Upper mid-range · 2019

Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A17 4G Camera shares the OnePlus 8's main sensor

Best for

Strength AMOLED screen

Extras Cooling system, Optical zoom

Watch out No Google Play, No more updates

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.39″ AMOLED · 60Hz

855+ 8 / 128 GB

4000 mAh 40W charging

48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie

5G NFC

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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 2.96 GHz · Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855+ (7 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Upper mid-range

AnTuTu

464,857

CPU

8-core, 2.96 GHz

GPU

Adreno 640 (700 MHz)

Process

7 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.1

CPU layout

1x Kryo 485 2.96 GHz + 3x Kryo 485 2.4 GHz + 4x Kryo 485 1.8 GHz

Software & updates

Android 10, MIUI 11 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely 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 10, MIUI 11

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

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

optical zoom, RAW, laser AF, manual focus

Video

4K @ 60 fps

4K video

Battery

4000 mAh · 40 W wired · 30 W wireless

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4000 mAh

Wired charging

40 W

Wireless charging

30 W

Wireless charging

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Configurations

8/128GB · 8/256GB · 12/256GB · 12/512GB

Storage type

UFS 3.0

Expandable

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 5

Yes

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 — 5G on MTN & Airtel

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

M MTN

4G works · 5G works No B20 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · 5G works

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, B17

5G n41, n78, n79

Build & Design

196 g · 8.5 mm

Height

157.2 mm

Width

74.6 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm

Weight

196 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena

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 3 wins 2 losses

Sharper screen

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

29% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 18 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,110 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Lower benchmark score

465k vs 816k AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Mid-range tier

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses

Higher benchmark score

465k vs 390k AnTuTu

29% larger battery capacity

40 W vs 15 W charging · 4,000 mAh vs 3,100 mAh battery

5G connectivity

5G vs no 5G

Weaker display tech

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection · 196 g vs 150 g

Full comparison

Where to buy

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Full specifications

Display

Performance

Software & updates

Camera

Battery

Memory

Connectivity

Network bands

The bands Nigerian networks use

All reported bands

Build & Design

Sensors

How it stacks up against the rest.

Apple iPhone 11

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Where to buy

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