OnePlus 8T vs. Realme 9i

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of OnePlus 8T and Realme 9i. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus 8T vs. Realme 9i Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 160.7 mm 164.4 mm Realme 9i has greater height than OnePlus 8T.
Width 74.1 mm 75.7 mm Realme 9i has greater width than OnePlus 8T.
Depth 8.4 mm 8.4 mm Both phones are the same depth.
Weight 188 g 190 g OnePlus 8T is lighter than OnePlus 8T.
Body Colour Lunar silver Prism black | Prism blue
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value - 1.02 W/kg (body), 2.072 W/kg (limb), 0.788 W/kg (head)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Display Type OLED display -
Display Technology Fluid Amoled -
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.55" 6.6" Realme 9i has larger screen size than OnePlus 8T.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2400 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels Realme 9i has better screen resolution than OnePlus 8T.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 402 ppi 401 ppi OnePlus 8T has better pixel density than Realme 9i.
Aspect Ratio 20:9 -
Max Brightness 1100 cd/m² 480 cd/m² OnePlus 8T has better display brightness than Realme 9i.
HDR Yes - OnePlus 8T has HDR.
HDR Technology HDR10+ -
Display Enhancement Technology - Ultra-Smooth
Display Refresh Rate 120 Hz 90 Hz OnePlus 8T has better refresh rate than Realme 9i.
Touch Sampling Rate - 180 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3) 5-level fresh rates
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass (scratch resistant glass) Dragontrail PRO (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed 3.1 GHz 2.4 GHz OnePlus 8T has higher clock speed than Realme 9i.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 650 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 4 GB + up to 11 GB virtual extension OnePlus 8T has more RAM than Realme 9i.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 128 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
Memory Interface UFS 3.1 UFS 2.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel Realme 9i has better camera resolution than OnePlus 8T.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX586 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 OnePlus 8T has better lens aperture than OnePlus 8T.
Lens Construction 6-element 5-element
Pixel Size 0.8 μm -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - OnePlus 8T has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Laser Auto Focus Yes -
Special Effects HDR HDR
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, Cine Video Mode, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Ultra shot, Filter mode, Pet mode, Macro mode, Video Portrait Mode Panorama, Slow motion mode, night mode, Expert Mode, portrait mode, Timelapse video, Ultra Macro Mode, 50MP mode, Super Text, Digital Zoom mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - OnePlus 8T has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Tracking Focus, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, AI scene detection, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, UltraShot engine, 3x Hybrid Zoom Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), AI Triple camera
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel 2 Megapixel OnePlus 8T has better second camera resolution than Realme 9i.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 OnePlus 8T has better second camera lens aperture than OnePlus 8T.
Field of View (2nd Camera) 123 degree(s) -
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Macro camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - 4cm macro photography
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 5 Megapixel 2 Megapixel OnePlus 8T has higher resolution third camera than Realme 9i.
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) Macro camera B&W lens
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 2 Megapixel -
Camera Functions (4th Camera) Monochrome -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Both phones have the same front camera resolution.
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.4 F/2.1 Realme 9i has better front lens aperture than OnePlus 8T.
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Pixel Size (Front) 1 μm -
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR, face retouch HDR
Camera Modes (Front) Time-lapse mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, night mode, portrait mode, AI Beauty
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4500 mAh 5000 mAh Realme 9i has larger battery capacity than OnePlus 8T.
Fast Charging Technology Warp Charge 65 technology Dart Charge Both phones have fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 995 hours
Talk Time - 2904 minutes
Run Time Details - Standby: up to 995 hrs
Talk: up to 2904 min
WhatsApp: up to 20.7 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 116.3 hrs
CELLULAR OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 5G 4G OnePlus 8T has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android 11) Android 11
User Interface - Realme UI 2.0
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Data Transmission FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1 FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 800 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band N1, n3, n7, n28, n41, n78 -
5G NR Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3500 -
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.1 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem Snapdragon X55 5G -
MEDIA OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4 -
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound -
FEATURES OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, flicker sensor, sensor core Accelerometer, proximity sensor, magnetometer, light sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition Fingerprint reader (side)
Security Technology Face Unlock -
Additional Phone Features Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider, dual stereo speakers Dual microphones, Fast Charging, Super power saving mode, dual stereo speakers
OTHERS OnePlus 8T Realme 9i
Included Accessories SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, protective case, Warp Charge 65 power adapter, Warp Type-C to Type-C cable Screen protection film, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, protective case, 33W charger
Compliant Standards SGS -
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