Infinix Hot 9 vs realme C3

Comparing the Infinix Hot 9 vs realme C3 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 C3 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,271, while Infinix Hot 9 scores 880, making realme C3 the better performer.

Display: Infinix Hot 9 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while realme C3 offers 6.5 inches, making Infinix Hot 9 the larger display of the two. Both Infinix Hot 9 and realme C3 feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Infinix Hot 9 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while realme C3 offers 12 MP, making Infinix Hot 9 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Infinix Hot 9 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while realme C3 offers 5 MP, making Infinix Hot 9 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Both Infinix Hot 9 and realme C3 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.

Storage: Infinix Hot 9 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme C3 offers 32 GB, making Infinix Hot 9 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: realme C3 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Infinix Hot 9 is rated 7.

User Rating: Infinix Hot 9 and realme C3 both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Infinix Hot 9

₹11,999

(Out of Stock)

realme C3

₹6,220

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

30 Jun, 2020

14 Feb, 2020

16 Jul, 2026

Performance

		N/A
MediaTek Helio P22	MediaTek Helio G70	Unisoc T7100
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
4 GB RAM	3 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	N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

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

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	64 GB
eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.1	eMMC 5.0

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

Pros

Good design
Powerful 5,000mAh battery
Capable primary camera

Long battery life
Decent performance
Attractive design
Clean UI

Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

Poor performance
A ton of bloatware
Uses micro-USB port

Micro-USB
Average cameras

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.4/5

(112,649 ratings)

4.4/5

(146,580 ratings)

N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

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

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General

Launch Date

Jun 30, 2020

(Official)

Feb 14, 2020

(Official)

Jul 16, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v15

Custom UI

XOS

Realme UI

Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

N/A

Chipset

MediaTek Helio P22

MediaTek Helio G70

Unisoc T7100

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Octa core

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR GE8320

Mali-G52

PowerVR GE8322

RAM

4 GB

3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

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

N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s

N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

18.9 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Very Good

N/A

Display Type

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+)

N/A

Brightness

480 nits

400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

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 %

89.8 %

N/A

Design

Height

165 mm

164.4 mm

N/A

Width

76.8 mm

75 mm

N/A

Thickness

8.7 mm

8.9 mm

8.49 mm

Weight

185 grams

195 grams

N/A

Build Material

Back: Plastic

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Splash proof

N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

N/A

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8

12 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view1/2.8" sensor size CMOS image sensor 1.25µm pixel size

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

2 MP
Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

N/A

2 MP
Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

N/A

OIS

N/A

Flash

Yes Triple LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

4 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

N/A

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

Yes LED Flash

N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

Up to 30 Hours(4G)

N/A

Quick Charging

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

N/A

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

2h 26m 13s

N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB

64 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1

eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

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: 1.113 W/kg Body: 0.531 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

N/A

NFC

N/A

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

Audio Features

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

N/A

Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

N/A

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