Xiaomi Mi 9 review: A 2019 flagship-killer with a triple camera and wireless charging.
A 2019 value flagship that undercut everyone.
The Mi 9 packed the Snapdragon 855, a triple camera and wireless charging at a striking price. The small battery and ended support make it a legacy value pick.
01Display
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.
02Camera
78/10078/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.
03Performance
70/10070/100 is one of the weaker performance results among flagship phones of 2019 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
62/10062/100 is one of the weaker battery results among flagship phones of 2019 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
80/10080/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2019.
06Value
84/100At 84/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2019 — 16 points above the cohort average.
- Flagship Snapdragon 855 at a flagship-killer price.
- Triple camera with ultrawide and 2× zoom.
- 27 W wired + 20 W wireless charging.
- Light at 173 g.
- Small 3,300 mAh battery.
- No IP rating; mono speaker.
- No 5G; software ended at Android 11.
- Discontinued.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 167-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .