While they might not be as well known as some of the mobile phone providers, Xiaomi is making great strides in the UK marketplace by bringing many new and exciting handsets to our lives. The handset they have release show innovation and high end technology and this is another really great phone that brings the best of their knowledge to the table. There is a powerful camera and plenty of other Android functionality making Xiaomi handsets well worth a look when you are in the market for a new handset.

Xiaomi 9 SE Design and Screen

As soon as you pick up the Xiaomi 9 SE you are struck by the high end look and feel of the handset. It is a front and back glass offering with an aluminium frame which matches up to the flagship handsets of the big three. It also features Corning Gorilla Glass 5 which means you are protected from some of the bumps and scrapes of daily life. Of course this doesn’t mean that you should forget your case, as it is always better to keep your handset protected. Having to send your phone away for repair is certainly not convenient so it is better to be safe than sorry.

In terms of screen size this is just about perfect. Sitting at 5.97-inches this is one of the most popular sizes with users at the moment as it gives them the ability to comfortably use the phone to watch movies and play games. It has a Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with 16M colours and a screen to body ratio of 84.1%. This is down to the almost infinity screen that it offers with hardly any bezel edging just an all screen presentation. Along the top there is the smallest water drop camera cut out which is just perfect. It has an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels which gives a really superior performance when used to stream videos. It has a 432 PPI and comes with HDR to create the perfect finish.

The rear of the handset is well designed and features the traffic light style camera housing where you will find the impressive three lenses and flash. Other than that the rear panel is left deliberately clear of any clutter, which seems to be how Xiaomi prefers their phones. There is no branding or anything and the colour is a striking iridescent graded sheen which comes in a choice of violet, blue and grey depending on what you prefer.

Xiaomi 9 SE Audio

The audio performance is, as you would expect, very good and gives you plenty of scope to be able to enjoy playing your favourite movie or streaming music in a relatively quiet room. If you are at work or out and about on public transport you might want to switch to headphones which will need to be wireless. The standard 3.5 mm headphone jack has been removed which follows the same pattern as most of the handsets at this level. However the audio quality is good and you have plenty of choice when it comes to Bluetooth headphones.

Xiaomi 9 SE Camera

The camera set up is powerful and gives a high street camera a run for its money. There are three lenses starting with a whopping 48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2", 0.8µm, PDAF and supported by an 8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), 1.12µm, PDAF and 13 MP, f/2.4, (ultrawide), 1.12µm. You also have a dual LED flash, HDR and panorama. On the front there is an equally impressive 20 MP, f/2.0, 0.9µm HDR front facing selfie camera. The options for recording video are equally high quality offering you 160p@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, and 720p@960fps.

Xiaomi 9 SE Features and Performance

We already know that Xiaomi likes Qualcomm for the magic under the hood and this is no exception with the high-end Qualcomm SDM712 Snapdragon 712 (10 nm) chipset supported well by the Octa-core (2x2.3 GHz Kryo 360 Gold & 6x1.7 GHz Kryo 360 Silver) CPU and the Adreno 616 GPU creating a very powerful set to deliver the first rate performance you will come to love. In terms of operating system this is of course Android and we would expect nothing less than Android 9.0 Pie and this comes with the user interface MIUI10.

The storage options are good and while there is no microSD card slot the handset comes with two size choice, you can either have the 64B or the 128GB of Internet storage both of which offer 6GB of RAM. This is a wired cable charging handset and offers fast battery charging 18w for the 3070mAh battery that is non-removable but will keep you going through a long day out and about.

Summary

The Xiaomi 9 SE in an incredibly powerful handset that can really rival handsets that sit way above it. The price tag combined with the magnificent design and functionality make this a really serious choice for many users.

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