Realme 9i Review: High on Style, low on price

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Realme has been grabbing eyes with its stylish phones in all price segments, especially in the affordable ones. And now the Realme 9i joins the list, which offers a balanced combo of style with some trendy features -- all that starting at a price less than ₹15,000. Though the phone does not support 5G connectivity, it ends up offering more features than competing 5G phones; features that actually matter today. It goes up against several recently launched affordable smartphones from Motorola and Xiaomi at an affordable rate.

So how does the Realmi 9i fare? To answer this question, I have been testing Realme 9i for some time now, here is what I have to share.

At first glance, the glossy colour and stereo prism design attracts. The phone comes packed in a yellow-black box containing a transparent plastic back cover, charger, sim card ejector and manual. The Realme 9i is available in two colour options- Prism Blue and Prism Black. The phone has got a plastic body and is very comfortable to hold and carry. Realme 9i is light weighted with 190 gms and has got a slim design of 8.4mm. However, coming to the back panel, it does collect dust particles and you can easily spot fingerprint smudges on it. Just for the tip: you can use the back cover provided to protect the phone from fingerprint smudges and the phone even looks good with the same!

You get a power button integrating the fingerprint scanner on the right side of Realme 9i. The phone also supports face authentication that works decently as long as there's good ambient light. Overall I did like the style and design of the phone as it gives you a premium look with beautiful colour choices.

The Realme 9i comes with an LCD display and offers a big screen size of 6.6 inches. With