Tecno Camon 18 vs realme 9i

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Comparing the Tecno Camon 18 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: realme 9i scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,508, while Tecno Camon 18 scores 1,326, making realme 9i the better performer.


Display: Tecno Camon 18 offers a screen size of 6.8 inches, while realme 9i offers 6.6 inches, making Tecno Camon 18 the larger display of the two. Both Tecno Camon 18 and realme 9i feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while Tecno Camon 18 offers 48 MP, making realme 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Tecno Camon 18 offers a higher front camera resolution with 48 MP, while realme 9i offers 16 MP, making Tecno Camon 18 better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 9i delivers longer battery life with 17h 09m, while Tecno Camon 18 delivers 14h 37m, making realme 9i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: realme 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Tecno Camon 18 offers 128 GB, making realme 9i the better option for storage.


Expert Review: realme 9i receives a higher expert rating of 7 from the editorial team, while Tecno Camon 18 is rated 6.


User Rating: realme 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Tecno Camon 18 has a rating of 4.

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Tecno Camon 18
₹9,199
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₹11,999
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Summary

Spec Score

74%
76%

Release Date

27 Dec, 2021
22 Jan, 2022

Performance

MediaTek Helio G85
Snapdragon 680
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

48 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
18W Flash Charging
33W Dart Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB
N/A
UFS 2.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Good cameras
  • Decent battery life
  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good

Cons

  • Software experience could be better
  • Could use a higher refresh rate display
  • Priced on the higher side
  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors

User Ratings

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

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

180,878
AnTuTu Score
271,963
AnTuTu Score
14h 37m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Dec 27, 2021
(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

HiOS
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G85
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680

Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 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-G52 MC2
Adreno 610

RAM

4 GB
4 GB / 6 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.

180,878
271,963

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s
27.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

5.0 %
3.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

29.4 %
39.2 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.8 inches  (17.27 cm)
6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)

Resolution

1080x2460 px (FHD+)
1080x2412 px (FHD+)

Brightness

500 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

395 ppi
400 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.05 %
84.51 %

Screen Protection

Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.52 %
90.8 %

Design

Height

168.8 mm
164.4 mm

Width

76.6 mm
75.7 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

203 grams
190 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Plastic

Water Resistance

Yes Splash proof IPX2
N/A

Ruggedness

Dust proof
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.79 Wide Angle26 mm focal length
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
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera21.9 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.6 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes Dual 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)
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

Video Recording Features

Bokeh portrait video
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

48 MP
Wide Angle 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 Dual LED
N/A

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
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 18W Flash Charging
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.

14h 37m
17h 09m

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

5h 15m 16s
1h 2m 10s

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 2.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 512 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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
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

N/A
Head: 1.000 W/kg Body: 0.885 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

N/A
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
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer