Realme 9 Pro Plus: First impression

After weeks of teasing, Realme on Wednesday (February 16) launched the two new Realme 9 series smartphones in India.

. The company is offering premium mid-range handsets--Realme 9 Pro and 9 Pro Plus--with prices starting at Rs 17,999.

. DH has received the Realme 9 Pro+ review unit and here are initial thoughts on the new phone.

. Display and design The first thing you notice about the Realme 9 Pro+ is the shiny shell on the back. I have to say this particular sunrise blue model with a photochromic layer is the most flamboyant-looking phone in the market right now. As you can see from the cover photos of the phone, the company has done a good job in terms of making it visually appealing.

. However, it does attract fingerprint smudges and thankfully Realme offers a transparent silicone cover that will not only save us the time for constantly cleaning the back panel but also protect the device from cracking during an accidental fall.

. On the front, it sports a 6.43-inch full HD+ (2400×1080p) AMOLED screen with a 90Hz refresh rate. The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 shield and on top of that, the company has incorporated an additional layer of display guard. This will definitely improve the longevity of the screen.

. Realme 9 Pro Plus comes with a peak brightness of 1,000 nits, which is enough for reading content under bright sunlight. The device also features an in-display fingerprint sensor and so far, it has worked smoothly. It also doubles up as a heart rate tracker. During our initial testing, there was a variation of 6 beats per second compared to the smartwatch. It showed 81 bps and the Apple Watch showed 75 bps. We'll have to test it more to get a mean average and see if it can be trusted or not.

. Photography hardware Realme 9 Pro Plus houses a triple-camera module-- main 50MP (Sony IMX766 sensor, f/1.8, OIS: Optical Image Stabilisation) backed by 8MP (with Sony IMX355, f/2.2) ultra-wide camera and 2MP (f/2.4) 4cm macro camera with Galaxycore GC02M1 sensor and LED flash on the back.

. On the front, it features a 16MP (with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.4).

. I took some sample shots in our office garden and as you can see, Realme's new phone has done a good job capturing details and even the colours don't come off too vibrant and are near-natural. I am very keen to test street photography mode 2.0 and the night mode, which are said to be better compared to the previous version.

. Processor configuration Under-the-hood, Realme 9 Pro+ comes packed with 6nm class MediaTek Dimensity 920 CPU with Mali-G68 MC4 GPU backed by 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB/256GB (UFS 2.2) storage, and Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0.

. Having spent a few hours with the device, it has been responding quick in terms of opening apps and loading camera. But, we have to see how it fares while playing graphics-intense games.

. The device supports 13 5G SA/NSA bands: n1/n3/n5/n7/n8/n20/n28/n66/n38/n40/n41/n77/n78)

. Realme 9 Pro+ ships with a 4,500mAh battery and supports a 60W charger. With this, the device can easily last a full day under normal usage. But, we need to see how the device will fare when binge-watching videos on the OTT platforms and YouTube, and games are played for extended sessions. Look out for the full review next week.

. The company is offering the Realme 9 Pro+ in three colours-- aurora gree, midnight black and sunrise blue. It comes in three configurations- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 256GB storage for-- Rs 24,999, Rs 26,999 and Rs 28,999, respectively.

. For the uninitiated, the regular Realme 9 Pro comes with a 6.6-inch full HD+ (2400×1080p) LCD screen. It supports 120Hz refresh rate, triple slots ( nano SIM-1 + nano SIM-2 + microSD card), side-mounted fingerprint sensor.

. Inside, it comes packed with 8nm class Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 octa-core chipset backed by Adreno 619L GPU, Android 12-based Realme UI 3.0, 6GB / 8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB (UFS 2.2) storage (expandable), triple-camera module-- main 64MP (with Omnivision OV64B sensor, f/1.79) + 8MP ultra-wide camera ( with Omnivision OV08D10 sensor, f/2.2) + 2MP macro camera (Galaxycore GC02M1 sensor, f/2.4) with LED flash on the back, a 16MP ( Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.05) on the front, and a 5,000mAh battery with 33W charger in-box.

. Realme 9 Pro comes in three colours-- aurora green, midnight black and sunrise blue. The company is offering the device in two configurations-- 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and 8GB RAM + 128GB storage-- for Rs 17,999 and 20,999, respectively.

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Realme 9 Pro Plus: First impression

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