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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** .
In line with the GoI directive, the #realme6i and all new upcoming models won't feature any of the banned Apps, and we are releasing an OTA update to all existing devices by early August for removal of certain concerned features. We Care! pic.twitter.com/AREV04S5gX
— realme (@realmeIndia) July 23, 2020
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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