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TechPhonesAndroid PhonesThe Realme 9 Pro is the high-spec, cheap Android phone you’re waiting forGreat value, great design and a pretty great specification too. Is this the best Android phone for you?When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Great value, great design and a pretty great specification too. Is this the best Android phone for you?
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(Image credit: Realme)
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Samsungmay have grabbed all the early phone headlines with itsGalaxy S22, but with MWC 2022 on the horizon there are plenty of other contenders for the title ofbest Android phone. If you’re looking for a high-spec, low-cost Android, the newly announced Realme 9 Pro and Realme 9 Pro Plus may be the phones for you.
Realme 9 Pro Plus specs and value for money
The processor here is the mid-range MediaTek Dimensity 920, which delivers similar benchmarks to theiPhoneXR andSamsung GalaxyS10 5G – so it’s not exactly cutting edge, although it delivers speeds that would have seemed awfully impressive just a few years ago. It’s still good for the price. There’s 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, a 4,500mAh battery and 5G. It runsAndroid12 with the Realme UI on top.
There are some odd differences between the Pro and the Pro Plus. The cheaper Pro gets a faster 120Hz display at 1080 x 2412 resolution, its battery is bigger at 5,000mAh and its best camera is 64MP. The processor is a Snapdragon 695, though, which benchmarks roughly 10% behind the MediaTek processor of the Pro Plus with broadly similar battery life. The difference in price isn’t dramatic – in the UK it’ll be £50 cheaper – but unless you really want a 120Hz display (and, really, 90Hz is easily good enough) the faster Pro Plus looks like it’ll be the better buy.
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