Xiaomi Mi 9 review

20 February 2019
An eventful Mobile Congress might be upon us and it's shaping to be nothing short of a blast. But the first flagship for year 2019 is now out and it's not coming from Spain but China - indeed, we are talking about the Xiaomi Mi 9.

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  • 21 Feb 2019

This phone has bluetooth 5. Is it possible to listen to music on two pairs of headphones or two wireless speakers at the same time?

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    • Fernas
    • 8Z6
    • 21 Feb 2019

    Anonymous, 20 Feb 2019Impressive phone, The good hing or bad depending on your po... moreMi8 isnt half the price, and we are like 8 months after launch...

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      • Anonymous
      • n7K
      • 21 Feb 2019

      The low light photos are horrible, just look at the comparison with mi8 in your tool. Xiaomi always have some compromise. They give 3 cameras but who cares if the quality of standard photos sucks. This is going to be a fail once people starting making videos comparing with samsung/apple. Mi8 never beat them now this camera will be worse. Cant do this Xiaomi....only add new features if quality remains same or improves. Dont make it worse.

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        • Fernas
        • 8Z6
        • 21 Feb 2019

        ANALyst, 21 Feb 2019How can they praise the autofocus when it does not even hav... moreNot sure if something is lost here, OIS does not exactly work with the auto focus, its the "shaking" of the camera while you are holding it, so having a closed loop or whatever has nothing to do with the lacking of OIS, they can still praise the autofocus skills of the camera, but lacking OIS is a separate issue.

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          • Anonymous
          • PmQ
          • 21 Feb 2019

          No IP protection + no high end audio = I will not buy.

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            • YoloBs
            • XQB
            • 21 Feb 2019

            JackSimte, 21 Feb 2019Is it possible that MI 9 have chance to arrive India this t... moreNo . No mi pad after mi pad 1 they don't even release mi max 3 no mi mix 2s . No mi 6,8,and no mi 9.

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              • Anonymous
              • YTy
              • 21 Feb 2019

              gery, 21 Feb 2019Well said!!!! I had the mi6. Biggest mistake of my life. Th... morewhat do you mean "They do not support the phone anymore. ". It's getting Android Pie update.

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                • fq5
                • 21 Feb 2019

                Professional, 21 Feb 2019Indeed!!! https://www.gizchina.com/2019/02/17/mi-9-close... morelatest reviews of it especially at night says the contrary. That is how it is lacking compared to OIS.

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                  • Professional
                  • S3u
                  • 21 Feb 2019

                  Roni, 21 Feb 2019Seems that Xiaomi apply new tech called VCM (closed loop) a... moreIndeed!!!

                  https://www.gizchina.com/2019/02/17/mi-9-closed-loop-motor-explained/

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                    • fq5
                    • 21 Feb 2019

                    ANALyst, 21 Feb 2019How can they praise the autofocus when it does not even hav... morerue apart one thing, the midrange also bad, also have bugs. my wife have mi8 lite. Was good at first. After updates camera is unusable. Picture video bad. Xiaomi release too many new device without even fixing old device problems. company too hungry blinded by money and not care about customers. I am myself chinese and not suport xiaomi anymore. oppo, vivo, huawei, meizu better. I have vivo. wife will get huawei soon. xiaomi no more

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                      • fq5
                      • 21 Feb 2019

                      ANALyst, 21 Feb 2019How can they praise the autofocus when it does not even hav... moreWell said!!!! I had the mi6. Biggest mistake of my life. They do not support the phone anymore. They left it as it is FULL of bugs. Can you believe that? I steer clear of xiaomi or any other chinese phones. No more, lesson learnt. I have the latest Sony and I think people should look more at Sony now. Really amazing phone. No regret and great support from them in the forum.

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                        • Nico
                        • 5BU
                        • 21 Feb 2019

                        I think this is the Global Version of the MI 9 (seen this on the CE sign).
                        Does this variant have Band 20 LTE?

                          veeeeeeryyyyyyyy fast review
                          thank GSM
                          the best phone mi9
                          very lovely

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                            • Anonymous
                            • QtW
                            • 21 Feb 2019

                            The regular Mi 9 comes with 6 GB of RAM and you can choose between 64 and 128 gigs of storage. There will be more premium transparent and Explorer (Pro editions), which feature up to 12GB RAM and storage.

                            12GB storage? May be worth rephrasing.

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                              • ANALyst
                              • fq5
                              • 21 Feb 2019

                              How can they praise the autofocus when it does not even have OIS in none of the 3 camera modules? Dx0 was wrong about the Mi8 and again wrong about the Mi9. Do not look at Dx0 for any phones from Xiaomi. DO NOT! Buy the Mi9 and you will regret it later just as I regret buying the Mi8. The Xiaomi forum is full of complaints. MIUI is full of bugs and to make matter worst they kept removing feature after feature from my Mi8 like no 60fps at 1080p now which I had when I just got the phone. You will be better off with a Flagship from Samsung, OnePlus or Huawei. Consider Xiaomi only for Midrange.

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                                • DrCommando
                                • mYW
                                • 21 Feb 2019

                                Have you looked at the 12MP and 48MP on a 4K screen? On mine there is an apparent different in detail.

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                                  • Roni
                                  • xhm
                                  • 21 Feb 2019

                                  Kunal Raj, 21 Feb 2019This is the first time Xiaomi stepped backwards in its came... moreSeems that Xiaomi apply new tech called VCM (closed loop) and this seems better than 4 axis OIS.

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                                    • BP6
                                    • 21 Feb 2019

                                    Kunal Raj, 21 Feb 2019This is the first time Xiaomi stepped backwards in its came... moreThere's a different type of stabilization, a closed-loop voice control monitor which have his pros and cons. And thats not bad, just watch the stabilization on video.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • Njt
                                      • 21 Feb 2019

                                      Lemonade, 21 Feb 2019In my country, mate 20 costs only around 500USD brand-new 1... moreHe's talking about mate 20 pro and not mate 20

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                                        • 2Ap
                                        • 21 Feb 2019

                                        njsilva84, 20 Feb 2019First of all, I am a Xiaomi phone user, so no hate here. I... moreIf you're a fan of Xiaomi then you should know that they never had their phones IP rated.