Realme 3i first sale in India today: Specifications, price, offers
What's the story
Realme's newly launched budget offering, the Realme 3i, will go on sale for the first time in India today at 12pm via Flipkart and Realme e-store.
The key highlights of the handset include its waterdrop notched display, diamond-cut design on the rear, AI cameras, and entry-level internals.
The Realme 3i will be available at a starting price of Rs. 7,999.
Here's all about it.
Key details
Pricing and launch offers
In India, the Realme 3i costs Rs. 7,999 for the base-end 3GB/32GB storage variant and Rs. 9,999 for the top-end model with 4GB/64GB configuration.
As for launch offers, buyers can avail a 5% discount on Flipkart by using Axis Bank credit cards or get MobiKwik SuperCash worth Rs. 1,500 from Realme.com.
Separately, Reliance Jio subscribers can avail benefits worth upto Rs. 5,300.
Design
Meanwhile, here's recalling the Realme 3i
Right of the bat, the Realme 3i looks a lot like the Realme C2 with a waterdrop notched display and a fairly large bottom bezel. However, the rear panel gets an upgrade with reflective diamond-cut design, dual cameras, and a physical fingerprint sensor.
Further, the handset features a 6.2-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution, 19:9 aspect ratio and Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
Cameras
For the shutterbugs and selfie lovers
The Realme 3i sports a vertically-stacked dual-lens rear camera setup comprising a 13MP main sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor.
The main camera is capable of recording 1080p videos at 30fps and offers features such as Phase Detection Autofocus, Panorama, HDR, and Bokeh effect.
Up front, the phone gets a 13MP (f/2.0) selfie snapper.
Internals
Under the hood
The Realme 3i is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 chipset, coupled with upto 4GB of RAM and upto 64GB of expandable storage.
Under the hood, it packs a 4,230mAh battery and runs on Android Pie-based ColorOS 6.
Lastly, it offers all the standard sensors and connectivity options including support for dual-SIMs (Nano), Wi-FI, Bluetooth, GPS, micro-USB port and a headphone jack.