Realme 9 vs ZTE nubia A77
Product
Price
250 USD
250 USD
Status
Available
Available
Brand
Realme Mobiles
ZTE Mobiles
Model No
RMX3521
ZTE nubia A77
Launch Date
2022, April 12
2026, August 14
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 / 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)
168 x 77 x 8.3 mm (6.61 x 3.03 x 0.33 in)
Weight
178 g (6.28 oz)
193 g (6.81 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back
IP64 dust tight and water resistant (water splashes)
SIM
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Colors
Meteor Black, Sunburst Gold, Stargaze White
Obsidian Black, Glacier White, Twilight Purple
Type
Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
, 16M colors
IPS LCD, 120Hz
Size
6.4 inches, 98.9 cm2 (~84.2% screen-to-body ratio)
6.75 inches, 108.2 cm2 (~83.6% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~411 ppi density)
720 x 1640 pixels (~265 ppi density)
OS
Android 12, Realme UI 3.0
Android 16
Chipset
Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)
Unisoc T8300 (6 nm)
CPU
Octa-core (4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver)
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55)
GPU
Adreno 610
Mali-G57 MP2
RAM
8GB
6GB
Storage
128GB
128GB
Card Slot
microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
microSDXC
Lens 1
108 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.67", 0.64µm, Dual Pixel PDAF
50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm
Auxiliary lenses
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, HDR, panorama
Video
4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, gyro-EIS
1080p@30fps
Lens 1
16 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm
8 MP
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
5000 mAh
Charging
Fast charging 18W
22.5W wired
Reverse wired
Bypass Charging
Sensors
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band
Bluetooth
5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
5.4, A2DP, LE
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS
NFC
No
Yes (market/region dependent)
USB
USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0
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