Xiaomi Mi 9 SE review

03 July 2019


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  • 05 Jul 2019

Marco M, 04 Jul 2019The Mi 2S wasn't actually that small. Sure it was short, bu... moreThickness doesn't affect how you use a phone anywhere near as much as the width. You could have a paper thin phone that's unusable one handed of it's too wide, whereas regular home phones are super thick, yet can be operated easily because of how narrow they are.

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    • 05 Jul 2019

    Eldamri, 04 Jul 2019Wish Xiaomi will make a phone as compact as the XZ1 compact... moreThat works too. Ideally Samsung should make a foldable that's useful as a compact phone, but can unfold into a larger mini tablet that would satisfy all parties.

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      • Adrian Adolfo
      • vxs
      • 04 Jul 2019

      I want to buy this phone but I don't have money :(

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        • teX
        • 04 Jul 2019

        what is the best in overall between pocophone f1 & mi 9 se..

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          • Anonymous
          • ykN
          • 04 Jul 2019

          I'm not interested in this phone but it feels so good to hold.

            Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019Xiaomi need to make a compact, 5" or less. The Mi2S was the... moreWish Xiaomi will make a phone as compact as the XZ1 compact but make it bezeless like the K20. Think they can fit a 5" to 5.2" screen 18:9 ratio.

              Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019Xiaomi need to make a compact, 5" or less. The Mi2S was the... moreThe Mi 2S wasn't actually that small. Sure it was short, but that's not where you hold it. It was 62mm wide and a whopping 10.2mm thick, so your palm would travel 82.4mm from edge to edge of the screen whilst holding the phone in a normal position in one hand. On this Mi 9 SE the equivalent number is 85.5mm, so not really a big difference.

              It may not be a beauty, nor widely available, but the Sharp Aquos R2 compact is a similarly sized phone, 82.6mm to hold round and the width itself is 64mm. So slightly wider, but also thinner. Pretty much the same footprint for one handed use.

              https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=5397&idPhone3=9583&idPhone2=9406

                ilikechoking, 04 Jul 2019Good luck with the battery life. A 3000mAh battery and a p... morethis phone has a 712, not 660. my previous phone had a 660 and 3000mAh battery and I had no issues with battery life.

                  People complaining the Mi 9 SE is not compact, come on, this fella is barely bigger than a Mi 5, which is 16:9 5.15".

                  Do you, by any means, consider the Mi 5 a big phone? I surely do not.

                    Anonymous, 04 Jul 20196/64 Mi 9 se - $286 6/128 Mi 9 se - $312 6/64 Mi 9T - $33... moreWell, you haven't seen the price here in the Philippines, the Mi 9 SE and Mi 9T are priced exactly the same for the very same config which doesn't make sense. In Malaysia, the Mi 9T is actually priced lower than the Mi 9 SE. A kind of slap in the face for early buyers of Mi 9 SE.

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                      • 04 Jul 2019

                      Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019Xiaomi need to make a compact, 5" or less. The Mi2S was the... moreFor you are the new smartwaches with sim.

                        Maria, 04 Jul 2019There is no NFC, why?Mi 9 SE has NFC, read the specs.

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                          • 04 Jul 2019

                          ilikechoking, 04 Jul 2019Good luck with the battery life. A 3000mAh battery and a p... moreIt has a 712 not 660...jesus christ you people...

                            shortkey, 03 Jul 20196 inches is not compact by a loooong shot. make smartph... moreWhat is compact in today's world? A 5" display?

                            Guess what? This has a smaller footprint than the Sony Xperia Z1 with it's 5.0 inches. The Xperia is even 3.5mm wider and 1mm thicker - so from edge to edge the Xperia is 5.5mm more to hold. This 6 incher is compact, but still offers a big screen. Smaller than a 2013 phone, and phones were smaller back then (in screen size which many consider phone size), but much bigger screen on this one. Win win.

                              emijomo89, 03 Jul 2019I had an android one phone (xiaomi mi a2) and just got this... moreYou probably selected "No" to receiving ads during first time setup, or it's not relevant to your region (it is only supposed to be in India as far as I know). or they've just dropped it completely on new devices :-)

                              No ads on my Mix 3 either.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • mEA
                                • 04 Jul 2019

                                Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019In what fantasy world is 6" considered compact? Don't kid y... moreHey mister: 147mm tall. So is compact. Few years ago you got same dimensions but with a screen of 5" or less.

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                                  • 04 Jul 2019

                                  Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019In what fantasy world is 6" considered compact? Don't kid y... moreSimilarly sized to for example, a 5.2 inch Xperia Z5 which wasn't considered compact at that time but that was almost 4 years ago. These days with bezels going to oblivion, we can't just judge whether a phone is too big or too small only based on the screen size

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                                    • 04 Jul 2019

                                    Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019In what fantasy world is 6" considered compact? Don't kid y... moreMind you it is really compact. It's just a little taller than galaxy s10e. Try grabbing one so you could know.

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                                      • 04 Jul 2019

                                      Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019In what fantasy world is 6" considered compact? Don't kid y... moreOwh gosh.. Do u know what screen aspect ratio means? Do u know what bezelless means? Do u know that Mi 9 SE (6 inch screen) has much smaller body than 5.5 inch iPhone 8 Plus?

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 04 Jul 2019

                                        Anonymous, 04 Jul 2019In what fantasy world is 6" considered compact? Don't kid y... moreIt is surely a compact phone because it has same size as a 5.2" sony phone.