The Realme Q3i 5G is the cheapest of the bunch with a starting price of just CNY 1,000 (US$ 155/€ 130), yet it still offers 5G connectivity. This time around it is courtesy of the Dimensity 700 chipset (7 nm), whose modem delivers peak download speeds of 2.77 Gbps.
Compared to the vanilla Q3, this one has
the same size display, 6.5” LCD (1080p+), though the refresh rate drops to 90
Hz (the touch sampling rate remains at 180 Hz). The fingerprint reader is on
the side again. Next up, the 48 MP main camera on the rear stays in place, the
ultra wide module is replaced by a B&W depth sensor (good news: the macro
camera remains on board as well).
The battery is just as big, 5,000 mAh,
though it will be noticeably slower to charge using the supplied 18W adapter.
The base Realme Q3i 5G configuration has 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB storage and
there is an option to upgrade to 6 GB of RAM. As with the Q3, storage is
expandable with microSD cards up to 1 TB.
