Realme 6i Launch Event Highlights: Launched at a starting price of Rs 12,999, sale starts from 31 July

Realme 6i is powered by Mediatek Helio G90T chipset, it will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD display with 90 Hz refresh rate.

Tech2 News Staff|Jul 24, 2020, 13:28:09 IST

Second time this month, Realme is hosting a virtual launch event in India, where it will unveil the Realme 6i smartphone. The smartphone is part of the Realme 6 series, which includes the Realme 6 (Review) and Realme 6 Pro (Review). As already confirmed by Realme, the Realme 6i will be priced under Rs 15,000. The smartphone will be powered by Mediatek Helio G90T chipset, it will feature a 6.5-inch FHD+ LCD display with 90 Hz refresh rate. We also know that the Realme 6i will be fuelled by a 4,300 mAh battery with 30W Flash Charge support.The Realme 6i launch event is scheduled to begin at 12.30 pm IST today, 24 July. Realme will be live streaming the launch event on its official Youtube page. Here's how you can watch the event live.[caption id="attachment_8635301" align="alignnone" width="1024"]

Realme 6i. Image: Realme Europe[/caption]Ahead of the launch event, Realme has also assured that it is following the directive of Government of India, and Realme 6i and all of its upcoming smartphones will not feature any of the 59 Chinese apps that were banned.

Realme 6i: Expected specifications

Besides what we already know, looking at the specifications of Realme 6i launched in Myanmar in March, as reported by GizChina, the smartphone can be expected to come with Android 10-based Realme UI out-of-the-box. The Realme 6i is also expected to sport a quad-camera setup on the back, with a 48 MP primary camera with an f/1.8 aperture, an 8 MP ultra-wide lens, and two 2 MP depth and macro sensors. For selfies, the Realme 6i will likely feature a 16 MP selfie camera.

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