realme 9i vs realme C31

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Comparing the realme 9i vs realme C31 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage 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 realme C31 scores 1,034, making realme 9i the better performer.


Display: realme 9i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while realme C31 offers 6.5 inches, making realme 9i the larger display of the two. Both realme 9i and realme C31 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while realme C31 offers 13 MP, making realme 9i better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme 9i offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while realme C31 offers 5 MP, making realme 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both realme 9i and realme C31 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: realme 9i offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while realme C31 offers 32 GB, making realme 9i the better option for storage.


User Rating: realme 9i and realme C31 both receive the same user rating of 4.5.

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₹4,499
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
71%

Release Date

22 Jan, 2022
06 Apr, 2022

Performance

Snapdragon 680
Unisoc T612
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.82 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.5 inches (16.51 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
60 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
32 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.5/5
(135,130 ratings)
4.5/5
(50,056 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

271,963
AnTuTu Score
N/A
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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Video

Videos
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Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2022
(Official)
Apr 06, 2022
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11

OS Updates

2 Year
1 Year

Security Updates

3 Year
2 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Realme UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Unisoc T612

Processor

Octa core

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

1.82 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 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 MP1

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB / 4 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
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

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

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)

Brightness

480 nits
400 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
60 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
270 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
81.38 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
88.7 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
164.7 mm

Width

75.7 mm
76.1 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

190 grams
197 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
13 MP
Primary Camera4x Digital Zoomf/2.2 Wide Angle 81° field-of-view24.85 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
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 Camera21.88 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.6 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
0.3 MP
f/2.8 Depth Camera36.14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

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

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
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera1/5.0" sensor size CMOS 1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
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-ion
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Dart Charging 100% in 70 minutes
N/A

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
N/A

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

1h 2m 10s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
32 GB / 64 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
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 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 4 (802.11 b/g/n) 5GHz MIMO

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

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope