Realme 9 Series Gets Its Fastest Smartphone

Following a tepid response to remaining year`s Realme 8 series, which couldn't really healthy as a good deal as Xiaomi`s Redmi Note 10 series, the BBK-owned Oppo sub-brand Realme is on an aggressive telecellsmartphone launching spree of late. In February, we observed the global launch of the Realme 9 series that covered smartphones — the Realme 9 Pro and the Realme 9 Pro+. Today, on March 10, 2021, Realme delivered greater 9 series devices to its portfolio with the discharge of the Realme 9, and the Realme 9 SE.

While the Realme 9 is clearly located below the prevailing Realme 9 Pro lineup, the second handset launched today – the Realme 9 SE – does make for an exciting proposition.

Contrary to what you can need to your mind, the `SE` tag in its name does now now no longer advise it`s a ways a scaled-down Realme 9. Instead, its pricing and hardware specs really located it on par with the greater costly Realme 9 Pro+ and slightly above the Realme 9 Pro. In reality, it`s a ways really faster than the Realme 9 Pro+ in severa aspects. And in case you haven't guessed it yet, the SE in Realme 9 SE is short for `Speed Edition.`

Realme 9 SE: The fastest Realme 9 yet

The Realme 9 Speed Edition gets its name for two number one reasons. First, the telecellsmartphone gets the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC chipset, that`s quite a chunk faster than the Snapdragon 695 used on the Realme 9 Pro. Secondly, the Realme 9 SE gets a 6.6-inch, 144Hz panel that enables a 240 Hz touch sampling rate — a aggregate hitherto unheard of in this fee segment (greater on that later). The display choice – at 1,080 x 2,412 pixels – is slightly higher than conventional to account for the mild increase in display duration. Realme has opted to use an IPS LCD panel on the Realme 9 Speed Edition to preserve costs down – a trade-off that Realme thinks most clients in this fee segment won't mind.

The rest of the specs do now no longer look horrible either, with the telecellsmartphone coming in RAM options – 4GB and 6GB – collectively with 128GB of onboard storage. Typical of phones in this category, clients get the selection to use microSD cards (it's far a triple slot!) for memory expansion.

The huge duration of the Realme 9 SE seems to have enabled Realme to use a larger 5,000 mAh battery on the device, and a 30W charger is covered withinside the sector with the telecellsmartphone.

From the photographs shared via Realme at launch, it`s a ways easy that the Realme 9 SE gets three rear-going via cameras. This is every other region in which the SE seems to fall brief of its stablemates. Apart from the 48MP primary virtual digital camera – that allows you to deal with the bulk of imaging – the telecellsmartphone gets a macro virtual digital camera and a depth sensor — and misses out on an ultra-wide-attitude virtual digital camera. Rounding off the virtual digital camera department is a 16MP selfie virtual digital camera housed interior a hole punch on the top left corner of the display.

In terms of connectivity, the telecellsmartphone is 5G ready – regardless of the reality that most of the markets it`ll launch – do now now no longer have 5G coverage yet. It moreover enables Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.

While Realme seems to have taken care of the hardware, the Realme 9 SE seems to be instead lacking almost about software. The telecellsmartphone however runs the older version of Realme`s custom UI called Realme UI 2.0, based mostly on Android 11.

Realme 9 5G: The less expensive opportunity

The Realme 9 does now no longer have headline-grabbing abilties similar to the 9 SE. However, a quick take a look at the spec sheet – and it does now no longer seem like a slouch either. Sure, it misses out on a a hundred and forty 4 Hz panel from its `Special Edition` sibling — but Realme has however managed to equip the Realme 9 with a 90 Hz panel with 180Hz touch sampling rate — which isn't always too horrible.

This display – at 6.5-inches – is slightly smaller than that of the Realme 9 SE and enables FHD+ choice but at 600 nits, this panel is as splendid because the best on Realme 9 SE.

Powering the Realme 9 is the MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, a 6nm chip part of MediaTek`s rate variety lineup. Unlike its cousin, which best is to be had in a 128GB configuration, the Realme 9 offers exceptional storage options; a 64GB base version that gets 4GB of RAM and a 128GB opportunity that can be bought in 4GB and 6GB configurations.

The virtual digital camera setup on the Realme 9 – even though it appears exceptional – is near-equal to the best you observed on the Realme 9 SE and includes a 48MP primary virtual digital camera and sensors for macro and depth. Even the 16MP selfie virtual digital camera is carried forward.

The battery functionality of the Realme 9 – at 5,000 mAh – is equal to that of the Realme 9 SE. However, this one best enables 18W fast charging with the supplied charger.

Like the Realme 9 SE, this telecellsmartphone however runs a slightly dated version of Realme UI — that`s based mostly on Android 11.

Pricing and availability

Both the ones phones are best available in India as of now, and there can be no word if they`ll make it to Europe. The pricing for the lowest version of the Realme 9 SE starts offevolved offevolved at Rs 19,999 ($262), going as a good deal as Rs 22,999 ($300) for the top version. The shadeation options on offer are Starry Glow and Azure Glow.

As for the Realme 9, this telecellsmartphone is to be had in smooth shadeation options: Black or White. The costs for the lowest 4/64GB opportunity starts offevolved offevolved at Rs 14,999 ($200), ging as a good deal as Rs 17,499 ($230) for the 6/128GB opportunity.

Both the phones will pass on sale in India starting March 14, 2021, through Flipkart and the Realme India