The Galaxy M33 5G has been officially launch in India. It will go on sale April 8. It has been positioned in a segement which has been dominated by Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G and Realme 9 Pro 5G. Will it able to challenge these them? Let's find out:
The Galaxy M33 5G comes in the classical Samsung design with a waterdrop display while the Redmi Note 11 Pro+ sports the 'evol' design with punch-hole display. Realme 9 Pro has a glass-finish rear design with left-alligned punch hole screen. Among the three phones, Realme device scores highest marks for its elegant looks.
Galaxy M33 – 6.6 inches, TFT, 1080x2408p, 120Hz
Redmi Note 11 Pro+ – 6.67 inches, sAMOLED, 1080x2400p, 120 Hz
Realme 9 Pro – 6.6 inches, IPS LCD, 1080x2412p, 120 Hz
The Super AMOLED panel of Note 11 model makes it the winner.
The Galaxy M33 5G is powered by the Exynos 1280 SoC while Snapdragon 695 chipset powers the two Redmi and Realme devices.
The Exynos processor in M33 is built on 5nm process node and delivers a faster clock speed of 2.4GHz compared to the SD 695's 2.2GHz
The Galaxy M33 boots on One UI 4.1, and the Realme UI 3 runs the 9 Pro, both based on Android 12. While Note 11 Pro+ has the MIUI 13 under the Android 11 skin. Out of the three, One UI 4.1 takes the crown here.
Galaxy M33 – 50MP + 5MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera, 8MP front camera
Redmi Note 11 Pro+ – 108MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP rear camera, 16MP front camera
Realme 9 Pro – 64MP + 8MP + 2MP rear camera, 16MP front camera
The Note 11 Pro+ is the clear winner in megapixel count. Having said that, the images delivered by these three phones are more or less similar.
The Galaxy M33 packs a bigger 6000mAh battery but with less faster 25W charger, Realme 9 Pro has a 5000mAh battery with 33W Dart Charge support. The Note 11 Pro+ ships with a 5000mAh battery and a 67W fast charger.
The Galaxy M33 5G starts at an introductory price of ₹15,999, the Realme 9 Pro is retailing from ₹17,999 in the country while Redmi Note 11 Pro+ 5G is costlier in the lot starting at ₹20,999.