It’s just a few hours before Xiaomi officially takes the wraps off its latest flagship smartphone — Xiaomi Mi 9. Just hours before the phone’s official launch, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has shared yet another feature related to the smartphone.
He has confirmed that the Mi 9 comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection on top of the display, which is claimed to have 50 percent better performance compared to the fifth-generation Gorilla Glass. As per the reports from Corning’s lab, the Gorilla Glass 6 can withstand 15 consecutive drops on average from a height of one meter on a rough surface.
Further, it has also been revealed that the registration for the purchase of Xiaomi Mi 9 has already exceeded 200,000. For the pricing, it’s speculated that the 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage will cost 3,299 Yuan (~$487) price, 8GB RAM + 128GB storage will be priced at 3,499 Yuan (~$516), and the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage will cost 3,699 Yuan (~$546).
The Mi 9 Explorer Edition with 8GB RAM + 256GB will have 4,999 Yuan (~$737) price tag while the 12GB RAM powered Mi 9 Transparent Edition with Battle Angel branding may cost 5,999 Yuan (~$885). The Mi 9 is expected to release in three color variants — Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, and Piano Black.
The smartphone will be equipped with a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It will support full HD+ resolution, 600-nit brightness, Sunlight mode 2.0, Reading mode 2.0, Always-on Display and 103.8 percent NTSC wide color gamut.
The Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset will be powering the device with up to 12GB of RAM and inbuilt storage of up to 256GB. The device will come with Always On display feature as well as Dual GPS feature for better positioning in crowded cities. The dual GPS feature is powered by a new NFC chip using the L1 and L5 interchangeably. It will also come with automatic smart antenna switching and 4×4 MIMO support.
It will be the first Xiaomi phone to feature a rear-mounted triple camera setup. It is rumored to feature Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom support. On the front side, the phone is fitted with a 20-megapixel selfie camera.
Rumors have claimed that it may house a 3,300mAh battery. Recent reports have revealed that the Mi 9 will carry support for 27W fast charging and 20W fastest wireless charging. The smartphone will be running on the latest Android 9 Pie OS out-of-the-box with the company’s own custom interface MIUI 10.
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The launch event of the Xiaomi Mi 9 will begin at 2 PM (local time) will also be live-streamed online. Here is the link to the live stream for the launch event of Mi 9.
