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GSMArena team, 11 April 2020

Realme 6i review

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  • Realme 6i
  • 3.2

6. Wrap-up, competition, verdict, pros and cons
  1. 1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  2. 2. Design and handling
  3. 3. Lab tests - display, battery life, speaker
  4. 4. Software and performance
  5. 5. Camera, image and video quality
  6. 6. Wrap-up, competition, verdict, pros and cons
  7.  
  8. Realme 6i specification
  9. User opinions and reviews
  10. Review comments (99)

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Wrap-up

The Realme 6i is a good budget phone, but not the best for sure. While it offers enough punch for hiccup-free gaming, on a large screen at that, elsewhere it leaves us wanting for more.

Realme 6i review

Our point is that Realme is already selling a much better phone at nearly the same price - the Realme 6 with a 90Hz display and the far inferior 6i will be a tough sale for the maker until it introduces a reasonable price cut.

The competition

Realme 6 costs just €30 on top of the Realme 6i and yet it offers a much better 1080p 90Hz screen, and a superior camera quality across the board.

The Realme C3 (3-camera version) is pretty much the same phone, but it lacks an ultrawide snapper at the back and packs a 5MP selfie cam at the front. It costs €40 less than the Realme 6i in Europe, but it may be even cheaper in Asia (with or without a 2MP macro camera).

Redmi Note 8T costs about €15 less than the Realme 6i, but it tops the 6i with a higher-res screen, and a better main camera with 4K video capturing.

Finally, back to Realme - the 5 Pro matches the price of the 6i and it's just the better deal. Realme 5 Pro has a higher resolution display and faster Snapdragon 712 chip - and these make for the same gaming performance as 6i's but under higher 1080p resolution.

Realme 6 Realme C3 (3 cameras) Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T Realme 5 Pro
Realme 6 • Realme C3 (3 cameras) • Xiaomi Redmi Note 8T • Realme 5 Pro

The verdict

Realme delivered a solid budget smartphone that offers great gaming performance on the cheap. In a vacuum - it would have been a great deal. But the 6i is not alone on the market, worse, it's outmatched by its own siblings. Until a proper price adjustment happens, "this is not the Realme you are looking for". (spoken with a Jedi master gesture).

Realme 6i review

Pros

  • Good-looking body, splash-resistant
  • Large screen with excellent contrast
  • Great for gaming, the Helio G80 is great under 720p screens
  • Good photo and video quality with the main camera
  • All-time chart-topping battery life
  • Realme UI is clean and snappy on top of Android 10

Cons

  • Low-res screen
  • No 4K videos, no EIS
  • Mediocre selfie quality
  • Realme offers better phones at the same price
6. Wrap-up, competition, verdict, pros and cons
  1. 1. Introduction, specs, unboxing
  2. 2. Design and handling
  3. 3. Lab tests - display, battery life, speaker
  4. 4. Software and performance
  5. 5. Camera, image and video quality
  6. 6. Wrap-up, competition, verdict, pros and cons
  7.  
  8. Realme 6i specification
  9. User opinions and reviews
  10. Review comments (99)

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