As predicted, the firstborn of the Realme 9 series debuted. It is the Realme 9i, which should be the most affordable and youngest device in the lineup. At the moment, the novelty is available only in Vietnam and it was not said about the timing of its appearance in other markets.
Realme 9i announcement: Snapdragon 680, capacious battery and 50MP camera
Why it was decided to start from the Vietnamese market is not clear. Perhaps this country is becoming one of the priorities for Realme; and it decided to show loyalty to users in it in this way. The Realme 9i has a 6nm Snapdragon 680 processor, a 5000mAh battery with 33W fast wired charging. It will take 70 minutes to fully replenish the battery from 0 to 100%. The company declares that the autonomy of the smartphone will be 48.4 hours of talk time, 116.3 hours of music playback and 995 hours of standby time.
The Realme 9i has a 6.6-inch FullHD + LCD screen with a 90 Hz refresh rate, a 16-megapixel front camera and a triple rear camera of 50 MP (f / 1.8) + 2 MP (macro sensor) + 2 MP (monochrome). The software is the Android 11 operating system with the Realme UI 2.0 shell. Sales of the smartphone in Vietnam will start on January 14, 2022, and for the version with 6/128 GB of memory, they asked $ 286 for it.
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Realme surpasses Samsung, Xiaomi and everyone else in terms of growth rates
Global smartphone sales have returned to growth; and not least have spurred the market on the rise in popularity of devices with support for fifth-generation networks. In Western Europe, America, Japan, China and other countries, 5G infrastructure is being actively put into operation; and because of this, the demand for 5G smartphones cannot but increase.
Analysts at Counterpoint Research analyzed the smartphone market in the third quarter of this year and came to the conclusion that the 5G smartphone segment is growing and the annual growth will be 121%. And Realme is most actively increasing sales – an increase of 831%. A significant leap has occurred due to the popularity of the company’s devices in Europe, China and India.
Also, analysts believe that one of the main reasons for the growth in sales of 5G-smartphones Realme has a wide portfolio of models of the company in various price segments. Aggressive marketing is also among the incentives for selling Realme mobile phones. The company itself hopes that at least 100 million users around the world will appreciate the benefits of 5G; thanks to its smartphones.
