Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Xiaomi Mi 9 SE
  • Screen: 5.97" AMOLED - 1080 x 2340
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
  • Camera: 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP)
  • Battery: 3070 mAh
  • OS: Android 11.0
  • Weight: 155 grams (5.47 oz)

Review

Display
57
Camera
68
Performance
41
Gaming
22
Battery
47
Connectivity
71
NanoReview Score
51

Full specifications

Detailed specifications, tests, and benchmarks of the Xiaomi Mi 9 SE

Display

Type AMOLED
Size 5.97 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9
PPI 432 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
Max rated brightness 585 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 84.1%
Display features - Always-On Display
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9%
PWM 255 Hz
Response time 4.2 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
631 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 147.5 mm (5.81 inches)
Width 70.5 mm (2.78 inches)
Thickness 7.4 mm (0.29 inches)
Weight 155 g (5.47 oz)
Waterproof No
Rear material Glass
Frame material Metal
Colors Gray, Blue, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
84.1%

Performance

All specs and test Xiaomi Mi 9 SE in the benchmarks
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 712
Max clock 2200 MHz
CPU cores 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 6 cores at 1.7 GHz: Kryo 360 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 2 cores at 2.3 GHz: Kryo 360 Gold (Cortex-A75)
L3 cache 1 MB
Lithography process 10 nanometers
Graphics Adreno 616
GPU shading units 256
GPU clock 750 MHz
FLOPS ~384 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
544
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
1587
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
299357
CPU 97540
GPU 53887
Memory 70527
UX 79142
Total score 299357
3DMark Wild Life Performance
654
Max surface temperature 38.7 °C
Stability 97%
Graphics test 3 FPS
Graphics score 654
PCMark 3.0
7187
Web score 5534
Video editing 5679
Photo editing 12940
Data manipulation 6018
Writing score 7916
Sources: 3DMark [3]

Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X
Memory clock 1866 MHz
Channels 2
Storage
Storage size 64, 128 GB
Storage type UFS 2.1
Memory card No

Software

Operating system Android 9.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 11.0)
ROM MIUI 12
OS size 19 GB

Battery

Capacity 3070 mAh
Max charge power 18 W
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Wireless charging No
Reverse charging No
Fast charging Yes, Quick Charge 4 (50% in 30 min)
Full charging time 1:27 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 07:00 hr
Watching video 11:36 hr
Gaming 04:00 hr
Standby 79 hr
General battery life
23:16 hr

Camera

Specs and camera test of the Mi 9 SE
Main camera
Matrix 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000
Zoom Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED
Stabilization Digital
8K video recording No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123°
Lenses 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 13 MP)
Wide (main) lens - 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8
- Focal length: 27 mm
- Pixel size: 0.8 micron
- Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS)
- Phase autofocus
Telephoto lens - 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Focal length: 52 mm
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/4", Omnivision OV8856 (PureCel)
- Phase autofocus
Ultra-wide lens - 13 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4
- Pixel size: 1.12 micron
- Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS)
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Selfie camera
Megapixels 20 megapixels
Image resolution 5120 x 3840
Aperture f/2.0
Focal length 18 mm
Pixel size 0.9 microns
Sensor type BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/2.78"
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C
USB version 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- USB-Host mode
- OTG
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
NFC* Yes
Infrared port Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2
Type of SIM card Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby
eSIM support* No
Hybrid slot No
LTE Cat* 15
2G network GSM 850, GSM 900, GSM 1800, GSM 1900
3G network HSDPA 850, HSDPA 900, HSDPA 1900, HSDPA 2100
4G network LTE 2100, LTE 800, LTE 1800, LTE 2600, LTE 900, LTE 2300, LTE 2500
5G support No

Sound

Speakers Mono
Headphone audio jack No
FM radio No
Dolby Atmos No
Speakers test
Max loudness
81.5 dB

Other

Category Mid-range
Announced February 2019
Release date March 2019
SAR (head) 1.39 W/kg
SAR (body) 1.39 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! Some specifications of the Mi 9 SE may differ by country or region

User ratings

3.6 of 5 points (316 votes)

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