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Mid-range · 2019

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Our Take CPU benches near recent mid-range phones like the Samsung Galaxy A54

A solid mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen — but a smaller battery shows its age.

Best for Streaming · reading · social
Strength AMOLED screen
Watch out Smaller battery (3300mAh)
6.39″ Super AMOLED · 60Hz
Snapdragon 855 8 / 256 GB
3300 mAh 27W charging
48 MP 3 rear · 20 MP selfie
4G LTE NFC
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Full specifications

What stands out

Pro camera extras: RAW, laser AF, manual focus

960 fps slow motion for action clips

Cooling hardware helps with sustained gaming performance

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
Supported
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
Launch class
Upper mid-range
AnTuTu
572,657
v10
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

Camera

48 MP f/1.5 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/1.5
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
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
Wired charging
27 W
Wireless charging
20 W
Wireless charging
Removable
No

Memory

8 GB RAM · 256 GB
Roomy
RAM
8 GB
Storage
256 GB
Storage type
UFS 2.1
Expandable
No

Connectivity

4G LTE · NFC · Wi-Fi 5
5G
No
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
USB OTG
Supported
3.5mm jack
No
IR blaster
No
SIM
1× Nano-SIM

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

vs

Apple iPhone 11

Trades blows 2 wins 2 losses
Sharper screen
Super AMOLED vs IPS LCD panel · 1080 × 2340 vs 828 × 1792 resolution
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 64 GB baseline
Lower benchmark score
573k vs 816k AnTuTu
Less protected
None vs IP68 protection
Full comparison
vs

Samsung Galaxy S10e

Trades blows 3 wins 2 losses
Higher benchmark score
573k vs 390k AnTuTu · Mid-range vs Lower mid-range tier
Faster charging
27 W vs 15 W charging
Starts with more storage
256 GB vs 128 GB baseline
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
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