A few days back, Realme officially unveiled the Realme 9i affordable phone in Vietnam. Now, the phone is expected to launch in India, but unfortunately, we do not have an exact release date. Now, the tipster Yogesh Brar has revealed the launch date of the phone for the Indian market and has also tipped its pricing.

As per the tipster, the Realme 9i will launch on January 18 in India. There will be a marginal increase in the pricing of the phone as compared to the predecessor Realme 8i. The tipster reveals that the new Realme 9i will start at Rs 14,499(~$196) in India. To recall, the Realme 8i debuted at a price of Rs 13,999(~$190).

Just for comparison, the Realme 9i costs VND 6,490,000(~$290) in Vietnam, which is way costlier than the tipped Indian pricing.

The Realme 9i comes with a 6.6-inch punch-hole LCD display sporting a Full-HD+ resolution. The phone has a 90Hz refresh rate, but it is adjustable and can go from 30Hz to 90Hz depending on the content on the screen. It has a triple camera system at the rear with a 50MP primary lens, a 2MP macro sensor, and a 2MP B&W sensor. Upfront, it has a 16MP snapper.

At the helm, it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 SoC paired with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. It also comes with 5GB of additional RAM support. It houses a 5,000mAh battery and has a 33W fast charging support. As for security, it has a side-facing fingerprint scanner. The phone runs on Realme UI 2.0 and has Android 11 out of the box.

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