Xiaomi’s Mi 9 series is probably the largest in the history of the Mi series. In the first quarter of the year, Xiaomi launched the Mi 9, the Mi 9 Transparent Edition, and the Mi 9 SE. Then in June, it followed it up with the Mi 9T, and then Mi 9T Pro in August. Just last week it announced the Mi 9 Lite. However, Xiaomi is not yet done with the series as it will announce the Mi 9 Pro 5G at an event on September 24. Here is a summary of what we already know about the phone.
Design
The Mi 9 Pro 5G will retain the design of the Mi 9. It will have triple rear cameras arranged vertically and on the left side. On the front, the phone will also keep the 6.39-inch display and waterdrop notch of the Mi 9. However, the new member of the Mi 9 family will come in a new white color variant similar to the Mi A3’s More Than White variant.
New Features
The main upgrades are actually inside of the Mi 9 Pro 5G. First, it will come with the new Snapdragon 855 Plus processor. It will also come with 12GB of RAM like the Mi 9 Transparent Edition, but it will pack more storage – 512GB to exact.
The Mi 9 Pro 5G will have a 4000mAh battery capacity, bigger than that of the Mi 9. It will also support 40W wired charging, a significant bump from the 27W Mi Turbo Wired Charging that launched with the Mi 9. It has also been confirmed that it will have support for Wireless Charging but 30W this time. The Mi 9 Pro 5G will also support 10W reverse wireless charging. This is the same wireless charging speed of the Mi MIX 3 and a lot of other phones.
Another feature that has been confirmed is VLC liquid cooling which has a larger cooling area and is more efficient. Xiaomi also confirmed that the Mi 9 Pro 5G will have a transverse linear motor for better haptic feedback. There is a possibility it will be best that of its competitors including Meizu‘s new mEngine 3.0 present in its 16s Pro flagship.
Price
The price of the Mi 9 Pro 5G is still unknown but Xiaomi will want to price it competitively. The Vivo iQOO Pro 5G with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage is priced at ¥4498 (~$634). It has an 8GB + 128GB version priced at ¥3798 (~$535). If Xiaomi wants to beat the iQOO Pro, then it will have to price its Mi 9 Pro 5G at around the same price tag as the 12GB RAM iQOO Pro 5G. It will also have to release a variant with lesser RAM and storage that can compete with the base model of the iQOO Pro 5G.
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