realme 9 5G w/ Dimensity 810, realme 9 5G SE w/ Snapdragon 778G now official

realme recently launched the duo of realme 9 Pros in mid-February, and now, another pair of non-Pro comes in, the realme 9 5G with Dimensity 810 5G, and the realme 9 5G Speed Edition (SE) with Snapdragon 778 5G.

Realme 9 5G SE

Realme 9 5G SE sports a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display with a max of 144 Hz refresh rate, Snapdragon 778G chipset, living up to its name “Speed Edition” which is faster than the standard 9 Pro variant with only Snapdragon 695. The phone is suitable for fast-paced gaming with its 240 Hz touch sampling rate.

Realme 9 5G

Realme 9 5G SE’s chip is paired with either 6GB or 8GB of RAM which can be expanded up to 13 GB thru “Dynamic RAM Expansion”, 128GB UFS 2.2 storage, and is powered up by a 5,000 mAh battery at 30W Dart Charge.

On the other hand, the standard realme 9 5G has a smaller display at 6.5-inch but promises the same peak brightness of 600 nits, max 90 Hz refresh, and has Dimensity 810 under the hood.

The base model for the realme 9 5G starts with 4GB RAM, 64GB UFS 2.1 storage which can be maxed out to 6GB RAM/ 128GB storage configuration. It has the same battery capacity at 5,000 mAh however, it can only charge up to 18W. Both phones have realme UI 2.0 on top of Android 11.

Check out the full specs below:

realme 9 5G specs:
6.5-inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) IPS display, 405ppi
90Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate
MediaTek Dimensity 810 5G SoC
Mali-G57 MC2 GPU
4GB, 6GB RAM
64GB, 128GB UFS 2.1
microSD card (dedicated slot)
Triple-rear cameras:
• 48MP F1.8 main
• 2MP F2.4 macro
• 2MP F2.4 depth
16MP F2.1 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 5.1
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB-C
Fingerprint scanner (side)
realme UI 2.0 (Android 11)
5,000mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging
162.6 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm
188 g
Stargaze White, Meteor Black

realme 9 5G SE specs:
6.6-inch FHD+ (2412 x 1080) IPS display, 400ppi
144Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate
Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G 5G SoC
Adreno 642L GPU
6GB, 8GB RAM
128GB UFS 2.2
Triple-rear cameras:
• 48MP F1.8 main
• 2MP F2.4 macro
• 2MP F2.4 depth
16MP F2.1 front camera
Dual-SIM
5G, 4G LTE
WiFi 6
Bluetooth 5.2
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
USB-C
Fingerprint scanner (side)
realme UI 2.0 (Android 11)
5,000mAh battery w/ 30W fast charging
164.4 x 75.8 x 8.5 mm
199 g
Azure Glow, Starry Glow

Both handsets are currently available for pre-order, and shipping starts on March 14 in the Indian market with the following price tags:

realme 9 5G:
• 4GB + 64GB – INR 14,999PHP 10,382USD 177EUR 169CNY 1,288
• 6GB + 128GB – INR 17,499PHP 12,113USD 206EUR 197CNY 1,503

realme 9 5G SE:
• 6GB + 128GB – INR19,999PHP 13,843USD 236EUR 225CNY 1,718
• 8GB + 128GB – INR 22,999PHP 15,920USD 271EUR 259CNY 1,975