Last year Xiaomi announced a brand new series of phones: the Civi series. It replaces the old CC series and includes sleek phones with amazing designs. A few days ago, the second device of the series went official: the Xiaomi Civi 1S. It brings to the market a stunning design and great upper-midrange specifications. If you want to find a competitor of this phone, you should definitely look at the Realme 9 Pro+, another phone with a beautiful design providing high performance. Are you wondering which one should you choose? This is a comparison between the specifications of the Xiaomi Civi 1S and the Realme 9 Pro Plus which will hopefully answer your question.

Xiaomi Civi 1S vs Realme 9 Pro+

Xiaomi Civi 1S Realme 9 Pro+
DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT 158.3 x 71.5 x 7 mm,
166 g		 160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm,
182 g
DISPLAY 6.55 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), OLED 6.4 inches, 1080 x 2400 pixels (Full HD+), Super AMOLED
PROCESSOR Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G+, octa-core 2.5 GHz Mediatek Dimensity 920 5G, octa-core 2.5 GHz
MEMORY 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB – 12 GB RAM, 256 GB 6 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 128 GB – 8 GB RAM, 256 GB
SOFTWARE Android 12, MIUI Android 12, Realme UI
CONNECTIVITY Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.2, GPS
CAMERA Triple 64 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
32 MP front camera		 Triple 50 + 8 + 2 MP, f/1.8 + f/2.2 + f/2.4
16 MP f/2.4 front camera
BATTERY 4500 mAh, fast charging 55W 4500 mAh, fast charging 65W
ADDITIONAL FEATURES dual SIM slot, 5G dual SIM slot, 5G

Design

The battle between these two phones is very hard when it comes to design. The Xiaomi Civi 1S is one of the thinnest and most lightweight phones you can find in the whole market, with a thickness of just 7 mm and a weight of just 166 grams. It is made of premium materials including a glass back and an aluminum frame, it has a great look and suggestive color variants. The Realme 9 Pro+ is thicker and heavier, but it is more compact and, in the Sunrise Blue variant, it has a rear side able to change its color in a few seconds when the user puts the smartphone under direct sunlight or UV rays. Which design do you prefer? In my personal opinion, the Xiaomi Civi 1S has better aesthetics.

 

Display

If you are looking for the best display, then you should opt for the Xiaomi Civi 1S. It has a 6.55-inch OLED panel with one billion colors, a Full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 120 Hz refresh rate, the HDR10+ standard, an in-display fingerprint reader, and Dolby Vision, protected by Gorilla Glass 5. The Realme 9 Pro+ has an OLED Full HD+ panel as well, but without Dolby Vision and HDR10+, with a lower 90 Hz refresh rate, and with a smaller 6.4-inch diagonal. But there is an interesting killer feature of this device that you should know: the in-display fingerprint reader doubles as a heart rate sensor.

 

Specs & Software

The Xiaomi Civi 1S are very close in terms of hardware and performance, but we have to pick a winner. The Snapdragon 778G Plus mobile platform found on the Xiaomi Civi 1S is actually more powerful than the MediaTek Dimensity 920 found on the Realme 9 Pro+. Further, the Xiaomi mid-ranger comes with up to 12 GB of RAM, while you get only 8 GB of RAM with the Realme one. So you will get better CPU, GPU, and multi-tasking performance with the new Civi. Both the phones come with Android 12 out of the box and custom user interfaces on top: MIUI 13 and Realme UI 3.0 based on ColorOS 12, respectively.

 

Camera

The best camera phone in this comparison is the Realme 9 Pro+ for one single reason: it has a flagship-class main camera. We are talking about the Sony IMX766 sensor with a 50 MP resolution and OIS. Both the handsets come with an 8 MP ultrawide lens and a 2 MP macro sensor, but the Xiaomi Civi 1S has an inferior 64 MP main camera. On the other hand, the Civi comes with a better 32 MP front camera, so it is a better phone for selfies.

 

Battery

Xiaomi Civi 1S and Realme 9 Pro Plus are equipped with good 4500 mAh batteries: the capacity is exactly the same and even the production process of the processors are the same, so we do not expect a big difference in terms of battery life. Maybe the Realme device will last a bit longer because of its smaller display. The charging speeds are similar too because they feature 55W fast charging and 60W fast charging, respectively.

 

Price

Xiaomi Civi 1S starts from €330/$347, while you can find the Realme 9 Pro+ at €400/$421 globally. The Civi is still not available globally. Which of these phones is the best? There is no definitive answer: the Civi 1S has a better design, display, and chipset, while the Realme 9 Pro+ is a better camera phone with faster charging.

 

Xiaomi Civi 1S vs Realme 9 Pro Plus: PRO and CONS

Xiaomi Civi 1S

PRO

  • Thinner and lighter
  • Better chipset
  • More RAM
  • Superior display
  • Better selfie camera

CONS

  • Inferior rear camera

 

 

Realme 9 Pro Plus

PRO

  • Better camera
  • More compact
  • Color-changing back
  • Heart rate sensor

CONS

  • Inferior chipset and RAM

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