Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G

Overall

Xiaomi has announced the Mi 9 Pro 5G smartphone at an event in China. The Mi 9 Pro 5G will be a 5G ready version of the Mi 9 flagship smartphone. The phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC and has triple rear camera support, 40W fast charging, and MIUI 11 proprietary OS. The Mi 9 Pro 5G price starts at Rs. 37,000 approx. for the base 8 GB + 128 GB model, the 8GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 38,000 approx., the 12GB + 256GB variant is priced at Rs 41100 approx., the 12GB + 512GB variant is priced at Rs 43,100. The Chinese smartphone maker will be offering its 30W wireless charger with Qi-standard support along with the device for just Rs. 2,000. The Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G smartphone has a primary 48 MP primary sensor with f/1.8 aperture, a second 12 MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, a third 16 MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture. The camera comes with features like Dual-LED flash, HDR, and panorama shot. It has a 20 MP front camera.

Xiaomi Mi 9 series has been launched in India. The Xiaomi Mi 9 is powered by a 2.84GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and runs Android 9.0. It supports wireless charging, as well as proprietary fast charging.

Design

The Mi 9 Pro 5G smartphone has a 6.39 inch Super AMOLED display with 85.5% screen to body ratio and a waterdrop style notch. The phone has slim bezels and high screen-to-body ratio. The Mi 9 Pro 5G is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The display resolution is 1080 x 2340 pixels, with 19.5:9 ratio and a pixel density of 403 ppi. The device has sleek dimensions of 157.2 x 74.6 x 8.5 mm and weighs 196 grams.

Camera

The Xiaomi phone has a triple rear camera setup with a 48MP primary sensor, assisted by a 12MP telephoto lens, and a 16MP ultra-wide-angle lens. The phone has a 20MP front selfie camera as well. The camera is the same as Mi 9 and comes with a 48MP f/1.75 main shooter, a 12MP f/2.2 telephoto camera, and a 16MP f/2.2 wide-angle camera. On the front, you will get a 20MP f/2.0 selfie camera.

Performance

The phone has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor with 8 GB of RAM.  Mi 9 Pro has a new haptic motor that will deliver stronger vibration feedback. In addition, the phone has a revised cooling module that will have 5 graphite layers, which will be capable of reducing CPU temperatures by up to 10°C. It runs on Android 10 based company’s proprietory MIUI OS.

Connectivity

Connectivity options included in the phone are Bluetooth, USB, WiFi, 3G, 4G, and 5G.

Storage and Battery

The phone has 128GB of internal storage expandable via a microSD card slot. The device supports fast charging technology and wireless charging.  The phone has a 4,000 mAh battery with support for 30W wireless charging. The company claims that the phone will only take 48 minutes to reach a 100 percent charge on a wired 40W charger or 69 minutes to reach a 100 percent charge on a wireless 30W charger.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro has been launched in 128GB/ 8GB RAM, 256GB / 8GB RAM, 256GB / 12GB RAM, and 512GB / 12GB RAM variants.

Configuration

The smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ SoC, which is paired with up to 12GB of RAM. Xiaomi has added vapour chamber (VC) cooling on the phone which the company says will keep the phones CPU cool, even while performing intensive tasks.