Realme 9 vs Tecno Camon Slim

Product
Realme 9
250 USD
Tecno Camon Slim
250 USD

Price
250 USD
250 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Realme Mobiles
Tecno Mobiles
Model No
RMX3521
CN6

Launch Date
2022, April 12
2026, September 02

Technology
GSM/HSDPA/LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41
LTE
Speed
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA)
HSPA, LTE, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA

Dimensions
162.6 x 74.8 x 8.5 mm (6.40 x 2.94 x 0.33 in)
162.6 x 77.3 x 6.4 mm (6.40 x 3.04 x 0.25 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
IP68/IP69K dust tight and water resistant (high pressure water jets; immersible up to 2m for 30 min) MIL-STD-810H compliant* * does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White
Matisse Black, Van Gogh Blue, Burgundy Red

Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM) , 16M colors
AMOLED, 144Hz, 2160Hz PWM
Size
6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.78 inches, 111.0 cm2 (~87.7% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
1224 x 2720 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~440 ppi density)

OS
Android 12, Realme UI 3.0
Android 16, up to 3 major Android upgrades, HIOS 16.2
Chipset
Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
Mediatek Helio G200 Ultimate (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MC2 (1.1GHz)

RAM
8GB
8GB
Storage
128GB
128GB/256GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

Lens 1
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.95", 0.8µm, PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Lens 3
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Features
LED flash, HDR, Night Mode, Panoramic view, Expert, Portrait Mode,HDR,Ultra wide, Ultra macro, AI Scene Recognition, AI Beauty, Filter, Bokeh Effect Control, Starry Mode
LED flash
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
Yes

Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm
32 MP, f/2.5, (wide)
Features
HDR, Portrait Mode, Panoramic view, Beauty Mode, HDR, Face-Recognition, Filter, Night Mode, Bokeh Effect Control
Video
1080p@30fps
1080p@30fps

Capacity
Li-Po 5000mAh Non-Removable
6500 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
45W wired

Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes, with stereo speakers
3.5mm jack
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Yes
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Yes
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
NFC
No
Yes
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Radio
FM radio

Performance
AnTuTu: 290097 (v9) GeekBench: 1601 (v5.1) GFXBench: 7.3fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Display
Contrast ratio: Infinite (nominal)
Loudspeaker
-30.4 LUFS (Below average)
Battery life
Endurance rating 156h - Amazing