For all those who are looking for an affordable mobile phone with possibilities, this comparison between the Redmi 9 and the Realme 6i will be all you need. The choice is not easy when comparing these two low-price mobiles capable of giving the desired result with a current design and features that make them become highly valued quality / price options.
The two devices arrive covered to the market by the Redmi Note 9 that fit into the high-end and also the Realme 6, smartphones that these two do not have to fear as they are focused on a different audience. Names similar to the mid-range but with a design that marks the distances to differentiate them just by seeing them and that also show slight variations inside.
Design and displays
From the outside we can see that the design differs a lot but they share plastic material with an arrangement of cameras vertically although in different positions. These inexpensive Xiaomi and Realme mobiles opt for a body very similar in measurements, creating compact mobiles that also coincide in weight with 198 grams.
The screen also has many similarities with the 6.52 inches and 6.52 inches in the Realme 6i and Redmi 9 respectively. They share higher pixel density IPS technology for the Xiaomi Redmi 9 in a 19.5: 9 format, somewhat less stretched than the Realme 6i with 20: 9. The front design of both has a drop-shaped notch and they also share 83% useful area with frames present in both.
Same processor with different configuration
Looking inside the devices we can see that the MediaTek Helio G80 processor moves the two phones with the ARM Mali-G52 GPU but with differences when choosing one or the other for RAM and storage. This Xiaomi Redmi 9 has options of 3 or 4 GB of RAM with 32 or 64 GB, while the Realme 6i comes more complete with 3 or 4 GB of RAM and 64 or 128 GB of storage.
Both have the same eMMC 5.1 storage technology and 4X LPDDR RAM with the option to add a MicroSD card to expand space without depending solely on the cloud.
Cameras can make us decide
Sharing fourth cameras in the back, its megapixels and purpose is not the same. Redmi has a 13 Mpx main lens and Realme gives more with 48 Mpx in the main lens, then they share 8 Mpx for the wide angle, in addition to a 2 Mpx macro lens in Xiaomi and 5 Mpx in the Realme 6i. Finally, the fourth rear lens of the Redmi 9 is designed to improve portrait mode, while Realme has a lens to achieve black and white results.
For video recording the digital stabilizer is mutual, as is the autofocus. In the front lens the differences return with a larger 16 Mpx sensor of the Realme 6i and 8 Mpx for the Xiaomi Redmi 9, taking into account that Xiaomi integrates effects in its layer that can give us many creative options.
The rivalry continues on the battery
Both the Redmi 6i and the Xiaomi Redmi 9 want to give it all for a low price and that means that they have put everything they need in the battery to offer 5,000 mAh in the Realme and 5,020 mAh in the Redmi 9 in both with 18W fast charge. A battery that will allow us to get to the end of the day on both mobiles and charge it when necessary with USB Type C, a standard that ultimately reaches all mobiles on Android.
For connectivity, they have not been halfway either, and although they are entry-level mobiles, they both have NFC, audio jack and Bluetooth 5.0 LE with low power consumption. No detail escapes in its benefits in connectivity that are restricted to 4G.
MIUI vs Realme UI
The customization layers are as important as they both integrate Android 10. The Redmi 9 arrives with MIUI 11 and the possibility of updating to MIUI 12 to get the latest features from one of the layers that most convinces users due to its customization options . In turn, the Realme 6i has great potential with Realme UI, the layer that has managed to conquer a lot and is in full expansion with customization options that will make us take more advantage of the smartphone.
The performance of the two layers is unbeatable, without problems, failures or functions that we miss, here personal opinion and our tastes will come into play . Although in our opinion and starting with the evaluations, MIUI continues one step ahead.
Prices and valuations
To finish knowing everything in the comparison between the economic mobiles of Xiaomi and Realme we must know their prices, where Redmi offers this model for 169 euros starting with the 64 GB option, while the Realme 6i does not exceed 160 euros with 128 GB of storage. This difference will make our decision a somewhat less debatable winner.
Checking that in the cameras the Realme option is more complete and that in the rest of the sections the results are practically the same, we must choose given their prices to give the Realme 6i as the winner . However, if we have been using MIUI for a long time and its options seem very necessary, we may have to think better to avoid missing them.
