Realme 9i vs Sony Xperia 5 V

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 850, 900, 2100

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 3, 5, 8, 38, 40, 41

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Europe; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 - Asia
5G network

-

5G band 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA - Europe; 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 28, 38, 40, 41, 77, 78, 79 SA/NSA - Asia
HSDPA speed

42.2 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

11.52 Mbps
LTE speed

LTE-A

LTE-A
GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front, plastic frame, plastic back

Glass front (Gorilla Glass Victus 2), glass back, aluminum frame
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Nano-SIM and eSIM or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

164.4 mm

154 mm
Width

75.7 mm

68 mm
Thickness

8.4 mm

8.6 mm
Weight

190 g

182 g
Waterproof

-

IP65/IP68 (1.5m and 30 mins)
Dust proof

-

IP65/IP68
Colors

Black, Blue

Black, Blue, Platinum Silver

Hardware
CPU

Octa-core

Octa-core
CPU

Quad-core 2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold

Single-core 3.2 GHz Cortex-X3
CPU(second)

quad-core 1.9 GHz Kryo 265 Silver

dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A715
CPU(third)

Dual-core 2.8 GHz Cortex-A710
CPU(fourth)

Triple-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A510
Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G

Qualcomm SM8550-AB Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
GPU

Adreno 610

Adreno 740
Memory RAM

4, 6 GB

8 GB
Internal storage

64, 128 GB

128, 256 GB
Memory card

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC

microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC
Memory card max

1 TB

1 TB
Storage

UFS 2.2

UFS

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Dual
Main camera

(wide) , 50 MP, f/1.8 , 26 mm, 1/2.76" , 0.64 µm

(wide) , 48 MP, f/1.9 , 24 mm, 1/1.35" , 1.12 µm
(macro) , 2 MP, f/2.4

(ultrawide) , 12 MP, f/2.2 , 16 mm, 1/2.5"
(depth) , 2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

-

8000 x 6000 pixels
Primary camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@24/25/30/60/120fps HDR, 1080p@30/60/120fps; 5-axis gyro-EIS, OIS
Primary camera optics

-

Zeiss optics, Zeiss T* lens coating
Primary camera flash

LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus

Autofocus, continuous autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, Real-time eye AF, Real-time tracking, cinematography pro, object tracking for video, 5-axis stabilization

Selfie camera
Selfie camera type

Single

-
Selfie camera

(wide) , 16 MP, f/2.1 , 1/3.0" , 1.0 µm

(wide) , 8 MP, f/2.0 , 1/2.9" , 1.25 µm, 83˚ , 24 mm
Selfie camera resolution

-

3264 x 2448 pixels
Selfie camera features

-

Face unlock, HDR, digital image stabilization
Selfie camera video

1080p@30fps

4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60fps, 5-axis gyro-EIS

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5Ghz, 802.11ac

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

-

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

-
WiFi Tri-Band

-

Yes
USB

Type-C 2.0

Type-C 3.2, DisplayPort
USB On-The-Go

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth

v5.0

v5.3
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
Bluetooth AptX

-

aptX HD, aptX Adaptive
NFC

No

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with stereo speakers
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

Yes
BDS

Yes

Yes
QZSS

-

Yes