Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Review

Last Update 2019-06-20

Introduction

The Mi 9 SE has enjoyed announcement event in February in 2019, firstly was accessible only in China, and now the global availability is in reach by every outlet. Because China has gets it listing on Global appliance page.

The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE is the first mobile phone by brand to have a Snapdragon 712 SoC with one big 128GB storage fellowship, also a 5.97inches Full HD+ display panel involving a 20MP selfie camera, trio of rear camera having 48MP, 13MP, and 8MP measures; a UD fingerprint sensor and battery of 3,070mAh along with 18W fast charging hold-up, with a mid-range price tag of $ 307, and $ 347.

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Xiaomi MI 9 SE Design

The Mi 9 SE crafts body by glass protected by Gorilla Glass v5, along with an aluminum frame around its four sides. It is easy to hold it in a single hand with a comfortable feel without any extra case. As the flagships always do, and we are too fond of the beading of the fingerprint sensor, happily Mi 9 SE includes a UD scanner, therefore, the device could be saved in some fashionable casing. It’s a more compressed Mi 9 along with its big display pane, having a size measuring at 5.97inches.  

The main article as the selfie camera takes shot via smart water-drop notch camp; the calling speaker appears above display’s notch that has scarcely evidential appearance as one through the top side bezel.

 

Talking the back side arrangements, we find the dual camera unit positioned at the top of the left corner. Quite comparable to the Mi 9, the Mi 9 SE’s camera equip owns a holographic tone in the region of the back side. The home of rear camera sticks-out when you put the device on a flat shell.

 

The left side of its frame assemble the tray for the dual SIM card adjustments, and that’s said sadly that there comes none of the expandable storage with the phone Mi 9 SE. In the interim, the right wall of frame fits the volume rocker and a key for the power on/off.

IR blaster gets fix-in at the top side of the frame to follow an infrared remote for freely control such a device that in general gets controlled by special remote presser and along with lies a noise-canceling microphone for the adjustment of loudspeaker problems, it also takes a seat at the top of the mobile phone. On the other hands at the bottom, we find a USB Type-C port, an else noise-canceling mic during customary calls gets hide below the left frame, and its near lays a single downside speaker. We miss any kind of hole for the 3.5mm audio jack over to this device but instead Xiaomi offers an adapter in-box. As a logo, only MI is printed in an impressive aesthetic style. It arrives in two customary body colors like Black and Blue.

 

Display and Multimedia

Being a smart sibling towards the gorges Mi 9, the Mi 9 SE occupies a display calculation some smaller comparatively at 5.97inches, owning an FHD+ Super AMOLED display panel, keeping in the bucket a screen resolution at 2340 x 1080 measure and a striking 19.5:9 aspects ratio. Its front gets protection by lairing of Gorilla Glass v5 traded by Corning’s, for the device safety against any type of scratches may the keys in the pocket. Mi 9 SE has a good contrast ratio and a big foam of saturated colors, along with the fairly accurate color replica and sharp blacks in attendance as cavernous as potential.

 

 

Discussing the audit results, the device has a single speaker downwards to amplifier crisp of original sounds. It can differentiate between high, mid, and low sounds and can separate on pretty well bases.

 

Camera Arrangement for Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Talking on to the camera's selection, the Mi 9 SE receives an arrangement of the triple-cameras array on the rear front’s left corner, the main 48MP sensor, a 13MP ultra-wide lens, and an 8MP telephoto sensor. While the front camera keeps a lens at the 20MP measure stays inside the water-drop notch.

The front camera firstly comes towards covered-area selfies, the Mi 9 SE apt to move-up the shadows perfectly; consequential comes with some fogy shots. But the best shots appear when the lighting is on ample point. Let’s have the finest portrait selfies via Mi 9 SE, the topic of a variety of separate surroundings is quite on a peak point, means you can find blurry Sales according to the taste of your own for media posts.

 

Inspection for the rear cameras array which comes with the best color imitation gives a natural impression and supplies a good deal of blurry detail. The acidity of sharp edges also feels just on the right point. With the company of the rear cameras, we can capture fine of the portrait shots, the separate environment recognition is dirt-free but sometimes the photo appears a bit noisy when captured in low light condition. The Night Mode shooting requires you still stay to the capture of non-blurry shots. Over-all its good work comes out around the shady area and natural light places of interest, to the creation of the reasonable images.

The Mi 9 SE’s recording of 4K UHD videos comes a rare-experience with some flagships but this version makes its possibility easy and could say a great craze. It also includes a time-lapse characteristic for best poses.

 

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE performances

Coming towards the operating system, the Mi 9 SE uses for run-on most resent invented MIUI 10.2, with Android 9 Pie base. The Xiaomi loads its own developed stock of apps for Pre-install purpose; they are like MIUI Forum, Mi Drop, Mi Community, Mi Remote, and the typical apps as of Google, Photos, YouTube, Drive, and Gmail. Analogous to previous Xiaomi smartphones, here the Mi 9 SE keeps an option of the home screen while you are displaying apps that can be a drawback to the addict who can desire a drawer-form of the display. MIUI especially adds a dedicated mode called dark-mode which toggles able in the settings menu. Away from each other, it includes some features as a Deep Clean, Security Scan, Cleaner, Second Space, and Dual Apps.

When the storage is under discussion it comes for the Mi 9 SE internal 64GB or 128GB coupled to 6GB of RAM. Unfortunately, no microSD card expansions for the Mi 9 SE storage option, so the buyer should be careful before it takes any decision to patch-up for moreover to the two storage variants. The device is containing 128GB storage, but only its’ about 102GB area lefts for external purposes.

 

Snapdragon 712 supplies powers to the Mi 9 SE, having a partnership with Adreno 616 GPU and to an association with a 6GB RAM. Simulation realizes to some extent slothful while it navigates in the course of the interface. That is changing able by the develop options in setting menu. When the RAM offering comes to perform daily routine tasks like efficiency, and gaming, then the Mi 9 SE hold them like a cool draught. When it offers to the game, here appears minimal warmth in the order of the upper section of the phone, particularly in the case while you are using multi-applications at the same time. The gaming itself comes smooth, may it is running both PUBG Mobile or Asphalt 9, creates no issue.

The connectivity options present in the Mi 9 SE are customary like 4G LTE internet speed, WiFi ac, NFC, and Bluetooth 5.0, as well. The GPS works pretty well in an area enclosed by high construction. The smartphone has a dual SIM option, thus the switching amongst the networks will not irritate you.

A sufficient 3,070mAh battery keeps the Mi 9 SE energize, which looks some lower against the Mi 9. It runs below the average mobiles rather than standard, where now mid-range mobile phones fit 3,500mAh capacity. In spite of that the good numbers are gained by benchmark tests, like the battery juice-up of 12 hours,  for the video loop test, the Mi 9 SE receives a total of 17 hours. It gets a complete charge to 100% about 1 hour and 15 mins.

The benchmark scores for Mi 9 SE

For overall performances on AnTuTu, it scores 177,742. The Geekbench awards 1,864 for Single-core test while it obtains 5,643 points for the Multi-core tests.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE’s Pros & Cons

Pros         

Best Rear Cameras

Big display       

Latest Android         

Fine selfie Camera 

Fast charging option       

Big memory    

UD Fingerprint         

 

Cons 

No Wireless Charging support

Miss of Dust/Water Proof certification

No MicroSD Slot or support

Lower mAH of Battery

No 3.5 mm Jackhole

 

 

Verdict

On the whole, the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE appears as an impressive flagship, before a very soon sibling of the standard Mi 9. It transports a smooth performance and an excellent battery juice. It only arrives with a single down-ward speaker with fine audio quality. Its’ an aristocracy in the mid-range market, but it is cute to get as such mobile having flagship features.

 

 The Price for the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE with both variants come to demand a price for 6GB RAM/ 64GB ROM $ 307, and price for 6GB RAM/128GB ROM $ 347.