Mid-range · 2019

Xiaomi Mi 9

Name: Xiaomi Mi 9
Brand: Xiaomi
Price: 110000 NGN
Availability: InStock

From ₦110,000 to ₦180,500 · 3 sellers·Last checked 1d ago

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54 Camera shares the OnePlus 8's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Ceramic back, Cooling system

Watch out No more updates, Smaller battery (3300mAh)

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855 6 / 64 GB

3300 mAh 27W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

4G LTE NFC

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In the Real World

See how the Xiaomi Mi 9 looks and feels in everyday use.

Full specifications

Display

6.39″ · Super AMOLED · 1080 × 2340 · 60 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.39"

Panel type

Super AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2340 px

Refresh rate

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

HDR

HDR10

HDR

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Performance

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm) · 8-core 2.84 GHz · Adreno 640

Everyday capable

Daily apps and casual games run smoothly — heavy gaming will drop frames.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Mid-range

AnTuTu

572,657

v10

GeekBench

11,181

Graphics test

GFXBench 35 fps

CPU

8-core, 2.84 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.84 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12.5 · 1-year support

End of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 9.0 (Pie), upgradable to Android 10, MIUI 12.5

Software support

1 years of updates

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

48 MP f/1.8 main · 20 MP selfie · 4K video

4K video

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

48 MP f/1.8

Telephoto

12 MP f/2.2

Ultrawide

16 MP f/2.2

Front camera

20 MP f/2.0

Main sensor

Sony IMX586 Exmor RS, 1/2", 0.8µm

Mainstream sensor

Same sensor in

OnePlus 8 , OnePlus 7 Pro

Slow motion

Yes, 960 fps

Camera extras

RAW, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

3300 mAh · 27 W wired · 20 W wireless

Plan to charge daily

Small by today's standards. Plan on charging once a day, twice if you're heavy.

Capacity

3300 mAh

Lab endurance

95:00h

Wired charging

27 W

Wireless charging

20 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

6 GB RAM · 64 GB

Tight

RAM

6 GB

Storage

64 GB

Fills fast

Configurations

6/64GB · 8/64GB · 6/128GB · 8/128GB · 8/256GB

Storage type

UFS 2.1

Expandable

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.0

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BeiDou (B1), Galileo (E1+E5a)

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G full · no 5G

Full

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G BC0, B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B2, B5, B8

4G B1, B2, B3, B5, B7, B8, B12, B20, B28b, B28a

Build & Design

173 g · 7.6 mm

Height

157.5 mm

Width

74.7 mm

Thickness

7.6 mm

Weight

173 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · compass

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

DXOMARK test scores

Lab-tested scores from DXOMark — independent measurements, not manufacturer claims. Tap any card to view photo samples and the full review.

Camera

110 / 200

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Scores are on DXOMark's open-ended 0–200 scale. Higher is better.

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 1 win 2 losses

Sharper screen

Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution

Lower benchmark score

573k vs 816k AnTuTu

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Higher benchmark score

573k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier

Faster charging

27 W vs 15 W charging

Weaker display tech

Super AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · Tradeoff: 6.39″ vs 5.8″ screen

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 173 g vs 150 g

Starts with less storage

64 GB vs 128 GB baseline

Full comparison

Where to buy

3 sellers·Used from ₦110,000

Prices move fast. Open the seller's page and confirm before you pay.

Jiji Used

₦110,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

De Daveth Enterprises

1.8 yrs · 31 feedback · 64GB

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Jiji Used

₦110,000

Lowest of 3 Fair for used

BETTER DAY COMMUNICATIONS

10.8 yrs · 63 feedback · 128GB

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Jiji Used

₦180,500

Fair for used

Lugas Hub

3.1 yrs · 41 feedback · 256GB

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In the Real World

Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

DXOMARK test scores

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

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