Xiaomi launched its next-generation flagship smartphone — Xiaomi Mi 9 last month at a launch event in China. The phone packs top-of-the-line specifications and is one of the most powerful smartphones available in the market.
Powered by Qualcomm‘s latest Snapdragon 855 octa-core 7nm chipset, the Xiaomi Mi 9 posted a score of 387,851 in AnTuTu benchmarking app version 7.2.4. In comparison, the score is 21 percent higher than the highest score of Snapdragon 845, 26 percent higher than Kirin 980 and 7 percent higher than Apple A12.
Also, in a list released by AnTuTu showing the chart of top performing Android smartphones for the month of February 2019, Xiaomi Mi 9 is leading the chart. With a score of 371,849, the Mi 9 is miles ahead of Lenovo Z5 Pro GT which scored 353,469.
The Snapdragon 855, which powers both the top two smartphones, is Qualcomm’s first 7nm chipset and it features a multi-core AI engine which the company claims to deliver up to three times better AI performance compared to its previous mobile platform, the Snapdragon 845.
The new chipset also comes with Computer Vision (CV) ISP for enhanced computational photography which performs the same way as Google’s Night Sight feature for Pixel devices, thus substantially improving imaging in low-light areas.
The list of top 10 Android smartphones in terms of performance in February 2019 also includes Nubia Red Magic Mars, Huawei Mate 20 Pro, Honor V20, Huawei Mate 20 X, Honor Magic 2, Asus ROG Phone, Xiaomi Black Shark Helo, and Xiaomi Mi 8.
To remind you of the phone’s specifications, the Xiaomi Mi 9 comes with a 6.39 Super AMOLED display having 1080 x 2340 pixels resolution. It is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor along with 6GB/8GB RAM and comes in 64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage variants.
As for the camera, the Chinese smartphone maker has added a triple rear camera module with 48-megapixel primary camera + 16-megapixel ultrawide sensor + 12-megapixel telephoto lens. On the front side, the company has added a 20-megapixel front-facing camera for beautiful selfies and video calling.
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The smartphone runs Android 9.0 Pie operating system out-of-the-box with MIUI 10 and packs 3300mAh battery with support for Quick Charge 4+ fast charging technology. The company also says that the Mi 9 is the world’s first device to support 20W wireless charging supporting Qi wireless + Quick Charge protocols. It can charge the device 37% faster than the standard wireless charging pads.
