Xiaomi Mi 9

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Xiaomi Mi 9

Xiaomi Mi 9
  • Screen: 6.39" AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
  • Camera: 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)
  • Battery: 3300 mAh
  • OS: Android 11
  • Weight: 173 grams (6.1 oz)

Review

Display
55
Camera
72
Performance
54
Gaming
43
Battery
54
Connectivity
77
NanoReview Score
57

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Xiaomi Mi 9

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 6.39 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 403 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Screen-to-body ratio 85.2%
Display features - Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 95.4%
PWM 245 Hz
Response time 4.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
616 nits

Design and build

Height 157.5 mm (6.2 inches)
Width 74.6 mm (2.94 inches)
Thickness 7.6 mm (0.3 inches)
Weight 173 g (6.1 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
85.2%

Performance

All specs and test Xiaomi Mi 9 in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Max clock 2840 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A55 (Kryo 485 Silver)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Cortex-A76 (Kryo 485 Gold)
L3 cache 2 MB
Lithography process 7 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 640
GPU shading units 768
GPU clock 585 MHz
FLOPS ~898.5 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
894
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2190
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
653609
CPU 193964
GPU 220000
Memory 113151
UX 131004
Total score 653609
3DMark Wild Life Performance
3098
Max surface temperature 35.6 °C
Stability 91%
Graphics test 18 FPS
Graphics score 3098
PCMark 3.0
10597
Web score 7025
Video editing 6706
Photo editing 26154
Data manipulation 7946
Writing score 14618

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11)
ROM MIUI 12.0.1
OS size 13.5 GB

Battery

Capacity 3300 mAh
Max charge power 27 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging Yes (20 W)
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:01 hr
Watching video 14:57 hr
Gaming 03:32 hr
Standby 84 hr
General battery life
25:40 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Mi 9
Main camera
Matrix 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 117°
Lenses 3 (48 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Laser autofocus
Telephoto lens - 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 54 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.6", Samsung S5K3M5 (ISOCELL CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2
- Focal length: 13 mm
- Pixel size: 1 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.0", Sony IMX481 (BSI CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Samples Photo samples of Xiaomi Mi 9 from DxOMark
Selfie camera
Megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5184 x 3880
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm
Pixel size 0.9 microns
Sensor type CMOS
Sensor size 1/3"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

DxOMark camera tests

Photo quality
112
Video quality
99
Generic camera score
107

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC * Yes
Infrared port Yes
Network
Number of SIM * 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support * No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat * 20
2G network GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G network HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
4G network LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 900, LTE 2300, LTE 2500
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
87.1 dB

Other

Category Flagship
Announced February 2019
Release date April 2019
SAR (head) 1.389 W/kg
SAR (body) 0.99 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
* Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Mi 9 may differ by country or region
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