Following the announcement of the Mi MIX 3 5G, Xiaomi also announced the global version of its Mi 9 flagship which launched in China just last Wednesday, February 20.
Mi 9 Design
The Mi 9 succeeds the Mi 8 which launched last year and comes with tons of new features. It is Xiaomi’s first phone with triple rear cameras and also its first flagship with a waterdrop notch.
The Mi 9 is unlike the Mi 8. The back which is covered with Gorilla Glass 5 is completely curved and not just at the corners. Thanks to nano-laser engraving holographic technology and dual layer nano-coating, the Mi 9 has this cool rainbow spectrum design that is visible when light rays hit it. Xiaomi also added a halo ring to the 12MP telephoto lens on the back and covered the whole camera setup with sapphire glass to prevent scratches.
Mi 9 Specs
The Mi 9 has a 6.39-inch 1080 x 2340 AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 6 on top. Xiaomi has added Reading Mode 2.0 to protect your eyes. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform which is paired with 6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB of storage.
The rear cameras consist of a 12MP telephoto lens with 2x zoom, a 48MP Sony IMX586 primary camera, and a 16MP ultra-wide angle camera for those wide-angle portrait pictures and videos. There are also a bunch of AI features to make your pictures appear better.
Under the display of the Mi 9 is an in-display fingerprint scanner which is faster and more reliable than last generation’s. The phone packs a 3300mAh battery with support for 27W fast charging. The Mi 9 is also the first phone in the world to support 20W wireless fast charging which lets you charge the phone from empty to full in just 90 minutes.
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Price and Availability
The Mi 9 is priced at €449 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB version and €499 for the 6GB RAM + 128GB version. It goes on pre-order today in France and Spain and will be available in Italy starting February 28. It will come in Ocean Black, Lavender Violet, and Piano Black.
Xiaomi didn’t announce a global version of the Mi 9 Transparent Edition.
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