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realme 9 Pro review: A 5G upgrade with a color-changing back and a Snapdragon 695.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$280
Overall
64/100
Class rank
#3 of 5
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

A budget phone with a party trick.

realme 9 Pro's photochromic Sunrise Blue was a genuine talking point — the back changed colour in sunlight — wrapped around a sensible Snapdragon 695 / 120 Hz / 5G mid-range package. The LCD and modest chip were the unavoidable price tag.

01Display

68/100

68/100 is one of the weaker display results among mid-range phones of 2022 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 120 Hz
Size6.6 inches
Resolution2,412 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Main64 MP, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP
Macro2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

ChipsetSnapdragon 695 (6 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

70/100

70/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

06Value

68/100

68/100 trails the 73-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2022.

What works
  • Photochromic colour-changing back — a genuine fashion novelty.
  • 5G + 120 Hz + 64 MP at $280.
  • 5,000 mAh + 33 W.
  • Stereo + jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 695 is modest.
  • LCD, not AMOLED.
  • 2 MP macro filler.
  • 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 5-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .