Infinix Hot 9 vs realme 5i

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Comparing the Infinix Hot 9 vs realme 5i across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: realme 5i scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,371, while Infinix Hot 9 scores 880, making realme 5i the better performer.


Display: Infinix Hot 9 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while realme 5i offers 6.5 inches, making Infinix Hot 9 the larger display of the two. Both Infinix Hot 9 and realme 5i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Infinix Hot 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme 5i offers 12 MP, making Infinix Hot 9 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Infinix Hot 9 and realme 5i feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 5i delivers longer battery life with 16h 24m, while Infinix Hot 9 delivers 13h 22m, making realme 5i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Infinix Hot 9 and realme 5i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: realme 5i receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Infinix Hot 9 is rated 7.


User Rating: realme 5i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Infinix Hot 9 has a rating of 4.4.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Jun, 2020
15 Jan, 2020
16 Jul, 2026

Performance
N/A
MediaTek Helio P22
Snapdragon 665
Unisoc T7100
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display
N/A
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A
N/A
60 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera
N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
N/A
N/A
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera
N/A
8 MP
8 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP

Battery
N/A
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
N/A
10W
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC
eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

7.0/10
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8.0/10
Read Expert Review
N/A

Pros

  • Good design
  • Powerful 5,000mAh battery
  • Capable primary camera
  • Great design
  • Good performance
  • Battery life is amazing
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Poor performance
  • A ton of bloatware
  • Uses micro-USB port
  • Macro mode is a hit or miss
  • The display needs to be better
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5
(112,649 ratings)
4.5/5
(413,632 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

103,181
AnTuTu Score
172,716
AnTuTu Score
N/A
13h 22m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
16h 24m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹8,599
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General

Launch Date

Jun 30, 2020
(Official)
Jan 15, 2020
(Official)
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v15

Custom UI

XOS
ColorOS
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 260
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
11 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320
Adreno 610
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB
4 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

103,181
172,716
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s
24.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %
4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.9 %
16.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches  (16.51 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
N/A

Brightness

480 nits
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
60 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
N/A

Pixel Density

266 ppi
270 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

82.99 %
82.73 %
N/A

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.5 %
89 %
N/A

Design

Height

165 mm
164.4 mm
N/A

Width

76.8 mm
75 mm
N/A

Thickness

8.7 mm
9 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

185 grams
195 grams
N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good
N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
12 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.81/2.8" sensor size IMX386 CMOS image sensor Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
8 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
N/A

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/4.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 30 Hours(4G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 22m
16h 24m
N/A

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

2h 26m 13s
2h 44m 7s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
N/A

SAR Value

Head: 0.744 W/kg Body: 0.770 W/kg
Head: 1.180 W/kg Body: 0.631 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
N/A

NFC

No
N/A
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Audio Features

DTS Sound
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Rear
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
N/A

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