Tomorrow, Xiaomi will be announcing the Xiaomi Mi 9 smartphone. The company is also expected to announce a transparent edition of the phone with Alita: Battle Angel branding. The Chinese manufacturer has already revealed plenty of information on the key features of the Xiaomi Mi 9. Here is a rumor roundup on the specifications, features and price of the Xiaomi Mi 9 series.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Launch Event Livestream

The launch event of the Xiaomi Mi 9 will be held in China tomorrow. The event that will be begin at 2 PM (local time) will also be livestreamed online. Here is the link to the livestream launch event of Mi 9.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Specifications

The Xiaomi Mi 9 will be equipped with a 6.4-inch S-AMOLED display with waterdrop notch. It will support full HD+ resolution, 600-nit brightness, Sunlight mode 2.0, Reading mode 2.0, Always-on Display and 103.8 percent NTSC wide color gamut. The display will be shielded by Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 will offer a screen-to-body ratio of 90.7 percent thanks to the slimmer bezels around the display. With a chin size of 3.6mm, it will be sporting the thinnest lower bezel seen on a smartphone. The Mi 9 blessed with a fifth-generation optical in-display fingerprint scanner which offers a larger unlocking area on the display compared to other phones with screen fingerprint scanner. Xiaomi claims the Mi 9 will have the fastest in-display fingerprint scanner.

The Snapdragon 855 chipset will be powering the device with up to 12 GB of RAM. For smooth gaming experience, the handset will come equipped with Game Turbo mode. It may come with an inbuilt storage of up to 256 GB. For more storage, the handset may sport a microSD card slot. The exact size of the battery of the Mi 9 is not known. Some rumors have claimed that it may house a 3,300mAh battery. Recent reports have revealed that the Mi 9 will carry support for 27W fast charging and 20W fastest wireless charging.

The Mi 9 will be the first Xiaomi phone to feature a rear-mounted triple camera setup. It is rumored to feature Sony IMX586 48-megapixel primary sensor, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens and 12-megapixel telephoto lens with 2x optical zoom support. The triple rear cameras will be also supported by laser autofocus apart from LED flash. The frontside of the phone is fitted with a 20-megpixel selfie camera.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 could be equipped with stereo speakers that can deliver a sound output that is similar to a 0.99cc spear box. For enhanced sound, the Mi 9 also features Smart PA. The other features of the Mi 9 include IR blaster, dual-band GPS support and 4×4 MIMO W-Fi. Also, the smartphone has a dedicated hardware button for accessing its Xiao AI voice assistant.

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Xiaomi Mi 9: Battle Angle Edition and Mi 9 Explorer Edition

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has claimed that there is a Transparent Edition of the Mi 9 that comes with 12 GB of RAM, 48-megapixel lens in its rear camera setup and gradient finish. The Chinese manufacturer has designed this phone in partnership with the move Alita: Battle Angel. Hence, the device may go official Xiaomi Mi 9: Battle Angel. It is speculated that the company will be announcing Mi 9 Explorer Edition smartphone too tomorrow. It may come with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Just as Xiaomi had launched the Snapdragon 710 powered Xiaomi Mi 8 SE along with Xiaomi Mi 8 and Mi 8 Explorer Edition last year, it is also expected to announce Mi 9 SE tomorrow.

A listing of the smartphone was recently spotted on Jingdong Mall. However, the specs of the phone have not been revealed yet. It is speculated to be equipped with waterdrop-style notched display, in-display fingerprint reader and Snapdragon 712 mobile platform.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Price Leak

It is speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 9 will be arriving in following models such as 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage with 3,299 Yuan (~$487) price, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage priced at 3,499 Yuan (~$516), 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage with 3,699 Yuan (~$546) cost and Mi 9 Explorer Edition with 8 GB RAM + 256 GB with 4,999 Yuan (~$737) price tag.

The 12 GB RAM powered Mi 9 Battle Angel edition may cost 5,999 Yuan (~$885). The Mi 9 is expected to release in three color variants such as Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue and Piano Black.

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