realme 9i 5G with 6.6″ FHD+ 90Hz display, Dimensity 810, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 14999


realme just launched realme 9i 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.6-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 180Hz touch sampling rate, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio and an 8-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole.

The phone is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, same as the realme 9 5G. It has up to 6GB of RAM with Dynamic RAM Expansion (DRE) technology, which can add up to 5GB to the existing RAM.

The phone support for several 5G bands and runs Android 12 with realme UI 3.0. The phone features Vintage CD Design that draws inspiration from light and the reflective texture of the back bursts out from the camera with a dazzling light when light falls on it, just like a CD, which changes with the light according to its ambiance.

It features a 50-megapixel rear camera along with an 2-megapixel B&W camera and a 2-megapixel 4cm macro camera. The phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 5000mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

realme 9i 5G specifications
  • 6.6-inch (2400  × 1080 pixels) Full HD+ LCD screen with up to 400 nits brightness, 90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate
  • Octa Core MediaTek Dimensity 810 6nm processor (Dual 2.4GHz Cortex-A76 + Hexa 2GHz Cortex-A55 CPUs) with Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
  • 4GB GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB (UFS 2.2) storage / 6GB GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage, expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
  • Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
  • Android 12 with realme UI 3.0
  • 50MP rear camera with f/1.8 aperture, LED flash, 2MP B&W and 2MP 4cm macro sensor with f/2.4 aperture
  • 8MP front camera with f/2.0 aperture
  • Side-mounted fingerprint sensor
  • 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res Audio
  • Dimensions:  164.4×75.1×8.1mm; Weight: 187g
  • 5G (n1/n5/n8/n28A/n41/n77/n78), Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.1, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
  • 5000mAh (typical) battery with 18W Dart Charge fast charging
Pricing and availability 

The realme 9i 5G comes in Soulful Blue, Rocking Black and Metallica Gold colours and is priced at Rs. 14,999 for the 4GB + 64GB version and the 6GB + 128GB version costs Rs. 16,999. It will be available from realme.com, Flipkart and offline stores from August 24th.

Launch offer

  • Rs. 1000 instant discount with HDFC Bank credit cards

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