Realme 3i: Affordable smartphone with smudge free design, good performance
Chinese smartphone brand Realme's latest budget offering, the Realme 3i, seems to be a hybrid of the Realme 3 -- in terms of performance -- and Realme C2 -- in terms of design. The Realme 3i has a dual rear camera setup on the back, dewdrop notch display on the front, and an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 system-on-chip powering the phone. On paper, the phone seems to be a feature-rich proposition. However, like any other phone, it has its strengths and weaknesses. Here’s the phone review: Design The Realme 3i boasts the Realme C2 inspired diamond cut shaped smudge free design. The phone’s thin profile and polycarbonate body with micro-pattern gradient design looks sturdy and feels comfortable to hold and operate. The phone has a capacitive fingerprint sensor on the back, which comes handy to unlock the phone using the index finger. On the front, the phone has a dewdrop shaped notch screen with minimal bezels on sides. The phone is neither big nor small and seems to be a pe