Xiaomi had announced the Xiaomi Mi 9 flagship phone in February this year in China. It was introduced in two models such as 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. The native storage of 128 GB may not be sufficient for all users. Hence, the Chinese manufacturer has launched a new variant of the smartphone that carries 8 GB of RAM and a larger storage of 256 GB. The sales of the new variant will begin on Aug. 14 in the home market.
The first batch of buyers of the newly introduced 8 GB RAM + 256 GB edition of the Xiaomi Mi 9 will get a wireless charger worth 99 Yuan. The handset carries a price tag of 3,299 Yuan (~$467). At present, the other models such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage are respectively priced at 2,599 Yuan (~$368) and 2,999 Yuan (~$425). At launch, these models were respectively priced at 2,999 Yuan (~$425) and 3,299 Yuan (~$467).
Xiaomi Mi 9 Specifications and Features
The Xiaomi Mi 9 features a 6.39-inch S-AMOLED display with dot notch. It supports full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 6. The MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS runs on the device. There is no microSD card slot on the Mi 9.
The Snapdragon 855 SoC is present under the hood of the device. The 3,300mAh battery of the smartphone is coupled with 27W Quick Charge+ technology and fast wireless charging at 20W. The handset also features an in-screen fingerprint reader.
The front notch features a selfie shooter of 20-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture. The LED flash enabled triple camera system of the smartphone has a 48-megapixel lens with PDAF, laser autofocus and f/1.8 aperture, a 12-megapixel telephoto lens with PDAF, laser autofocus, f/2.2 aperture and 2x optical zoom support and a 16-megapixel ultrawide lens with PDAF, laser autofocus and f/2.2 aperture.
In related news, Xiaomi is said to be working on the launch of 5G version of Mi 9. It is expected to hit the market as Xiaomi Mi 9S 5G. The entire specs of the phone have been leaked through its TENAA listing. The handset borrows many of its specs from Mi 9, but features the latest Snapdragon 855+ CPU and a larger 4,000mAh battery.
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