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
Weight 188 g
Rear Camera: Triple, Flash, Auto Focus

- 48 MP, f/1.8, 80°, 1/2.00″, 0.80μm, 25.40mm, Samsung ISOCELL GM1, EIS, 1080p@30fps

— 2 MP, macro, f/2.4, 89°, 1/5.00″, 1.75μm, 21.80mm, GalaxyCore GC02M1, 4cm

— 2 MP, depth sensor, f/2.4, 89°, 1/5.00″, 1.75μm, 21.90mm, GalaxyCore GC02M1B
front camera: 16 MP, f/2.1, 79°, 1/3.10″, 1.00μm, 25.60mm, Samsung S5K3P9, no flash, no autofocus
NavigationGPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
OS Android 11, realme UI 2.0
Sensors Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Approximation, Illumination, Fingerprint Scanner (on the side)
USBType-C v2.0, USB-OTG

George Kiselyov