Realme 5i

Name: Realme 5i
Brand: Realme
SKU: SKU91385
Rating: 4.5 (26716 reviews)

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Last Updated: 5th November 2024

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Key Specs

Display 6.52-inch (720x1600)
Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
Front Camera 8MP
Rear Camera 12MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP
RAM 4GB
Storage 64GB
Battery Capacity 5000mAh
OS Android 9

Market Status Released

Release Date 7th January 2020

Realme 5i in Pictures

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Camera (9 images)
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Realme 5i Review

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Decent build quality
Very good battery life
Good daylight camera performance
Dedicated microSD card slot

Bad
No fast charging
Below average low-light camera performance

It is well known that Chinese smartphone manufacturers Xiaomi and Realme are racing to outdo each other in the market. Both manufacturers have been launching new smartphone models at an unusually fast pace over the past year.

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Realme 5i Summary

Realme 5i shares the same design as the Realme 5 and the Realme 5s. It has a 6.52-inch display and a tiny waterdrop notch that houses the selfie camera. The Realme 5i packs a 5,000mAh battery which makes it a tad bulky at 195g. This smartphone is available in Aqua Blue and Forest Green colour variants.

The Realme 5i has a quad-camera setup at the back with a 12-megapixel primary sensor, a wide-angle camera, a macro camera and a depth sensor. This smartphone is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC and comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It also has an option for storage expansion upto 256GB.

It runs ColorOS 6.0.1on top of Android 9 Pie. The cameras on the Realme 5i are quick to focus and managed good details. It managed good shots in daylight but low-light camera performance was below-average.

Realme 5i Price in India

Product Name	Price in India
Realme 5i (4GB RAM, 64GB) - Forest Green	₹ 8,999
Realme 5i (4GB RAM, 64GB) - Aqua Blue	₹ 10,999
Realme 5i (4GB RAM, 128GB) - Aqua Blue	₹ 11,999

Realme 5i price in India starts from ₹ 8,999. The lowest price of Realme 5i is ₹ 8,999 at Amazon on 5th November 2024.

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Realme 5i Full Specifications

General

Brand	Realme
Model	5i
Price in India	₹8,999
Release date	7th January 2020
Launched in India	Yes
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	164.40 x 75.00 x 9.30
Weight (g)	195.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	5000
Removable battery	No
Wireless charging	No
Colours	Aqua Blue, Forest Green

Display

Screen size (inches)	6.52
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	720x1600 pixels
Aspect ratio	20:9
Pixels per inch (PPI)	269

Hardware

Processor	1.8GHz octa-core (4x2.2GHz + 4x1.8GHz)
Processor make	Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
RAM	4GB
Internal storage	64GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	256
Dedicated microSD slot	Yes

Camera

Rear camera	12-megapixel (f/1.8) + 8-megapixel (f/2.25) + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel
Rear autofocus	Yes
Rear flash	Yes
Front camera	8-megapixel (f/2.0)
Front flash	No

Software

Operating system	Android 9
Skin	ColorOS 6.0.1

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 5.00
USB OTG	Yes
Micro-USB	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
Number of SIMs	2
Active 4G on both SIM cards	Yes
SIM 1
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes

Sensors

Face unlock	Yes
Fingerprint sensor	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes

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Battery issue

Sagar Parmar (Jul 5, 2020) on Gadgets 360

Good phone but very poor charging capacity as it takes a long time time for phone to get charged Very poor...!!!

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Excellent

SAURABH SAIN (Feb 2, 2020) on Flipkart

Excellent product,worth buying ,smooth performance

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Simply awesome

Flipkart Customer (Feb 2, 2020) on Flipkart

Very nice product...I love Realme 5i.. it's very good ❤️❤️

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Useless product

Md Manjar Alam (Feb 18, 2020) on Flipkart

poor quality

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Highly recommended

DEEPESH RANEES (Feb 2, 2020) on Flipkart

thing good but has no case with in it,buy seperate

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