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Following a tepid reaction to ultimate year’s Realme eight collection, which could not truely fit as much as Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 10 collection, the BBK-owned Oppo sub-emblem Realme is on an competitive telecellsmartphone launching spree of late. In February, we noticed the worldwide release of the Realme nine collection that protected smartphones — the Realme nine Pro and the Realme nine Pro+. Today, on March 10, 2021, Realme brought extra nine collection gadgets to its portfolio with the release of the Realme nine, and the Realme nine SE.
While the Realme nine is surely placed beneath the present Realme nine Pro lineup, the second one handset released today – the Realme nine SE – does make for an thrilling proposition.
Contrary to what you may have to your mind, the ‘SE’ tag in its call does now no longer suggest it’s far a scaled-down Realme nine. Instead, its pricing and hardware specifications absolutely placed it on par with the extra luxurious Realme nine Pro+ and barely above the Realme nine Pro. In fact, it’s far absolutely quicker than the Realme nine Pro+ in numerous aspects. And in case you have not guessed it yet, the SE in Realme nine SE is brief for ‘Speed Edition.’
Realme nine SE: The quickest Realme nine yet
The Realme nine Speed Edition receives its call for 2 primary reasons. First, the telecellsmartphone receives the effective Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G SoC chipset, that’s pretty a piece quicker than the Snapdragon 695 used at the Realme nine Pro. Secondly, the Realme nine SE receives a 6.6-inch, 144Hz panel that helps a 240 Hz contact sampling rate — a mixture hitherto unparalleled on this charge phase (extra on that later). The show decision – at 1,080 x 2,412 pixels – is barely better than traditional to account for the moderate boom in show length. Realme has opted to apply an IPS LCD panel at the Realme nine Speed Edition to hold prices down – a trade-off that Realme thinks maximum customers on this charge phase might not mind.
The relaxation of the specifications do not appearance terrible either, with the telecellsmartphone coming in RAM alternatives – 4GB and 6GB – together with 128GB of onboard garage. Typical of telephones on this category, customers get the choice to apply microSD cards (it is a triple slot!) for reminiscence expansion.
The large length of the Realme nine SE appears to have enabled Realme to apply a bigger 5,000 mAh battery at the device, and a 30W charger is protected withinside the field with the telecellsmartphone.
From the pics shared through Realme at release, it’s far clean that the Realme nine SE receives 3 rear-going through cameras. This is any other place wherein the SE appears to fall quick of its stablemates. Apart from the 48MP number one digital digicam – so as to contend with the majority of imaging – the telecellsmartphone receives a macro digital digicam and a intensity sensor — and misses out on an ultra-wide-perspective digital digicam. Rounding off the digital digicam branch is a 16MP selfie digital digicam housed inside a hollow punch at the pinnacle left nook of the show.
In phrases of connectivity, the telecellsmartphone is 5G ready – despite the fact that maximum of the markets it’ll release – do now no longer have 5G insurance yet. It additionally helps Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.2.
While Realme appears to have looked after the hardware, the Realme nine SE appears to be rather missing on the subject of software. The telecellsmartphone nevertheless runs the older model of Realme’s custom UI known as Realme UI 2.0, primarily based totally on Android 11.
Realme nine 5G: The inexpensive alternative
The Realme nine does not have headline-grabbing capabilities just like the nine SE. However, a short examine the spec sheet – and it does not look like a slouch either. Sure, it misses out on a one hundred forty four Hz panel from its ‘Special Edition’ sibling — however Realme has nevertheless controlled to equip the Realme nine with a ninety Hz panel with 180Hz contact sampling rate — which is not too terrible.
This show – at 6.5-inches – is barely smaller than that of the Realme nine SE and helps FHD+ decision however at six hundred nits, this panel is as brilliant as the only on Realme nine SE.
Powering the Realme nine is the MediaTek Dimensity 810 SoC, a 6nm chip a part of MediaTek’s price range lineup. Unlike its cousin, which simplest is available in a 128GB configuration, the Realme nine gives exclusive garage alternatives; a 64GB base variation that receives 4GB of RAM and a 128GB alternative that may be sold in 4GB and 6GB configurations.
The digital digicam setup at the Realme nine – although it seems exclusive – is near-same to the only you noticed at the Realme nine SE and consists of a 48MP number one digital digicam and sensors for macro and intensity. Even the 16MP selfie digital digicam is carried forward.
The battery capability of the Realme nine – at 5,000 mAh – is same to that of the Realme nine SE. However, this one simplest helps 18W rapid charging with the provided charger.
Like the Realme nine SE, this telecellsmartphone nevertheless runs a barely dated model of Realme UI — that’s primarily based totally on Android 11.
Pricing and availability
Both those telephones are simplest to be had in India as of now, and there may be no phrase if they’ll make it to Europe. The pricing for the bottom variation of the Realme nine SE begins offevolved at Rs 19,999 ($262), going as much as Rs 22,999 ($300) for the pinnacle variation. The shadeation alternatives on provide are Starry Glow and Azure Glow.
As for the Realme nine, this telecellsmartphone is available in easy shadeation alternatives: Black or White. The fees for the bottom 4/64GB alternative begins offevolved at Rs 14,999 ($200), ging as much as Rs 17,499 ($230) for the 6/128GB alternative.
Both the telephones will cross on sale in India beginning March 14, 2021, thru Flipkart and the Realme India on line store.
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