Realme 9 Pro Plus Vs Xiaomi 11i – Comparison

Realme 9 Pro+ and Xiaomi 11i are both the latest flagships by the two brands and were released within two months of each other, so it’s natural to wonder if there’s any difference between them besides their brand value. Let’s see how these phones stack up against each other on every important feature to find out which one to pick under Rs 30,000! Realme 9 Pro+ has the best camera under Rs 30,000 and it’s priced at Rs 29,999 in India; however, Xiaomi 11i comes with HyperCharge which charges the smartphone from 0 to 100 percent in 15 minutes, which might seem faster than Realme 9 Pro+. Let’s compare the two devices Realme 9 Pro Plus Vs Xiaomi 11i head-to-head to see which one to pick under Rs 30,000.

Build and Design

Realme 9 Pro Plus: The Realme 9 Pro+ is a stunner with an attractive design. This phone is available in three finishes Midnight Black, Aurora Green, and Sunrise Blue. Of these, only the Sunrise Blue finish changes color when exposed to sunlight, just like the Vivo V23 Pro. Its rounded corners and smooth edges make it feel more premium than its price tag suggests. The bezels are slightly bigger but don’t get in your way while using the phone. This Realme pro+ comes with a premium build quality with a glass back.

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Xiaomi 11i: The body of 11i is made out of glass back and feels very light in the hands. However, it does feel sturdy enough. Not everyone will like its design as it is quite similar to Realme’s other smartphones with a waterdrop notch and thin bezels on the sides. It has a gradient finish on the backside which makes it look premium when seen from certain angles. Overall build quality could have been better at this price point. The smartphone has a dull boxy design with a flat frame and rear cover, both made of plastic. Xiaomi 11i was available in four color options Pearl, Mist, Camo Green, and Stealth Black color options.

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Display

Realme 9 Pro Plus: Realme 9 Pro Plus flaunts a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED display that offers Full HD+ screen resolution of 1080×2400 pixels, with a pixel density of 405 PPI. The display comes with a punch hole layout that houses the front camera. The 20:9 aspect ratio display offers a larger viewing area and a screen-to-body ratio of 83 percent. This smartphone Touch Sampling is 360 Hz and Brightness was 600 Nits

Xiaomi 11i: Xiaomi 11i has a 6.67-inch Super AMOLED Display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels. Its aspect ratio is 20:19 and pixel density of about 395 PPI density. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for extra protection against scratches and cracks. And Xiaomi 11i offers a 360 Hz Touch Sampling rate and 1200 Nits Brightness.

Dimension

Realme 9 Pro+: The Realme 9 Pro+ has a160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm (6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in); Weight: 182 gms (6.42 oz)

Xiaomi 11i: This smartphone has a 163.7 x 76.2 x 8.3 mm (6.44 x 3.00 x 0.33 in); Weight: 207 gms (7.30 oz)

Processor

Realme 9 Pro+: One of the most important factors while buying a new smartphone is its processor. The Realme 9 Pro has Dimensity 920, which is an octa-core processor that has a clock speed of 2.2GHz. While offering great performance during general usage. When it came to benchmarks, the Realme 9 Pro+ did not disappoint and performed on par with the competition. It scored 5,07,258 points in AnTuTu and 818 and 2,316 points in Geekbench’s single- and multi-core tests. The phone runs on Realme UI 3 built over the Android 12 operating system.

Xiaomi 11i: This Xiaomi 11i feature same as Realme 9 pro+ Dimensity 920 is an Octa-core (2×2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) that uses 64-bit architecture and Mali-G68 MC4 GPU. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge has an overall AnTuTu score of 429,251. The benchmark app also gives individual scores for CPU, Memory, GPU, and UX tests. Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge scores 125,610, 72,827, 124,445, and 106,369 in the four tests, respectively. On Geekbench, Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge CPU is tested to check the performance of a single core as well as multiple cores in carrying out tasks. The Xiaomi 11i HyperCharge Geekbench multi-core score is 2,025 and the single-core score is 644. The phone runs on Xiaomi MIUI 12.5E built over the Android 11 operating system

Storage and Memory options

Realme 9 Pro+:The Realme 9 Pro+ comes with Three different Storage and Memory options 6/128 GB,8/128 GB, And 8/256 GB, And there was no dedicated sd card slot (1+1). Realme 9 pro+ offers NSA- 13 5G bands. It has UFS 2.2 storage with LPDDR4X RAM.

Xiaomi 11i: Xiaomi 11i features two different storage and memory options 6/128 GB And 8/18 GB, And there was Hybrid Card Slot (1+1). Xiaomi 11i Offers NSA- 8 5G Bands. It has UFS 2.2 storage with LPDDR4X RAM.

Camera

Realme 9 Pro+: The Realme 9 Pro Plus will use a Sony IMX766 main camera sensor along with OIS. This is the same sensor used on flagship phones like the Oppo Find X3 Pro and OnePlus 9RT. For imaging purposes, Realme 9 Pro+ has a quad rear camera that consists of a 50MP primary sensor, 8MP sensor, and 2MP depth sensor. On the front, the phone gets a 16MP selfie camera that supports video recording as well as video calls.

Xiaomi 11i: The Xiaomi 11i will use a Samsung HM2 main camera sensor. For imaging purpose, Realme 9 Pro+ has quad rear camera that consists of 108MP main camera primary sensor(4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps), 8MP ultra-wide camera 2MP telemacro camera. On the front, the phone gets a 16MP(1080p@30fps) selfie camera that supports video recording as well as video calls.

Audio

Realme 9 Pro+ features Dual stereo Dolby atmos with a 3.5 mm jack.

Xiaomi 11i offers Dual stereo Dolby atmos with a 3.5 mm jack.

Battery and Charging

Realme 9 Pro Plus packs a 4500mAh that supports fast charging via a USB Type C port with a 60W charger.

Xiaomi 11i has a massive 5160mAh Realme 9 Pro Plus packs a 4500mAh that supports fast charging via USB Type C port with a 67W charger.

Connectivity And Sensors

Realme 9 Pro+:  For connectivity, the phone has features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.20, 4G VoLTE, USB OTG, and GPS with GLONASS. Realme 9 Pro Plus offers you under-display fingerprint sensors.

Xiaomi 11i: For connectivity, the phone has features like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.20, 5G, 4G VoLTE, USB OTG, and GPS with GLONASS. Xiaomi 11i offers you side fingerprint sensors.

Price

Realme 9 pro+: A phone’s price is an important factor in deciding on a new device and if you’re working with a limited budget of Rs. 30,000 or less, it can become especially tricky to find a good match. Realme 9 pro+  comes at a price of:

6+128 GB- RS. 24999
8+128 GB- RS. 26999
8+256 GB- RS. 28999

Xiaomi 11i: Xiaomi 11i comes at a price of:

6+128 GB- RS. 24999
8+128 GB- RS. 26999

Winner

Realme 9 Pro+ : Both are great phones, but if you don’t care about having a selfie camera with flash, then I would say Realme’s flagship is better at a much cheaper price. The Realme 9 Pro+ can give some of its high-end competitors run for their money in terms of looks and performance. Under 30k it’s one of my favorite buys till date. It is powered by Dimensity 920 coupled with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. Additionally, there is another variant that comes with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage which we expect will come out soon in India. For photography enthusiasts there is 48MP + 5MP dual camera setup at back while in front you get 16MP selfie shooter.

Xiaomi 11i: Xiaomi 11i:Xiaomi 11i offers you Biggerr 120Hz Bigger Battery with faster charger.