Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specs & Price: The first Snapdragon 712 smartphone

Xiaomi Mi 9 took on the stardom status earlier today but another smartphone came in as well. The Xiaomi Mi 9 SE (Special Edition) was introduced by company CEO Lei Junas the first in the world with the new Snapdragon 712 chipset. It has a 48 MP camera with Sony IMX586 sensor on the back, and an UD fingerprint scanner on the front.

The Mi 9 SE is a bit smaller than the flagship – it has a 5.97-inch AMOLED panel with a waterdrop notch on top and slightly thicker bezel on the bottom. The Snapdragon 712 chipset is coupled with 6 GB RAM and 64/128 GB storage.

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Speaking about the new SoC, it is pretty much the same as the Snapdragon 710, but with a slightly faster CPU. It is still built on the 10nm FiNFET process and its modem supports all the usual Wi-Fi standards, Bluetooth 5.0, and dual LTE.

The main shooter has a 13 MP ultra wide-angle lens and an 8 MP telephoto lens to keep it company. The front-facing camera is 20 MP with plenty of Beauty filters for all the social media addicts out there.

There is fast-charging for the 3,070 mAh battery in the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE, but it is capped at 18W.

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Specifications

Network Properties

• 2G: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
• CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
• 3G: HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
• 4G: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
• Speed: HSPA, LTE-A

Announcement & Availability

• Announced: February 20, 2019
• Availability: March, 2019

Design

• Dimensions: 147.5 x 70.5 x 7.5 mm
• Weight: 55 g
• SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
• Colours: Lavender Violet, Ocean Blue, Piano Black

Display

• Type: AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
• Size: 5.97 inches, 87.5 cm2 (~84.1% screen-to-body ratio)
• Resolution: 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~432 ppi density)
• Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 5
• HDR10

Operating System

• Android 9.0 (Pie); MIUI 10

Hardware

• Chipset: Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm)
• CPU: Octa-core 2.3 GHz
• GPU: Adreno 616
• RAM: 6 GB
• Internal Storage: 64/128 GB
• External Storage: No

Camera

• Main Camera: Triple – 48 MP, f/1.8, 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF + 13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm + 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF
• Features: Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
• Video: 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, 720p@960fps
• Selfie Camera: Single – 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9μm
• Features: HDR
• Video: 1080p@30fps

Multimedia

• FM Radio: No
• Loudspeaker: Yes
• Audio 3.5mm jack: No
• Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Connectivity

• WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
• Bluetooth: 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
• GPS: Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
• NFC: Yes
• USB: 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go

Sensors

• Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, barometer, compass

Battery & Power

• Battery Type & Capacity: Non-removable Li-Po 3070 mAh battery
• Charging: Fast battery charging 18W
• Wireless charging: Yes

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE Price

The Mi 9 Special Edition will cost between CNY1,999 ($300/€262) and CNY2,299 ($340/€300).

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