Xiaomi Mi 9, Explorer and SE editions have announced successfully on February 20. Therefore, it’s time to talk about Mi 9 smartphone cost, availability, and deal offerings.
Xiaomi Mi 9, Mi 9 Explorer or Transparent, and Mi 9 SE are available for Pre-order on February 21, a day after official launch. Buyers can grab them at international stores doesn’t matter from which region you are (either US, Europe, Asia or the Middle East).
An International goods store, Geek Buying is offering Mi 9 and its Transparent or Explorer edition while the affordable Mi 9 SE is available at GizTop, a Chinese mobile site. Both Geek and Giz promise customers to deliver their smartphone package at the door, although you have to bear some shipment costs as we know the stock available in China. Either you make pre-order for Mi 9, Explorer or SE the shipment will begin in March 2019, probably in mid of next month.
At the Giztop, the international Retail Price of Xiaomi Mi 9 SE for 6GB/64GB memory is $370 while the premium variant with 6GB/128GB memory is available for $430.
However, at the Geek Buying, the global sell price of Mi 9 for a standard 6GB/128GB model is $675 while the exclusive variant with 8GB/128GB is available for $735. The third one Mi 9 Transparent or so-called Explorer Edition having 12GB RAM and 256GB Storage is offering at a retail price of $1009. (The official prices by Xiaomi at launch though lesser, they don’t include taxes shoppers pay for purchasing smartphones.)
By giving the coupon code GIZ_XPCESLVF (for GeekBuying); consumers can get a discount of $76. This means the base model for Mi 9 costs $599 while you can grab exclusive 8GB RAM version for $659. Similarly, using the same code you can get off $76 (or discount price $934) for Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition which is also called Mi 9 Transparent Edition and the most premium one in Mi flagship devices.
Specs and Features
Xiaomi Mi 9 is a water-drop style notched smartphone unveils with In-Display Fingerprint Sensor and Triple Rear Cameras including a 48MP one. The handset sports a 6.39inches Super AMOLED Display not IPS LCD, FHD+ resolution, and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.
Running Android 9.0 (Pie), the Mi 9 has MIUI 10 on top, HDR10, and DCI-P3 coverage support. The other features consist of a 20MP AI Selfie Cam, Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 chipset, Adreno 640 GPU, 6/8 GB RAM, 64/128 GB Internal Storage, and a 3300mAh battery with Super Fast 27W Charge that’s amazing.
Coming to the Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Edition, it is not much different specs wise but 12GB RAM and 256GB ROM that’s a big upgrade. The handset has a Transparent View to offer you nice decal look.
The most affordable Xiaomi flagship, Mi 9 SE has a lower sized display of 5.9inches but still S-AMOLED. It has less powerful Snapdragon 712 and Adreno 616 GPU. Some of the rear cam mega-pixel resolution of Mi 9 SE is low, but the 48MP camera is still the same one as of the Mi 9.
See the comparisons below for further specs differences,
Mi 9 Vs Mi 9 SE
Mi 9 VS Mi 9 Explorer