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Realme 9 Pro+ in blue next to 9 Pro in black. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Realme was only found­ed in 2018, but this Chi­nese com­pa­ny has shak­en up the mobile indus­try with a range of unique and high-per­for­mance phones at com­pet­i­tive prices. Now Realme is one of the big play­ers in the bud­get smart­phone seg­ment.

In this arti­cle, we have col­lect­ed 6 of the best Realme phones from dif­fer­ent price ranges. Read on to find out which devices made it to our top.

All prices are at the time of writ­ing.

Realme GT 2 Pro is the best flagship

The GT 2 Pro is the com­pa­ny’s first true flag­ship with a Snap­drag­on 8 Gen 1 chip inside. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Specifications of Realme GT 2 Pro:

  • LTPO2 AMOLED dis­play with a diag­o­nal of 6.7 ″, a res­o­lu­tion of 1140 x 3216 pix­els, peak bright­ness in auto­mat­ic mode of 778 nits (enough for com­fort­able use of a smart­phone on a bright sun­ny day); sup­port for a high refresh rate of 120 Hz and HDR10 +; pro­tect­ed by Corn­ing Goril­la Glass Vic­tus;
  • chipset Qual­comm Snap­drag­on 8 Gen 1 (3rd most pow­er­ful among all man­u­fac­tur­ers);
  • avail­able mem­o­ry con­fig­u­ra­tions (RAM + flash) — 8 + 128 GB, 8 + 256 GB, 12 + 256 GB and 12 + 512 GB;
  • Rear 3 cam­eras — 50 (f/1.8, PDAF mul­ti-direc­tion­al aut­o­fo­cus, OIS) + 50 (with 150˚ ultra-wide-angle lens, f/2.2 aper­ture) + 3 (micro, f/3.3, aut­o­fo­cus, 40x zoom) MP ; video shoot­ing is sup­port­ed in 4K at 24 frames per sec­ond (fps), 4K at 30/60fps, 1080p at 30/60/240fps, elec­tron­ic sta­bi­liza­tion (EIS);
  • 32-megapix­el front cam­era (f / 2.4) shoots in 1080p at 30fps;
  • 5000 mAh bat­tery (35 hours 28 min­utes of voice calls / 13 hours 14 min­utes of web brows­ing / 20 hours 45 min­utes of video view­ing); fast charg­ing 65W (40 min­utes to reach 100%);
  • dimen­sions and weight — 163.2 x 74.7 x 8.2 mm, 189 / 199 g (depend­ing on the back cov­er mate­r­i­al).

The Realme GT 2 Pro smart­phone is avail­able in white, green (these ver­sions have a plas­tic back pan­el with paper tex­ture), black and blue (glass cov­ers). Ver­sion 12 + 256 GB costs a lit­tle less than 61,000 rubles.

Pros of Realme GT 2 Pro:

  • high-qual­i­ty dis­play;
  • sta­ble per­for­mance, no heat;
  • excel­lent rear cam­eras;
  • long bat­tery life, fast charg­ing;
  • Android 12, NFC, micro­scop­ic lens, stereo speak­ers, Wi-Fi 6, Blue­tooth 5.2.

Cons of Realme GT 2 Pro:

  • with­out mois­ture pro­tec­tion;
  • wire­less charg­ing is not sup­port­ed;
  • mediocre self­ie qual­i­ty, no tele­pho­to lens on the back;
  • there is no way to increase the amount of flash mem­o­ry;
  • there is no head­phone jack.

Realme 9 Pro+ is the best mid-range smartphone

The back pan­el of the Realme 9 Pro+ in blue has a pho­tochromic coat­ing that changes col­or when exposed to sun­light. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Specifications of Realme 9 Pro+:

  • Super AMOLED pan­el, 6.4″, 1080 x 2400 pix­els, 90Hz, Corn­ing Goril­la Glass 5;
  • mobile proces­sor Dimen­si­ty 920 from Medi­aTek (32nd place);
  • RAM + built-in mem­o­ry options — 6 + 128 GB, 8 + 128/256 GB;
  • rear image sen­sors — 50 (f/1.8, PDAF, OIS) + 8 MP (f/2.2, 119˚) + 2 (f/2.4, macro), 4K video record­ing at 30fps, 1080p at 30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, EIS;
  • front cam­era 16 MP (f / 2.4), 1080p at 30fps, EIS;
  • 4500 mAh bat­tery (27 hours 51 min­utes of voice calls / 16 hours 26 min­utes of web brows­ing / 18 hours 7 min­utes of video view­ing); fast charg­ing 60W (49 min­utes to get 100%);
  • 160.2 x 73.3 x 8.0mm, 182g

Smart­phone Realme 9 Pro + costs from 31,400 rubles. Avail­able in black, green and blue ver­sions.

Pros of Realme 9 Pro+:

  • pho­tochromic design (in blue col­or);
  • excel­lent AMOLED dis­play;
  • out­stand­ing auton­o­my and charg­ing speed;
  • high-qual­i­ty images on the main cam­era day and night;
  • Android 12, 3.5mm jack, stereo speak­ers, Wi-Fi 6, Blue­tooth 5.2, NFC.

Cons of Realme 9 Pro+:

  • no microSD slot;
  • there is no mois­ture pro­tec­tion;
  • HRR of the game will not pull.

A review-com­par­i­son of Realme 9 Pro and Realme 9 Pro Plus can be found here.

Realme GT Neo 2 is a smartphone with a good battery

Realme GT Neo 2 received a bright dis­play, a large bat­tery and stereo speak­ers with Dol­by Atmos. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Specifications of Realme GT Neo 2:

  • AMOLED screen, 6.62″, 1080 x 2400 pix­els, 120Hz, HDR10+ and Corn­ing Goril­la Glass 5;
  • Snap­drag­on 870 5G from Qual­comm (13th);
  • 8 + 128/256 GB, 12 + 256 GB;
  • triple rear cam­era — 64 MP (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8 MP (f/2.3, 119˚) + 2 (macro, f/2.4), 4K video at 30/60fps, 1080p at 30fps, EIS;
  • 16MP self­ie cam­era (f/2.5), 1080p at 30fps, EIS;
  • 5000 mAh bat­tery (32 hours 28 min­utes of voice calls / 14 hours 34 web brows­ing / 22 hours 17 min­utes of video view­ing); fast charg­ing 65W (32 min­utes to 100%);
  • 162.9 x 75.8 x 9.0 mm 199.8 g

The Realme GT Neo 2 smart­phone is sold in black, green and blue col­ors at a price of about 50,000 rubles.

Pros of Realme GT Neo 2:

  • AMOLED pan­el;
  • long bat­tery life, light­ning-fast charg­ing;
  • stereo speak­ers with sup­port for Dol­by Atmos, Wi-Fi 6, NFC.

Cons of Realme GT Neo 2:

  • games do not work at a fre­quen­cy high­er than 60 frames per sec­ond;
  • no microSD slot, no IP rat­ing, no head­phone jack.

A detailed review of the Realme GT Neo 2 smart­phone can be read here.

Realme 9 Pro is an affordable all-rounder

Realme 9 Pro has excel­lent bat­tery life and takes good pic­tures day and night. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Specifications of Realme 9 Pro:

  • IPS LCD screen, 6.6″, 1080 x 2412 pix­els, 120 Hz;
  • Qual­com­m’s Snap­drag­on 695 5G (#44);
  • avail­able options with 6/8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of flash mem­o­ry;
  • rear cam­era — 64 MP (f/1.8, PDAF) + 8 MP (f/2.2, 119˚) + 2 MP (macro, f/2.4), 1080p video at 30fps;
  • 16MP front image sen­sor (f/2.1, 1080p at 30fps);
  • 5000 mAh bat­tery (36 hours 16 min­utes of voice calls / 19 hours 52 min­utes of web brows­ing / 21 hours and 20 min­utes of video view­ing), 33W fast charge (74 min­utes for charg­ing up to 100%);
  • the smart­phone mea­sures 164.3 x 75.6 x 8.5mm and weighs 195g.

Realme 9 Pro comes in black, green and blue col­ors. The cost is from 26 500 rubles.

Pros of Realme 9 Pro:

  • bright and smooth LCD pan­el;
  • out­stand­ing auton­o­my, decent charg­ing speed;
  • decent pho­tos day and night.
  • Android 12, microS­DXC card slot (instead of one of the SIM cards), 3.5mm head­phone jack, NFC.

Cons of Realme 9 Pro:

  • not an OLED pan­el;
  • does not sup­port 4K video record­ing, self­ie qual­i­ty is below aver­age;
  • aver­age per­for­mance.

Realme GT 5G Master Edition is a powerful mid-range phone

Realme GT Explor­er Mas­ter in gray with veg­an leather cov­er and white with plas­tic back. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Realme GT Specifications:

  • Super AMOLED screen, 6.43″, 1080 x 2400 pix­els, 120 Hz;
  • Snap­drag­on 778G 5G proces­sor (29th place);
  • mem­o­ry options: 6/8 GB RAM and 128 GB inter­nal, 8 + 256 GB;
  • A 64-megapix­el main sen­sor (f/1.8, PDAF) on the back is com­ple­ment­ed by an 8‑megapixel ultra-wide-angle cam­era (f/2.2, 119˚) and a 2‑megapixel macro lens (f/2.4); video shoot­ing in 4K at 30fps, 1080p at 30/60fps (EIS) is sup­port­ed;
  • front cam­era with a res­o­lu­tion of 32 MP (f / 2.5);
  • 4300 mAh bat­tery (28 hours 51 min­utes of voice calls / 14 hours 1 minute of web brows­ing / 20 hours 8 min­utes of video view­ing); fast charg­ing 65 W (up to 100% in half an hour);
  • dimen­sions 159.2 x 735 x 8.0/8.7 mm, weight 174/180 g (depend­ing on back pan­el mate­r­i­al).

The Realme GT 5G Mas­ter Edi­tion smart­phone costs from 33,450 rubles and is avail­able in black, pearles­cent (both have a plas­tic back pan­el) and gray (veg­an leather cov­er) col­ors.

Pros of Realme GT:

  • one-of-a-kind design (grey ver­sion);
  • very good AMOLED dis­play;
  • excel­lent bat­tery life and charg­ing speed;
  • pow­er­ful and sta­ble chipset;
  • qual­i­ty of pho­tos from all cam­eras in day­light and low light;
  • head­phone jack, Wi-Fi 6, Blue­tooth 5.2, NFC.

Realme GT cons:

  • no screen pro­tec­tion as adver­tised;
  • no stereo speak­ers, the sound is not very loud;
  • bad video qual­i­ty.

You can find a detailed review of Realme GT Mas­ter Edi­tion here.

Realme 8i is a good smartphone under 20,000 rubles

Realme 8i is an afford­able smart­phone with attrac­tive fea­tures. Pho­to: www.gsmarena.com

Features Realme 8i:

  • IPS LCD dis­play, 6.6″, 1080 x 2412 pix­els, 120 Hz;
  • Medi­atek Helio G96 (66th place);
  • RAM and flash mem­o­ry options — 4 + 64 GB, 4/6 + 128 GB;
  • rear cam­eras — 50 MP (f/1.8,PDAF) + 2 MP (macro, f/2.4) + 2 MP (f/2.4 depth sen­sor); 1080p video record­ing at 30fps;
  • 16-megapix­el cam­era on the front pan­el (f / 2.1); 1080p at 30fps;
  • 5000 mAh bat­tery (42 hours 9 min­utes of voice calls / 17 hours 49 min­utes of web brows­ing / 13 hours 59 min­utes of video view­ing); fast charg­ing 18W (2 hours 21 min­utes to reach 100%);
  • 164.1 x 75.5 x 8.5mm, 194g

The Realme 8i smart­phone is avail­able in pur­ple and black for a price of 16,450 rubles.

Pros of Realme 8i:

  • smooth LCD dis­play with good con­trast;
  • out­stand­ing bat­tery life;
  • high-qual­i­ty pho­tos, decent night mode;
  • head­phone jack, NFC, ded­i­cat­ed mem­o­ry card slot;
  • afford­able price.

Cons of Realme 8i:

  • no IP rat­ing;
  • with­out ultra wide-angle cam­era;
  • qui­et sin­gle speak­er.

A detailed review of the Realme 8i can be read here.

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