Micromax IN Note 2 vs realme 9i

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Comparing the Micromax IN Note 2 vs realme 9i 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: Micromax IN Note 2 scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,576, while realme 9i scores 1,508, making Micromax IN Note 2 the better performer.


Display: realme 9i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while Micromax IN Note 2 offers 6.43 inches, making realme 9i the larger display of the two. Micromax IN Note 2 features a AMOLED display compared to realme 9i's IPS LCD, making Micromax IN Note 2 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: realme 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Micromax IN Note 2 offers 48 MP, making realme 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Micromax IN Note 2 and realme 9i feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 9i delivers longer battery life with 17h 09m, while Micromax IN Note 2 delivers 11h 44m, making realme 9i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both Micromax IN Note 2 and realme 9i offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: realme 9i receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Micromax IN Note 2 is rated 6.


User Rating: realme 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Micromax IN Note 2 has a rating of 4.

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₹11,999
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

30 Jan, 2022
22 Jan, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Helio G95
Snapdragon 680
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.43 inches (16.33 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
5 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
N/A

Front Camera

16 MP
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
30W Fast Charging
33W Dart Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Clean software
  • Stylish design
  • Reasonably fast charging speeds
  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good

Cons

  • Lacklustre cameras
  • AMOLED panel not calibrated correctly
  • Battery life could be better
  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors

User Ratings

4/5
(5,246 ratings)
4.5/5
(135,130 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

311,562
AnTuTu Score
271,963
AnTuTu Score
11h 44m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

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General

Launch Date

Jan 30, 2022
(Official)
Jan 22, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

N/A
2 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

N/A
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G95
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Processor

Octa core

2.05 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 265

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G76 MC4
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 GB

RAM Type

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.

311,562
271,963

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

27.5 %
39.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.43 inches  (16.33 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

550 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

409 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.02 %
84.51 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
90.8 %

Design

Height

159.9 mm
164.4 mm

Width

74.3 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

8.3 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

205 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle 79° field-of-view
50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 77° field-of-view26.8 mm focal length 1/2.7" sensor size S5KJN1 ISO-CELL 0.64µm pixel size
5 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.6 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
N/A

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.1 Wide Angle Primary Camera25.3 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 30W Fast Charging 50% in 25 minutes
Yes 33W Dart Charging 100% in 70 minutes

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.

11h 44m
17h 09m

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

1h 11m 41s
1h 2m 10s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

SAR Value

Head: 1.008 W/kg Body: 0.765 W/kg
Head: 1.000 W/kg Body: 0.885 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer