realme 9i vs Infinix Note 11S

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Comparing the realme 9i vs Infinix Note 11S 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: Infinix Note 11S scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 1,734, while realme 9i scores 1,508, making Infinix Note 11S the better performer.


Display: Infinix Note 11S offers a screen size of 6.95 inches, while realme 9i offers 6.6 inches, making Infinix Note 11S the larger display of the two. Both realme 9i and Infinix Note 11S feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both realme 9i and Infinix Note 11S feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both realme 9i and Infinix Note 11S feature a 16 MP primary front camera.


Battery: realme 9i delivers longer battery life with 17h 09m, while Infinix Note 11S delivers 12h 39m, making realme 9i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 9i and Infinix Note 11S offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both realme 9i and Infinix Note 11S equally at 7.


User Rating: realme 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Infinix Note 11S has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2022
20 Dec, 2021

Performance

Snapdragon 680
MediaTek Helio G96
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.05 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.95 inches (17.65 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
1080x2460 px (FHD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Dart Charging
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
7.0/10

Pros

  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good
  • Clean and minimalistic design
  • Decent performance
  • Capable stereo speakers

Cons

  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors
  • Not-so-great software experience
  • Cameras need to be improved

User Ratings

4.5/5
(135,130 ratings)
4.3/5
(12,636 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

271,963
AnTuTu Score
333,474
AnTuTu Score
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
12h 39m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2022
(Official)
Dec 20, 2021
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

2 Year
N/A

Security Updates

3 Year
N/A

Custom UI

Realme UI
XOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
MediaTek Helio G96

Processor

Octa core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
6 GB / 8 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.

271,963
333,474

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
21.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
8.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %
33.3 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.95 inches  (17.65 cm)

Resolution

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

Brightness

480 nits
480 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20.5:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
387 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
85.06 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

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

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
91 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
172.7 mm

Width

75.7 mm
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.7 mm

Weight

190 grams
212.5 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

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
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.6
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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Quad LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
QWXGA 2K @30 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
Bokeh portrait video

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Flash

N/A
Yes Dual LED

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

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

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 38.1 Hours(4G)

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Dart Charging 100% in 70 minutes
Yes 33W Fast Charging 100% in 89 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.

17h 09m
12h 39m

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

1h 2m 10s
1h 11m 47s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 512 GB

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 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)
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)

SIM 2

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)
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)

SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Audio Features

N/A
DTS Sound

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

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