Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro appears in live hands-on video

Xiaomi is set to announce the Mi 9 Pro at an event on September 24 alongside the Mi Mix 4. Both will support 5G connectivity and will pack the Snapdragon 855+ SoC.

We already saw some official images of the Mi 9 Pro yesterday alongside details on its battery and charging speeds. Now the phone popped up in a short hands-on video which gives us our best look at it yet.

Visually the phone retains the design of the Mi 9 with the same flat display and waterdrop notch upfront and a triple camera setup around the back. The Mi 9 Pro will indeed come with the Snapdragon 855+ chipset and 5G support as well as a 4,000 mAh battery with support for 30W wireless charging.

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro vibration motor and cooling teasers

Meanwhile two new teasers confirmed the Mi 9 Pro will come with a new haptic motor which will deliver stronger vibration feedback. In addition, the phone will also come with a revised cooling module with 5 graphite layers, capable of reducing CPU temperatures by up to 10°C.

The camera department will retain a triple camera setup with a 48MP main shooter. Other specs include 256GB storage and 8GB RAM. On the software front, the device is running MIUI 10.4.1 on top of Android 9 Pie.

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