How to unlock bootloader on Realme 3i

If you have been on the searching for ways to unlock bootloader on Realme 3i, then your search ends right here! Read on to learn about the procedure, necessary downloads and all the prerequisite knowledge involved with the process.

The Realme 3i was released less than a month ago in the Chinese market and has soon made its way to the global region as well. The phone was released following the success of its more powerful counterparts – the Realme 3 and Realme 3 Pro. We have already covered a number of guides, tips and tricks and more that you can read to truly master your Realme 3 or Realme 3 Pro. While the Realme 3i is the least powerful among its series, we feel it is still a very interesting pick for a number of people.

Realme, for those who don’t already know, has been around for just over a year in the Asian markets and has already started to dominate the budget price segment. Realme is a sub-brand of Oppo and brings to the board really good looking and affordable phones. The company soon rose to success in markets like India and China due to all the crazy good internals it came with at a budget price. While the company has also released higher-end variants like the Realme X, its focus still remains on the budget segment seeing how it has been absolutely dominating all other manufactures within the span of only a single year.

Realme 3i: Overview and Specs

The Realme 3i, like stated previously is basically a nerfed down version of the Realme 3 and Realme 3 Pro. It still maintains the beautiful full display look but comprises a bit on the internals and the build materials to cut down the price significantly. While both the Realme 3 and Realme 3 Pro are available at a price tag of 11,000 and 16,000 (for the highest-end variant) respectively, the Realme 3i enters the even lower budget end of the market with an asking price of just 8,000 INR. So, for under 10K, what are all the things you get out of the Realme 3i? The build itself is made out of hardened plastic with a matte finish and a great looking diamond pattern to its back. The buttons are very tactile too. The phone also comes with two nano-SIM slots and an additional MicroSD slot for future expansion. Let’s dive a bit deeper into the internals now, shall we?

Firstly, coming to its specifications, the Realme 3i packs in the MediaTek Helio P60 processor which while isn’t very powerful, is still highly efficient and can perform day to day tasks like media management, app switching, and casual gaming very easily. The display gets a downgrade too, being a 6.20 inch IPS panel with a resolution of 720 x 1520 pixels. While it isn’t AMOLED or fully 1080p, the display is still vibrant and is almost edge to edge with a waterdrop notch to spare in the top middle. The phone also packs in a dual-camera setup on the back with a 13 MP primary shooter and an additional 2 MP sensor for depth sensing. The front camera comes with a generous megapixel count of 13. Lastly, the phone runs atop Android Pie and is backed by 4 gigabytes of RAM and a massive 4230 mAh battery, lasting for hours on a single charge.

What does Unlocking your Bootloader mean?

Before we proceed to unlocking your device’s bootloader, let’s take a quick second to hover over what unlocking a bootloader really means. When your device comes from the OEM, it is deprived of any console control by the user. This means you cannot tamper with the software and the things inside the UI on your own just yet. However, by unlocking the device’s bootloader, you are granting yourself access to parts of your phone that were otherwise impossible to get to previously. This process requires a Windows computer with an ADB interface that can talk to your device in the fastboot mode. The most common ways of unlocking a bootloader include using a tool, or using fastboot commands directly to ingest the codes inside of your phone.