The Realme 5i was only announced on
January 6, but the company has already sent out the Realme 6i to be certified
by the FCC, which promptly leaked details and photos of the new phone. The
handset, model name RMX2040, packs a 5,000mAh battery, which will charge at
18W, judging by photos of the charger. The older model has the same capacity,
but charges at just 10W. The upgrades don’t include a switch to USB-C, however,
the 6i still uses a microUSB (and keeps the 3.5mm headphone jack).
The photo isn’t particularly clear, but
the main module on the quad-camera on the back features a 48MP sensor. That’s
quite an upgrade over the 5i, which has a 12MP main camera on the back. The
lenses of the lower two cameras seem pretty small, don’t be surprised if we’re
looking at 2MP macro and depth sensor modules. The selfie camera is inside a
teardrop notch, same as before.
The Realme 6i will run ColorOS 7.0, likely
featuring the brand’s custom features. No word on the chipset yet. The phone
measures 164.4 x 75.x 9.0mm and weighs 195g. We don’t have info on the screen,
but given that the phone’s dimensions match the 5i, we guess we’re in for
another 6.52” 720p+ panel. Also note the White color (the 5i is available in
Blue and Green only). On the connectivity side there’s LTE (two SIM slots),
Wi-Fi b/g/n (2.4GHz) and Bluetooth 5.0.
Besides the FCC, the Realme 6i has been
certified by wireless authorities in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and
Russia. This gives us a pretty good picture of the launch markets for the
phone.
