Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi 9 SE launches in China

Xiaomi has finally launched in China the newest iteration to their Mi-series, the Mi 9 flagship smartphone, and the mid-range Mi 9 SE.

Most of the leaks are true as the Mi 9 sports a 6.39-inch sAMOLED display, Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6GB/8GB of RAM, 128GB storage, 48MP + 12MP + 16MP triple rear cameras, 20MP front camera, and 3,300mAh battery with wireless fast charging.

The Mi 9 SE, on the other hand, has a 5.97-inch sAMOLED display, Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 712 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 64GB/128GB of storage, 48MP + f/2.4 + 13MP triple rear cameras, 20MP front camera, and 3,070mAh battery with fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi 9 specs:

6.39-inch FHD+ sAMOLED display @2340x1080px, 403ppi, HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 2.84GHz octa-core processor
Adreno 640 GPU
6GB/8GB/12GB (explorer edition) RAM
128GB/256GB (explorer edition) UFS 2.1 storage
Dual-nano SIM card
48MP IMX586 f/1.75 main + 12MP Samsung S5K3M5 f/.2.2 2x optical zoom + 16MP f/2.2 IMX 481 wide-angle, macro triple rear cameras
4K 60fps/30fps, 960 slow-mo video recording
20MP f/2.0 AI front camera
4G VoLTE
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac 2×2 MIMO, MU-MIMO (2.4GHz, 5GHz)
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Bluetooth 5.0
Face Unlock
In-display fingerprint scanner
NFC
IR Blaster
USB Type-C
MIUI 10 (Android 9 Pie)
3,300mAh battery w/ 20W wireless fast charging, 27W wired QC4 fast charging
74.67 x 157.5 x 7.61mm
173g

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE specs:

5.97-inch sAMOLED FHD+ display @2340x1080px , 432ppi, HDR
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Qualcomm Snapdragon 712 2.3GHz octa-core processor
Adreno 616 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB storage
Dual nano-SIM card
48MP f/1.75 wide-angle + f/2.4 telephoto + 13MP f/2.4 super wide-angle triple rear cameras
20MP front camera
4K 30fps, 120fps slow-mo video recording
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac MU-MIMO (2.4GHz, 5GHz)
Bluetooth 5.0
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
Face unlock
In-display fingerprint scanner
NFC
IR Blaster
USB Type-C
3,070mAh battery w/ 18W fast charging

Here are their prices:

Xiaomi Mi 9 6GB + 128GB – CNY 2,999 (~PHP 23,192)
Xiaomi Mi 9 8GB + 128GB – CNY 3,299 (~PHP 25,512)
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE 6GB + 64GB – CNY 1,999 (~PHP 15,459)
Xiaomi Mi 9 SE 6GB + 128GB – CNY 2,299 (~PHP 17,779)

The Xiaomi Mi 9 series will officially launch globally on February 24, 2019.

Vaughn Chua

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5 Comments

Concerned says:

6 years ago

Meh chinese spyware turns me off so nono
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Jojo Bizarre says:

6 years ago

Definitely worth it
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bibimbap says:

6 years ago

Hi. I thought Mi 9 SE has SD712?
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FanBoi says:

6 years ago

Ganda sAmoled ? hintayin ko na mi9 se, for sure magiging price nya dito is 17k to 18k+
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Freeje says:

6 years ago

Limited edition with 12GB + 256GB for CNY3999.
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