realme expands its 6 series portfolio with the powerful midranger - realme 6i, starting at INR 12,999

• Powered by the MediaTek Helio G90T, realme 6i comes with a 90Hz display and houses a 4300mAh battery with 30W Flash Charge support
• The realme 6i will be available in two variants - 4GB+64GB for INR 12,999 and 6GB+64GB for INR 14,999. It will be up for a sale on July 31 on realme.com, Flipkart, and royal club partners

New Delhi, July 24, 2020: World’s fastest-growing smartphone brand, realme, today introduced their newest realme 6 series member, the realme 6i. Designed to deliver powerful performance with a smooth experience, realme 6i is equipped with MediaTek Helio G90T, fabricated using the 12nm process, and comes with a 6.5-inch 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display. The smartphone houses a 4300mAh battery and comes with a 20W charger in the box however, it supports a 30W flash charge. realme 6i design has been inspired by nature’s simplicity, giving it a trendy and stylish look. It will be available in two colors variants - Lunar White and Eclipse Black.

Speaking at the launch, Madhav Sheth, Vice President, realme and CEO, realme India said, “We are excited to bring the new addition to realme 6 series for our valuable customers in India- realme 6i. With realme 6i, we wanted more consumers to experience the cutting-edge features at a more affordable price and continue the legacy of realme 6 series smartphones. The realme 6i is an all-rounder smartphone bound to deliver the most powerful performance in the segment with MediaTek G90T and provide users an exhilarating viewing experience with its pro display of 90Hz.  Thanks to our ‘Made in India’ capabilities, realme 6i will be available not only online, but also across offline in royal club partners ”

Boasting the latest flagship, ultra-clear quad-camera set-up, the realme 6i comprises a 48MP primary camera, 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens, a macro lens, and a B&W portrait lens on the back. On the front, it features a 16 MP in-display selfie camera with multiple functions such as the AI beauty mode and portrait mode that can capture flawless selfies. Based on Android 10, the realme UI is designed keeping in mind the preferences and aesthetics of a youthful audience. It is available in two variants - 4GB+64GB priced at INR 12,999 and 6GB+64GB priced at INR 14,999.

realme 6i price and sales details: 

Key Highlights: realme 6i

MediaTek Helio G90T

MediaTek Helio G90T is made using the 12nm process and is exclusively designed to provide a powerful and efficient gaming experience. It is also equipped with two high-performance Cortex-A76 cores that clock up to 2.05GHz and six high-efficiency Cortex-A55 cores that clock up to 2GHz, along with an 800MHz Mali-G76GPU. This combination of the latest CPU, GPU, super-fast RAM, and powerful AI, enhances the immersive gaming experience of users, making the realme 6i an ideal smartphone for users who love gaming.

30W Flash Charge Support (20W in Box)

The realme 6i supports the latest 30W Flash Charge technology which enables its 4300 mAh battery to be charged 100% in just 55 minutes and with the in-box charger of 20W it can fully charge within 77 minutes. The realme 6i also supports 15W PD charges, making it even more versatile.

90Hz Ultra Smooth Display

realme 6i features a 6.5-inch 90Hz Ultra Smooth Display with 90Hz refresh rate and 120Hz sampling rate. The 90Hz display is capable of producing 90 frames per second and thereby offers a 50% higher refresh rate when compared to a conventional 60Hz display, resulting in a seamless and smooth visual experience with every swipe of the screen. The display offers a 90.5% screen-to-body ratio with a 2400x1080P FHD+ resolution and 480 nits peak brightness, providing users with a supreme visual experience.

48MP AI Quad Camera

The flagship, ultra-clear quad-camera set-up for the realme 6i comprises a 48MP main camera, an 8MP 119° ultra-wide-angle lens, a macro lens, and a B&W portrait lens.

• 48MP Primary Camera: Provides a maximum output resolution of 8000x6000, ensuring that users don't miss a single detail in the picture.
• 119° ultra-wide-angle lens: With an f/2.3 aperture and 8MP resolution, the ultra-wide-angle lens with a 119° field of view enables users to capture the perfect wide-angle shot. One-click is all it takes to switch to the wide-angle mode, enabling users to capture more stunning images of landscapes, architecture, and large groups.
• Macro lens: The ultra macro lens of 2 MP enables users to get closer and discover the beauty of the micro world with the 4cm shooting distance.
• B&W Portrait lens: The new color filter system enables the portrait lens of 2MP to detect a wider array of light, assisting the main lens to capture light better, enhance image contrast, create retro-style images, and add texture to portraits.

16MP In-display Selfie Camera

The 16MP Ultra-clear front camera will satisfy the verified selfie needs with F2.0 aperture, supporting smart beauty mode, Bokeh Effect, etc. It comes with a beauty algorithm developed for different genders, different skin types, and different facial shapes and features allowing the user to easily take selfies that show natural and delicate skin.

Design

The design for the all-new realme 6i has been inspired by bright moonlight and the magical eclipse and has been created using a new optical plating technology, which increases the brightness and saturation of the color by 60% and 50%, resulting in a bright and eye-catching visual effect.

0.29s Fast Side Fingerprint Scanner

The realme 6i features a side fingerprint scanner that ingeniously fuses the power button and fingerprint recognition modules. The width of the fingerprint scanner has decreased by 25% (from 3.0mm to 2.4mm). With a capacitive recognition system, just one press unlocks the phone instantly and also provides more security. 

Memory Storage

realme 6i comes in two variants - 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB - and is equipped with a 2+1-card slot, for two SIM cards and one SD card (expandable up to 256GB).

Waterproof

All of the phone's ports are tightly waterproof by sealing silicone protection, effectively preventing splashing

About realme

realme is a technology brand that specializes in providing high-quality smartphones and a trendsetting tech lifestyle.

The brand was officially established on May 4th, 2018 by its founder Sky Li and Madhav Sheth in India, together with a young team that has rich experience in the smartphone industry. realme is committed to offering smartphones with trendsetting designs and technologies while exploring more possibilities of the Artificial Internet of Things.

realme has launched various smartphones across all price ranges from entry-level up to flagship segments, including India’s first 5G smartphone realme X50 Pro 5G and the most powerful mid-range all-rounders realme 6 Series. The brand has recently unveiled the best 4G flagship, realme X3 & X3 SuperZoom,  most stylish entry-level smartphone realme C11. Committed to offering a smart and trendsetting lifestyle for youth, realme had introduced its UNI Smart AIoT strategy earlier in 2020. As part of its tech-lifestyle product portfolio, the brand has recently introduced the realme Smart TV, realme Watch, realme Band, the realme Buds Air Neo, realme Buds Q, the realme Adventurer Backpack, and realme 30W Dart Charge power bank.

As per both Counterpoint and IDC, realme has become the 4th largest smartphone brand in India since Q4 2018. As per Canalys, realme occupies the 3rd place among top smart personal audio vendors in India for Q1, 2020. CMR has claimed realme as No. 1 Quality Smartphone Brand in India with the lowest return rate and the highest customer satisfaction on reliability.

For more information, please visit www.realme.com