With all the details about the Xiaomi Mi 9, we are actually not surprised that there is no official info about the price of the device. If Xiaomi already revealed that, there would be no need for the February 20 launch event. However, there is an unofficial leak about the price of the phone.

An image shared on Weibo by @New Technology has revealed the price of the Mi 9 and the Mi 9 Explorer Edition.

The image shows the Mi 9 Explorer Edition which has four rear cameras and a transparent back ad this image lets us see the wireless charging coil of the phone. We already know that the Mi 9 supports wireless charging and now we can confirm the Mi 9 Explorer Edition supports it too. We may even see both phones ship with a wireless charger just like the Mi MIX 3.

However, the more important part of the image is the text on it. A rough translation reveals some details of the phone such as its 48MP primary camera, its holographic double-layer coating, its bottom bezel which is 40% thinner than that of the Mi 8, and an Explorer Edition with four cameras. But before we get to the price, there is another important info buried in the text.

The last line before the text lists the primary camera and the functions of the other sensors. We already know the other two cameras on the Mi 9 are a 12MP telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom and a 16MP ultra wide angle lens. This should be the same configuration for the Explorer Edition in addition to the fourth sensor. But what’s the fourth sensor? The image above reveals it is a periscope lens!

There were rumors back in December that Xiaomi would launch phones with periscope lens for better zoom in 2019 and the Mi 9 and Mi MIX 4 were the two phones mentioned. So it appears the rumors are indeed true.

For the price, the image says the standard Mi 9 will be priced at ¥3499 (~$516) while the Mi 9 Explorer Edition will be priced at ¥5999 (~$885)! We are not surprised about the Mi 9 since Xiaomi already compared its chin size to that of other phones priced under ¥3999 (~$600) but the Explorer Edition is pretty expensive for a Xiaomi phone.

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Nevertheless, we presume these prices are for the highest configurations, so variants with less RAM and storage will probably go for less. Also, we advise you to take the prices with a pinch of salt.

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The Mi 9 has been getting all the spotlight but now it is the turn of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition. The very first render has surfaced online and it shows there will be a big difference between it and the Mi 9 which itself is shaping up to be a fantastic device.

The Mi 9 Explorer Edition’s existence was confirmed a few weeks ago by Xiaomi’s president but this is the first time we are seeing what it looks like even though it’s only of the phone’s rear.

Unlike the Mi 9 which will have a triple rear camera setup, the Explorer Edition will come with four. So, while the Mi 9 will be Xiaomi’s first triple rear camera smartphone, the Mi 9 Explorer Edition will be its first quad rear camera smartphone.

The four sensors are arranged vertically with the uppermost sensor having a red ring around it. This is most likely the primary sensor. All the sensors share a single housing and there is an LED flash below the setup.

Even though this is just a partial reveal of the device, we can see Xiaomi is bringing back the transparent design that shows the phone’s “internals”. And just like its predecessor, the Mi 8 Explorer Edition, this is most likely a 3D printed piece of plastic covering the phone’s real internals. Can you see the Snapdragon logo in the image?

The render shows the Mi 9 Explorer Edition has its volume rocker and power button on the right. We bet there is an extra button on the left too. However, what we are more curious about is its display. Will it have a waterdrop notch too or a regular notch or maybe a punch hole? We will have to wait for more images to surface.

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We expect the Mi 9 Explorer to also come with a Snapdragon 855 processor but 8GB of RAM and maybe even 256GB of storage. It will also be nice if it has support for wireless charging.

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