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realme 9 review: A 90 Hz AMOLED budget realme with a 108 MP camera.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2022·$240
Overall
60/100
Class rank
#2 of 14
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED on a strict budget.

realme 9 brought a Super AMOLED and a 108 MP sensor to $240 — both rare at the price — on the steady Snapdragon 680. The 4G ceiling and modest charging were the trade. For a sharp screen and a big-megapixel sticker without spending up, it landed.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2022 — 10 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, 90 Hz
Size6.4 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among budget phones of 2022 — 8 points above the cohort average.

Main108 MP, f/1.75
Depth2 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 680 (6 nm, 4G)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

68/100

At 68/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2022 — 6 points above the cohort average.

06Value

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

What works
  • Super AMOLED + 108 MP at $240.
  • 178 g and 7.99 mm — slim, light.
  • 33 W charging, microSD + jack.
  • Strong industrial design.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 680 + 4G ceiling.
  • Two filler lenses.
  • Single speaker, Wi-Fi 5.
  • realme UI ads.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 14-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .