Xiaomi Mi 9 SE review: Compact triple-cam flagship-lite with Snapdragon 712.
The compact Mi 9.
Mi 9 SE shrank the Mi 9 into a compact 5.97" body while keeping a triple camera with optical zoom, AMOLED and under-display fingerprint at $350. A rare small phone with a versatile camera in 2019.
01Display
80/100At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
02Camera
74/100At 74/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 10 points above the cohort average.
03Performance
68/10068/100 puts it above the 63-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.
04Battery
60/10060/100 is one of the weaker battery results among mid-range phones of 2019 — 12 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
05Build
78/100At 78/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among mid-range phones of 2019 — 7 points above the cohort average.
- Compact 5.97" / 155 g with triple cam
- AMOLED + under-display fingerprint
- IMX586 48 MP main
- Small 3070 mAh battery
- Snapdragon 712 mid-tier
- Mono speaker
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? .