realme 9i vs vivo Y21e

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Comparing the realme 9i vs vivo Y21e across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme 9i and vivo Y21e run at the same processing speed of 2.2 GHz.


Display: realme 9i offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while vivo Y21e offers 6.51 inches, making realme 9i the larger display of the two. Both realme 9i and vivo Y21e feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme 9i offers a higher rear camera resolution with 50 MP, while vivo Y21e 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 vivo Y21e offers 8 MP, making realme 9i better for front camera photography.


Battery: realme 9i delivers longer battery life with 17h 09m, while vivo Y21e delivers None, making realme 9i the better pick for all day usage.


Storage: Both realme 9i and vivo Y21e offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.


User Rating: realme 9i receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while vivo Y21e has a rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2022
14 Jan, 2022
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 680
Snapdragon 680
MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
4 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
6.51 inches (16.54 cm)
6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2412 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

16 MP
Wide Angle Lens
8 MP
8 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh
33W Dart Charging
18W Fast Charging
30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

64 GB
64 GB
64 GB
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A
8.1/10

Pros

  • Decent daylight photography
  • Good battery life
  • Acceptable performance
  • Stereo speakers sound good
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Top-class battery life
  • Comfortable to hold
  • Loud stereo speakers
  • Performs well for daily use

Cons

  • Could use 120Hz refresh rate
  • GPU-intensive games not optimised
  • Poor macro and depth sensors
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Limited OS upgrades
  • Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.5/5
(135,130 ratings)
4.3/5
(474 ratings)
4.2/5
(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

271,963
AnTuTu Score
N/A
570,353
AnTuTu Score
17h 09m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A
16h 49m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Jan 22, 2022
(Official)
Jan 14, 2022
(Official)
May 19, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v11
Android v11
Android v16

OS Updates

2 Year
N/A
1 Year

Security Updates

3 Year
N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
Funtouch OS
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835
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Processor

Octa core

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

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

6 nm
6 nm
6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 610
Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB
3 GB
4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
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
570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

27.0 s
N/A
26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

3.0 %
N/A
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

39.2 %
N/A
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
6.51 inches  (16.54 cm)
6.67 inches  (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2412 px (FHD+)
720x1600 px (HD+)
720x1604 px (HD+)

Brightness

480 nits
N/A
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
1050 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

400 ppi
270 ppi
264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

84.51 %
81.99 %
84.48 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

90.8 %
89 %
84.3 %

Design

Height

164.4 mm
164.2 mm
166.2 mm

Width

75.7 mm
76 mm
76.50 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
8 mm
8.8 mm

Weight

190 grams
182 grams
215 grams

Build Material

Back: Plastic
Back: Plastic
Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
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 Cameraf/2.2
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm 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 Depth Camera
N/A
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21.6 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size
N/A
N/A

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
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
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
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
8 MP
f/1.8 Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Dart Charging 100% in 70 minutes
Yes 18W Fast Charging
Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 6W Reverse Charging

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
16h 49m

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

1h 2m 10s
N/A
1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
64 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 2.1
UFS 2.1
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

Yes
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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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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)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0
Yes v5.4

GPS

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

NFC

No
No
N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side
Side

Other Sensors

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

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