Realme 9 pro

Mobile Specification

Realme 9 Pro Review, Specifications and Camera Performance

As most of you already know, the Realme 9 series has arrived in Pakistan.  As you read this title, this is our review for the real me 9 Pro. It features a Snapdragon 695, a maximum of 8 gigabytes of RAM, and a 64-megapixel camera. Of course, an iridescent design. At first glance, it seems to be a downgrade from last year’s realm 8 Pro, with the snapdragon 720g soc and 108 megapixels rear camera, and while some of the downgrades may seem practical, the question is, does the real me 9 pro hold up under day-to-day use? Find out in this review by the way.

Design

So let’s talk about the design. Realme ditched the slogan print on the phone seen on the 8 series and opted for a much more chic and bold style for the 9 pro and 9 pro plus. The company has now joined the trend of having a color-changing phone, so the unit we have is in the sunrise blue that changes colour from light blue to red when exposed to sunlight, which is pretty attractive. If you take a closer look, you’ll also see some glitter shimmering.

It is also available in aurora green and midnight black. If you’re interested more in its back, you’ll see a protruding camera setup, which makes the phone wobble when you use it laid flat on the table. Its body is made out of polycarbonate material, unlike the 9 Pro Plus, which has a glass back.

The Realme 9 Pro has a full-screen display on the front with slim bezels around except for the chin, a plastic frame, and a plastic back.

There is a punch hole for the selfie camera in the upper left corner for buttons and ports, and located on the right side is the power button, unlike the Realme 9 Pro Plus, which has an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Realme 9 Pro uses a side-mounted scanner this time, which we think is a downgrade.

On the left side, you’ll see the volume rockers, and the hybrid sim card tray buttons are well placed and easy to reach.

On top, there’s a secondary microphone, while at the bottom, there’s the USB type-c port, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, speaker grille, and the primary microphone. Overall, the phone is quite slim despite having a big battery and a big camera sensor, with a weight of 195 grams.

We like how this feels in hand and is comfortable to hold thanks to its curved corners and edges. However, it attracts fingerprints and dust, so we suggest placing a case on it.

Display

For display, the Realme 9 Pro features a 6.6-inch IPS LCD display with 2412 by 1080px resolution with a pixel density of 400 PPI, unlike the 9 Pro plus Realme decided to go for a higher refresh rate rather than a 90hz AMOLED, so this IPS screen is capable of up to a 120hz refresh rate. You can opt to use it at a high refresh rate, drop it down to 60 hertz, or use it on auto select. We have a balance between performance and battery life.

In the display settings, there are a few things you can tweak around, such as switching to a system-wide dark theme, adding a video colour enhancer, and personalizing your preferred screen color. There’s no mention of glass protection here, but it does have a pre-installed screen protector. The quality of the display is pretty good. It does have vibrant colours and great contrast.

To top it all off, the Realme 9 Pro comes with a 240hz touch sampling rate, making it not only highly responsive to your finger but also giving you a better edge when it comes to something like gaming.

Audio

As for audio quality, the single bottom-firing speakers are loud enough, but you would want to tone it down a bit as some form of distortion happens at max volume. The sound quality is decent enough to watch the occasional YouTube video and a few tunes you want to share with friends, but those who want a more immersive sound experience will benefit from the headphone jack.

Software

When it comes to software, the Realme 9 Pro runs on Realme UI 3.0 based on Android 12.

Storage & Apps

If you’re a previous or current Realme or Oppo user, you’ll know what to expect as there’s not much different from previous versions and, out of 128 gigabytes of internal storage, only 110 gigabytes is available to use. Some of that space is consumed by pre-installed apps such as Booking.com, Soloop, Snack video, Realme link, Facebook, Pagoda, TikTok, and Lazada, which you can still uninstall.

We also have the usual Google apps such as YouTube, Gmail, Drive, Photos, and the like. There’s an option to use an app drawer and you can navigate with gestures or the usual buttons if you prefer. It also has a dedicated dark mode that can be toggled on in the settings as well as an eye care mode to reduce eye strain at night.

Processor

Under the hood, powering the Realme 9 Pro is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 with an Adreno 619 GPU. As for RAM, it comes in 8 gigabytes. When it comes to performance, the phone is excellent in day-to-day use like browsing the web, and heavy social media video watching, and it’s capable of handling graphic intensive games with ease in its default settings.

We weren’t able to observe lags, and the heat wasn’t an issue. The quality of the graphics is surprisingly good for the processor this phone has, but don’t expect top-notch graphics and performance as this one doesn’t have a flagship processor.

Finger Print & Others

As for security, there’s a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and face unlock capabilities. As for connectivity, we have the usual connectivity features; we get WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0, and for those who need NFC, we have that available as well.

Battery

Keeping everything running is a 5000 milliamp-hour battery, which is bigger compared to the 9 Pro plus, but with 60 watts of fast charging on average use, it is good enough to last throughout the day for juicing. The Realme 9 Pro supports 33 watts of fast charging. It takes one hour to reach from 0 to 100 for the battery.

Cameras

Now let’s talk about the camera. The Realme 9 Pro comes with quad rear cameras consisting of a 64 megapixel f 1.8 main, an 8 megapixel f 2.3 119 degree ultra, and a 2 megapixel f 2.4 macro. Meanwhile, for selfies, we have a 16-megapixel front shooter. The cameras provided us with awesome daylight photos.

The colours were vibrant and the images crisp. Realme’s camera technology has been tweaked to make colours pop a little more than reality, making them appealing to look at and share on social media without the need for post processing. Same with the ultrawide shots.

The macro lens, just like most other devices, is subpar. It’s not much of a gimmick since it does work, but the quality is far from what you can get compared to the rest of its lenses.

Shooting in night mode is a great way to maintain a great subject background separation, particularly when there’s a good amount of light. Of course, this is probably one of its best features, as it does a solid job of capturing images in low-light situations.

Even with the night mode turned off, you get a great shot on this phone. Of course, we also got to try the starry mode, which gives us awesome results when it comes to selfies.

Even without the beauty mode, this phone produces social media-ready snaps with a decent amount of detail. Providing for a great selfie, colour accuracy is good and details are present for videos you can shoot up to 1080p at 30fps.

The Realme 9 Pro is priced at Rs. 49,999 in Pakistan and is a great smartphone. It has an attractive design. The Realme 9 Pro 5G has a large display, great cameras, excellent performance, good battery life, and fast charging.

The chipset might seem like a downgrade from last year’s Realme 8 Pro, but the performance difference is negligible and with 5G finally hitting mainstream adoption this year, it’s good to know that this phone can tap into that segment, making it a practical phone for day-to-day use. However, for its price range, you can find smartphones that also support 5g but with AMOLED screens, bigger storage capacity, and higher refresh rate. So that’s it for our Realme 9 Pro 5g review.

Frequently Ask Questions ( FAQs)

Q. What is the price of the Realme 9 pro in Pakistan?

Ans. Realme 9 pro price in Pakistan is Rs 94,999 and in Cost price in US Dollar $ 428.

Q. What is the internal Storage and RAM of the Realme 9 pro ?

Ans.  Realme 9 pro has 128 GB internal storage with  6/8 GB of RAM.

Q. What is the Battery Size of Realme 9 pro?

Ans.  The smartphone has 5000 mAh Battery, Fast charging 33W.