Expanding its market in the mid-range segment, Realme officially launched its Realme 5i under the Realme 5 series of phones in Nepal in January 2020. The phone shares some similarities to the Realme 5, 5 Pro and the Realme 5s and boasts a quad-camera setup.
Realme launched the Realme 5i with 4GB/64GB internals at Rs. 20,990. Later, Realme increased the price to Rs. 21,790. At this pricing, is this a competition to the Xiaomi Redmi Note series? Let’s see what this device offers.
Realme 5 Overview
Realme 5i comes with a slightly cheaper alternative to the Realme 5. The main highlight is its Quad Camera, powerful chipset selection, and 5000mAh battery.
Design and Display
![Realme 5i Display And Design](https://techsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Realme-5i-Display.jpg)
Realme 5i has a plastic body with a plastic frame like the Realme 5, but Realme has opted for a new Dawn of Style – Sunrise Design in the back. Realme 5i adopts a Splash-resistant design that protects all interior and exterior components from water-splash. The device comes in two color variations – Aqua Blue and Forest Green.
In the back, the phone boasts a quad-camera setup with LED flash, the fingerprint scanner, and the Realme branding designed similar to the Realme 5.
On the front, Realme 5i features a 6.52-inch HD+ IPS LCD screen with a mini waterdrop notch housing a selfie camera. The reduction of the mini-drop area helps to achieve a screen-to-body ratio of 89%. The Realme 5i panel sports 720 x 1600 pixels resolution, a 20:9 aspect ratio, and has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Performance
![Realme 5i Processor](https://techsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Realme-5i-Specification.jpg)
Like the Realme 5, Realme 5i is powered by the 11nm Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 AIE processor. It is an Octa-core processor (4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver), which can clock speeds up to 2.0GHz. The performance is backed with 4GB LPDDR4X RAM and 64GB ROM. Also, thanks to its 3-card slot (Dual SIM + MicroSD), the 5i can expand storage up to 256GB.
Realme 5i runs on ColorOS 6.1 on top of Android 9.
Camera
![Realme 5i Main Camera](https://techsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Realme-5i-Camera.jpg)
Coming to its main highlight, the Realme 5i offers the same AI Quad-camera setup as we get in the Realme 5. The phone offers a 12MP primary sensor with an aperture of f/1.8, an 8MP ultra-wide-angle lens with a huge 119-degree field-of-view, a 2MP depth sensor for portraits, and another 2MP super macro lens with a 4cm focus length for closeup shots.
![Realme 5i Selfie Camera](https://techsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Realme-5i-Selfie-Camera.jpg)
For the selfie shooter, the phone offers an 8MP f/2.0 aperture size front camera that sits inside the mini notch. Besides, the phone supports Video Recording up to 4K@30fps from the rear camera and 1080p@30fps from both rear and front.
Battery
![Realme 5i Battery](https://techsanchar.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Realme-5i-Battery.jpg)
Realme 5i comes with a massive 5000mAh battery capacity, a PowerHero as termed by the company. And it does offer an excellent battery life, but it takes over 2 hours to fully charge the battery with the supplied 10W charger. It does not support fast charging but provides reverse charging.
Realme 5i Specifications
Dimensions and
Weight |
164.4x75x9.3mm (6.47 x 2.95 x 0.37in)
195 g (6.88 oz) |
Body | Glass front (Gorilla Glass 3), plastic back, plastic frame Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
Display | 6.52-inch, 102.6 cm2 HD+ IPS LCD 720 x 1600 pixels, 20:9 aspect ratio (~269 ppi density) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
Performance (CPU & GPU) | Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (11nm) Octa-core (4 x 2.0 GHz Kyro 260 Gold & 4 x 1.8 GHz Kyro 260 Silver) Adreno 610 GPU |
Software | ColorOS 6.1, Android 9 (Pie) |
Memory | 3 GB and 4 GB RAM 32 GB and 64 GB internal storage microSDXC (dedicated slot) |
Rear Camera | Quad Camera; 12 MP, f/1.8 aperture, 1.25µm, PDAF 8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide) 2 MP, f/2.4, (macro) 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps Video Recordings |
Front Camera | Single Selfie Camera; 8 MP, f/2.0 1080p@30fps Video Recordings |
Battery | Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable Charging 10W, Reverse charging |
Sensors | Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass |
Colors | Aqua Blue, Forest Green |
Realme 5i Price in Nepal and Availability
Realme 5i was launched at Rs. 20,990 for 4/64GB memory configuration. The new price is set at Rs. 23,990. It was available in all official Realme stores.
Realme Variant | Price in Nepal New) |
Realme 5i (4+64GB) | Rs. 21,790 |
Now, if you look at its competition – Redmi Note 8 specification, features, and pricing, I would lean towards the Note 8. So, how will Realme farce against its competition with Xiaomi in Nepal?