Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro 64 GB

Half price flagship

The Mi 9 model from Xiaomi turned out to be so successful that in just a few months several weighted, lightweight and special versions of the smartphone were released on the market. As the name suggests, Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is the most stuffed option with powerful hardware, fast charging, a fashionable retractable camera, an in-screen fingerprint scanner and other goodies. Taking into account the price tag of $400, it turned out to be a kind of flagship for half the price.

Super AMOLED screen 6.4"

The main feature of the Mi 9T Pro has remained unchanged — it is a good, completely frameless Super AMOLED screen with a diagonal of 6.4". Visually, the display looks very good, does not fade in the sun, boasts rich colours, high contrast and HDR support. According to subjective feelings, the quality here is no worse than the screens in more expensive flagship models from competitors.

Frameless display with retractable camera

But to say something about the appearance is difficult, frameless displays have made any reasoning on this topic meaningless. Therefore, we note only a nice back cover made of textured glass. Each colour option has its own texture: carbon fiber for the black model, haze for the blue one, etc. The front camera was not embedded into the screen itself in the form of a drop, but made retractable, as was already the case in some Vivo and Huawei models. Despite the novelty of the technology, it has already been run in, so the camera leaves quickly and is protected from accidental drops and damage. Xiaomi promises 300,000 opening and closing cycles. That is, more than 160 inclusions per day for five years.

The best processor on the market

No less interesting inside. Mi 9T Pro is built on the most powerful Snapdragon 855 processor at the moment. The same ones are now in the Galaxy Note 10 or the Asus ROG Phone 2 gaming smartphone. The RAM here is not exorbitant 12 GB, but sane 6 GB. Oh, and 64 GB storage. In general, the filling is quite a flagship one, and the only thing missing here is a slot for a memory card.

Dual camera

As far as the camera is concerned, the characteristics differ little from the Mi 9 SE, and the quality of the final shots too. In short, everything is good, but not great. Somewhere on the level of Huawei P20 64. Not "excellent" because the triple camera often misses at night and in a room with poor lighting. In general, models like the Huawei P30 Pro have raised the bar for mobile photography to new heights.

Leisurely Scanner

At the same time, the Mi 9T Pro has no obvious weaknesses. The only thing that will have to get used to the leisurely unlocking of the smartphone is that the fingerprint scanner hidden under the screen does not work as fast as conventional scanners. Plus sometimes it sticks.