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Realme 9 5G review: 120Hz Dimensity 810 5G phone at the budget tier.

SpecEagle Editorial·Feb 2022·$230
Overall
66/100
Class rank
#6 of 188
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Budget 120Hz 5G volume.

Realme 9 5G pushed 120Hz down to $230 with 5G — the high-refresh feature spreading from flagships into the entry tier, anchored by Dimensity 810.

01Display

76/100

At 76/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among budget phones of 2022 — 11 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD, 120Hz
Size6.6 inches
Resolution1080 x 2412 px

02Camera

62/100

62/100 puts it above the 57-point average for budget phones of 2022.

Main48 MP, f/1.8
Macro2 MP
B&W2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among budget phones of 2022 — 11 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetDimensity 810 5G (6nm)
GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

78/100

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

Capacity5000 mAh
Charging18W

05Build

66/100

66/100 puts it above the 62-point average for budget phones of 2022.

What works
  • 120Hz at $230 5G — class-leading refresh
  • Dimensity 810 + 5000 mAh
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • IPS not AMOLED
  • Only 18W charging
  • 2 MP filler lenses
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100

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 188-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .