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Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite review: Gradient-glass mid-ranger with AMOLED and 48 MP.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2019·$280
Overall
68/100
Class rank
#26 of 101
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED style on a budget.

Mi 9 Lite (the global Mi CC9) brought a gradient-glass AMOLED design, IMX586 48 MP main and 32 MP selfie to $280 — a stylish mid-ranger for buyers who wanted flagship looks without the price.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.

TypeSuper AMOLED, waterdrop notch
Size6.39 inches
Resolution1080 x 2340 px
FingerprintUnder-display

02Camera

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 64-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main48 MP Sony IMX586, f/1.79
Ultrawide8 MP, 118 deg
Depth2 MP
Selfie32 MP

03Performance

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 63-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 710 (10nm)
GPUAdreno 616

04Battery

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 72-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4030 mAh
Charging18W

05Build

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 71-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

What works
  • AMOLED + under-display fingerprint at $280
  • 48 MP IMX586 + 32 MP selfie
  • Gradient glass + microSD + 3.5 mm
What doesn't
  • Snapdragon 710 mid-tier
  • 2 MP depth filler
  • Mono speaker
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Nova 5T
$430 · score 78/100

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 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .