introduction
The Realme 9 5G Speed Edition is currently exclusive to the Indian market. It is actually a Realme Q3 renamed by the Chinese market and comes as a kind of successor to the Realme 8s 5G and the Realme 8 5G before. However, it is certainly rather difficult to follow the formation of the company these days.
The Realme 9 5G Speed is an ambitious device that pushes the company’s capabilities to new levels overall, as well as surpassing its price somewhat. Its 144Hz IPS display officially marks the first time the company has hit such a high refresh rate on one of its devices.
Realme 9 5G Speed specs at a glance:
- Body: 164.4×75.8×8.5 mm, 199 g; Front in glass (Panda Glass), back in plastic.
- Screen: 6.60 inch IPS LCD, 144Hz, 480nits (typical), 600nits (HBM), 1080x2412px resolution, 20.1: 9 aspect ratio, 400ppi.
- Chipset: Qualcomm SM7325 Snapdragon 778G 5G (6 nm): Octa-core (4×2.4 GHz Kryo 670 and 4×1.9 GHz Kryo 670); Adreno 642L.
- Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM, 128GB 8GB RAM; UFS 2.2; microSDXC (dedicated slot).
- Operating system / software: Android 11, Realme UI 2.0.
- Rear camera: Wide (main): 48 MP, f / 1.8, 26 mm, 1/2 “, 0.8 µm, PDAF; Macro: 2 MP, f / 2.4; Depth: 2 MP, f / 2.4.
- Front Camera: 16 MP, f / 2.1, 26 mm (wide angle), 1 / 3.09 “, 1.0 µm.
- Video capture: Rear camera: 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30/60/120 fps; Front camera: 1080p @ 30fps.
- Battery: 5000 mAh; Quick charge 30W, 50% in 25 min (advertised).
- Various: Fingerprint reader (side mounted); 3.5mm jack.
The Snapdragon 778G chipset is also great to see in this segment. It’s a really powerful chip in both raw CPU and GPU performance, as well as advanced connectivity, both network and local, and extra features.
Compared to its Indian brother Realme 9 5G, the Realme 9 5G Speed clearly makes a qualitative leap. In addition to the main benefits of the specs we’ve already mentioned, the Speed Edition also has 4K video capture, UFS 2.2 memory, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2, and faster 30W charging for its large 5,000mAh battery for get over her sister.
Unpacking
The Realme 9 5G Speed Edition has a pretty rich sales package by modern standards. It ships in a sturdy bright yellow box, which is eye catching and does its job when it comes to protecting its contents.
Speaking of content, in addition to the phone itself, Realme also includes a 30W (5V @ 6A) DART charger in the box so you can use all of the 30W fast charging your phone is capable of. Next to it is a thick USB Type A to Type C cable which is rated to handle 6A of current and therefore isn’t exactly standard. You should hold it tight.
Realme is also cute enough to put a thick and solid clear TPU protective case in the box. It’s a great little addition that lets you start using your phone right away with no worries.
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