Xiaomi Mi 9 global variant, Mi Mix 3 with 5G connectivity launched at MWC 2019

Xiaomi launched one of world’s first commercially available 5G smartphones – Mi Mix 3 5G ahe of MWC 2019 in Barcelona, Spain on Sunday. Unlike a company like Samsung which is yet to anunce pricing and availability of its Galaxy S10 5G, Xiaomi has a proper release date as well as a proper price tag to go along with its Mi Mix 3 5G. Mi Mix 3 5G will go on sale in Europe from May at a starting price of roughly around Rs 48,258. 

Xiaomi also launched global version of its Mi 9 flagship phone during its MWC 2019 keyte event. Mi 9 will go on sale in Europe from February 28 at a starting price of roughly around Rs 36,173. 

Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 5G specs, features and price 

After demoing a 5G-rey proto in September last year, Xiaomi has officially anunced that its Mi Mix 3 5G is rey for prime-time, for mass market if you may. Based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 chipset (and using its X50 modem) Xiaomi’s Mi Mix 3 will bring 5G connectivity to masses. 

Touting 5G vants like ability to downlo a 15-minute 1080p video in just 1 second, Xiaomi also demoed its first-ever 5G video call outside of China at MWC 2019 over Orange Spain 5G network. Using Mi Mix 3 5G. 

Mi Mix 3 5G is 5G variant of Qualcomm Snapdragon 845-based Mi Mix 3 which was launched in China in October last year. While a brand new next-gen processor and 5G are big upgres, everything else about Mi Mix 3 5G stays same as original Mi Mix 3. 

Which means that Mi Mix 3 5G also comes with a ceramic slider design with dual rear and front cameras. It comes with a 12MP (wide)+12MP (telephoto) dual camera system on rear and a 24MP+2MP (depth) dual camera system on front which is part of a mechanical sliding mechanism – same reason why Mi Mix 3 does t have an unsightly tch to obstruct your view. 

It has a 6.39-inch near edge-to-edge 1080p+ Super AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. It comes with up to 8GB RAM and up to 256GB stor (n-expandable) and Android Pie-based MIUI 10 software. phone furr packs a 3,200mAh battery and supports 18W fast charging and 10W wireless charging. 

Mi Mix 3 5G will be available in Europe starting from May at a starting price of Euros 599 (roughly Rs 48,258) in Onyx Black and Sapphire Blue colour options.    

Xiaomi Mi 9 specs, features and price 

While Mi Mix 3 5G was definite star of show at Xiaomi’s MWC 2019 keyte, company also launched global version of Mi 9 at tre event. Mi 9 is Xiaomi’s true-blue 2019 flagship phone which was launched in China on February 20. Although it features same Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 as Mi Mix 3, Mi 9 does t support 5G though. 

Mi 9 is Xiaomi’s first high-end phone to come with a teardrop/waterdrop-style tch on front.  phone also comes with an optical in-display fingerprint scanner. whole setup entails in a screen-to-body ratio of a whopping 90.7 per cent, according to Xiaomi.   

company also says that it is using a “highly sensitive in-screen ambient light sensor” and “improved ultrasonic proximity sensor” which basically means all your key sensors are buried under display in Mi 9 for a near full-screen experience.  

Hardware specs of Xiaomi Mi 9 include a 6.39-inch Samsung-sourced 1080p+ Super AMOLED display with 600nits of brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, up to 6GB RAM and 128GB stor (for transparent variant). phone also packs Xiaomi’s game turbo tech which is said to “predict gaming scenes and intelligently allocate resources for complicated scenes.”   

On to optics, Mi 9 comes with a triple camera setup on back, consisting of a 48MP Sony IMX586 sensor, a 12MP tele-photo sensor with f/2.2 aperture for 2X optical zoom, and a 16MP ultra-wide sensor with f/2.2 aperture and a117-degree field-of-view. On front, Mi 9 comes with a 20MP camera.  

Xiaomi claims Mi 9 has achieved a DxOMark of 107 (with only Huawei Mate 20 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10+ ahe of it with a score of 109) and a video score which is best in business. 

Lastly, Mi 9 packs a 3,330mAh battery and uses USB -C for charging and data syncing. Mi 9 also supports 20W fast wireless charging straight off bat.  

Mi 9 transparent edition, just like Mi 8 Explorer edition, also houses a cosmetic morboard above actual circuitry to create an optical illusion – that you’re seeing its insides, and that its insides are as perfectly aligned as y should.     

Mi 9 will be available in Europe starting from February 28 at a starting price Euros 449 (roughly Rs 36,173) for 6GB RAM, 64GB stor configuration in Ocean Blue, Lavender Violet and Pia Black colour options. 

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