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Xiaomi Mi 9 announced: Snapdragon 855, 48MP triple camera for under $500

Snapdragon 855 chipset, 6GB of RAM, 128GB of expandable storage, and a 3,300mAh battery. You’ve also got a 6.39-inch full HD+ AMOLED screen (with a waterdrop notch and Gorilla Glass 6), hosting an in-display fingerprint sensor.

...What’s even more surprising is the manufacturer’s use of a 48MP main camera (Sony IMX586), as the vast majority of phones with a 48MP sensor are only accompanied by a depth sensor or 3D ToF camera. In fact, Huawei’s Nova 4 is the only other triple rear camera phone I can think of with a 48MP camera, and even then, the third shooter is actually a depth sensor.
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Xiaomi Mi 9 announced: Snapdragon 855, 48MP triple camera for under $500
 
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Xiaomi Mi 9 hands-on: Speedy, stylish and a great camera, too
 
Bloody hell:

DxOMark already has a camera review for the just-released Xiaomi Mi 9 smartphone. With an overall score of 107 for the rear camera, the Xiaomi Mi 9 now sits at third place on the organization’s list of reviewed smartphones.

Third on the list makes the Xiaomi Mi 9 better than all Apple iPhones, but not as good as the Huawei P20 Pro or the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, according to DxOMark.

It should be noted that there is no score available for the front camera, a review DxOMark just recently started doing. Currently, the Google Pixel 3 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 share the title for the highest overall score on the selfie cam.

It should also be noted that the Mi 9 scored the highest ever in DxOMark’s video tests. With a score of 99, the Mi 9 is the best smartphone you can buy for video footage, according to DxOMark.
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DxOMark: Xiaomi Mi 9 camera better than all iPhones, not as good as Mate 20 Pro
 
Might be useful for someone:

Discount of Get £20 off when you spend over £200 in your purchase of Xiaomi Products.
1) Please log in Mi account first, and please note that each order over than £200 can get £20 off during the promotion period.
2) Discount is only valid with minimum spend of £200 purchase in Xiaomi products.
3) Do note that you can claim £20 off value per order only.
4) The price will be reduced automatically (£20 off) when you spend over than £200.
5) This discount (£20 off) is not refundable if you refund any order purchased in the promotion activity.
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Mi United Kingdom
 
I've just bought a mi 8 lite to replace my previous cheap Android Moto g4 (I think). Anyway, it cost me £150 18 months ago so it did pretty well until I smashed it at the weekend.

Amazon seem to have dropped the prices now the 9 is imminent. With a £100 voucher I won at a conference the phone has cost me £59. I have bought a case and a screen protector as well though which takes it to the princely sum of £73.
 
baldrick said:
I've just bought a mi 8 lite to replace my previous cheap Android Moto g4 (I think). Anyway, it cost me £150 18 months ago so it did pretty well until I smashed it at the weekend.

Amazon seem to have dropped the prices now the 9 is imminent. With a £100 voucher I won at a conference the phone has cost me £59. I have bought a case and a screen protector as well though which takes it to the princely sum of £73.
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Let us know what you think?

I like mine but could happily go for a bigger screen next. Will stick with Xiaomi for next phone.
 
baldrick said:
I've just bought a mi 8 lite to replace my previous cheap Android Moto g4 (I think). Anyway, it cost me £150 18 months ago so it did pretty well until I smashed it at the weekend.

Amazon seem to have dropped the prices now the 9 is imminent. With a £100 voucher I won at a conference the phone has cost me £59. I have bought a case and a screen protector as well though which takes it to the princely sum of £73.
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Have you got a link to the listing with it for £159? I can only see it for around £200
 
baldrick said:
It was this one

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B07JN7LZ39/ref=psdcmw_356496011_t3_B07JJJDGB9

But looking at it now the price is £200. It was deffo £159 when I bought it.
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Cheers for that thought it was the case I know prices on Amazon listings can vary significantly over the course of just a few weeks. Did you buy from Amazon direct or was it a market place seller? I'm going to buy a phone next week but I'll be really cheesed off if I buy it for £200 and it goes down to £160 again soon after!
 
baldrick said:
It was a marketplace seller I got it from. Looks like it's now direct from Amazon. I believe it's the same phone, only the chargers are different. I saw someone on Amazon ask that question as the EU version was cheaper.
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Nice one. Will check all the EU Amazon sites and find the cheapest, might as well make the most of it while I still can :thumbs:
 
baldrick said:
Did you buy one? I notice the version I bought is down to £186 now.
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No not yet I decided to get my first credit card to improve my credit score for future mortgage purposes so just waiting for it to arrive. Did notice it being cheaper now, also ebuyer has some really good deals now on the A2 and A2 lite so I'm a bit torn
 
fishfinger said:
I got a Mi A2 Lite 4/64GB. Direct from Xiaomi for £199.
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How are you liking it so far? I'm still looking at the options and considering more and more expensive options until I'm even looking at the pocophone when the reality is I don't need that much phone and I'm pretty sure the mi 2 lite would do everything I need
 
binka said:
How are you liking it so far? I'm still looking at the options and considering more and more expensive options until I'm even looking at the pocophone when the reality is I don't need that much phone and I'm pretty sure the mi 2 lite would do everything I need
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So far, so good. Battery life is great - I only need to recharge it about once every 4 days. Overall it's serving me well - the one weak spot is the camera, which is a bit noisy in low light. The Mi A2 (not Lite) model has a better camera but unlike the Lite version, it doesn't support microSD cards (which was the deciding factor for me).
 
fishfinger said:
So far, so good. Battery life is great - I only need to recharge it about once every 4 days. Overall it's serving me well - the one weak spot is the camera, which is a bit noisy in low light. The Mi A2 (not Lite) model has a better camera but unlike the Lite version, it doesn't support microSD cards (which was the deciding factor for me).
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I was looking at the non-Lite version as I prefer the Android One and the lack of notch - lack of mircosd doesn't really bother me much but the battery being 25% smaller than the lite is a bit annoying.

Mi Fan Festival 2019

Xiaomi have some big deals coming up this week so might leave it a few days and see if any other shops have decent sales too. If I can get a Pocophone for £249 that might be too hard to turn down!
 
binka said:
I was looking at the non-Lite version as I prefer the Android One and the lack of notch - lack of mircosd doesn't really bother me much but the battery being 25% smaller than the lite is a bit annoying.

Mi Fan Festival 2019

Xiaomi have some big deals coming up this week so might leave it a few days and see if any other shops have decent sales too. If I can get a Pocophone for £249 that might be too hard to turn down!
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The Mi A2 Lite is also Android One.
 
I ended up buying the pocophone for £245 off eBay. It was maybe slightly more than I originally planned on paying for a new phone... it is good though!
 
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