Mi 9 Pro 5G Debuts as the World's Most Affordable 5G Smartphone

mi 9 pro 5G launched in China - most affordable 5G smartphone in the world

5G connectivity is fledgling and every phone maker is looking jump on the hype train. It may come up equally a surprise, but we have already seen around 11 5G smartphones launch in 2019. Xiaomi debuted the 5G-enabled Mi Mix three before this year, merely the Chinese giant is at present going all-in with the unveiling of the Mi 9 Pro 5G in its home country. And well, what makes this 5G smartphone stand out from its competitors? Well, Mi 9 Pro 5G is the nigh affordable 5G smartphone to launch in the market place to date.

Specs and Features

Starting with the blueprint, Mi 9 Pro 5G comes in a white color variant, as seen in the myriad of leaks over the past few weeks. It sports an anti-glare glass on the rear, which ways it will not take hold of fingerprints and is pretty iridescent. Yous will besides get a black color variant, which shines and sparkles in silver when the low-cal falls on it. This variant offers a red ring around the photographic camera and a scarlet power button, which looks absurd. It weighs only 196 grams, making it the lightest 5G phone on the market place.

The smartphone features a six.39-inch AMOLED display, with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and 90.7% screen-to-body ratio – which may not be the highest but who cares when nosotros have the Mi Mix Blastoff. Information technology supports 103.8% NTSC color gamut and touts a waterdrop notch that houses a 20MP selfie camera.

Mi 9 Pro 5G is powered by the overclocked Snapdragon 855 Plus chipset, with the Snapdragon X50 modem in tow to provide fast 5G connectivity. This is paired with up to 12GB RAM and 512GB onboard storage. Xiaomi has even packed into this smartphone a vapor chamber to keep the temperatures in check.

CEO Lei Jun on stage said that the 5G feel is indescribable in words and you will accept to go hands-on with it to understand the difference betwixt 5G and 4G download speeds. Xiaomi has broiled vii antennas into the Mi 9 Pro 5G to provide you lot enhanced connectivity as compared to its rivals. This smartphone provides 10x faster download speeds than the standard Mi 9, which means you tin now download a 1.89GB pic in only fifteen seconds.

In the camera department, Mi 9 Pro 5G includes a triple-photographic camera module with a 48MP (f/ane.75) Sony IMX586 sensor, a 16MP Sony IMX481 ultra-wide-angle lens with a 117-degree FOV, and a 12MP (f/ii.two) telephoto lens. There's a laser focus on lath as well.

The Mi nine Pro 5G comes equipped with a 4,000mAh battery, with wired 40W fast-charging and 30W Mi Accuse Turbo wireless charging back up (appear recently in China). Yous will get a 45W charging adapter in the box, with USB Power Commitment back up, making it possible to accuse not only your telephone but besides your laptops – that charge via the USB-C port.

Using Mi Charge Turbo, yous'll exist able to juice up l% of the 4,000mAh battery in merely 25 minutes. Mi ix Pro 5G will exist fully charged in nigh 70 minutes using this super-fast wireless charging tech. That'due south not all though. Mi 9 Pro 5G supports reverse wireless charging up to 10W and it can exist used to juice upwardly the latest iPhones or truly wireless earbuds (or Airpods).

Price and Availability

The Mi 9 Pro 5G has been launched at a pretty affordable price tag of iii,699 yuan (around Rs. 37,000) for the 8GB+128GB base of operations variant. Xiaomi has fifty-fifty under-cutting Vivo IQOO by 100 yuan to make 5G connectivity available to more users. There are 3 other configurations available for this phone and you tin check out prices in the image here:

Xiaomi has as well launched two accessories to along with the Mi nine Pro 5G. The Mi Accuse Turbo wireless charging stand has been launched for 199 yuan (around Rs 2,000) along with a new 20,000mAh ability bank that packs 50W charging support. It means you tin can accuse not just your smartphone, but laptops too with this 299 yuan (around Rs three,000) power depository financial institution.

And then, what are your thoughts on this new 5G smartphone? Unbelievable, right? Do let u.s. know in the comments below.