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TechRadar Verdict

There's very petty to complain virtually when it comes to the Mi 9T Pro; its killer blueprint and screen are paired with splendid beyond-the-board specs. The fact it clings onto the headphone jack will please many, and while there's no wireless charging, water resistance or stereo sound, given the telephone's toll, you lot're however getting excellent value beyond-the-board.

Pros

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Premium design
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Great bombardment life
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Flagship specs

Cons

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No waterproofing
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UI won't exist for everyone
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Mono speaker

If you aren't quite gear up to get a 5G phone and want something more affordable than a Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus or Huawei P30 Pro to tide you over until 5G coverage improves, then the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro could exist it.

Xiaomi's 2019 handset delivers similar specs to a height-tier phone, despite costing what you would expect to pay for a mid-ranger. In that location'due south a follow-upward in the grade of the Mi 10T Pro, but it's a pricier telephone.

With a half dozen.39-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED brandish, it's similar in size, spec, and screen entreatment to pricier phones like the Oppo Reno 10x Zoom, and thank you to a Snapdragon 855 chipset under the hood, it'south also powerful.

Costing merely £399 (around $480/AU$720) though, the Mi 9T Pro is nada short of a steal when y'all look at its specs. But does it fare as well in the real world?

It's possible nosotros could see the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro get a toll cut for Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but it's not all that probable - Xiaomi has plenty of newer phones it'due south more likely to reduce instead. During Amazon Prime number Day simply the visitor'south 2020 smartphones were reduced, nothing older like the 9T Pro. So if you're interested in buying the Mi 9T Pro, we'd recommend merely going for it.

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro price and availability

Available now in the UK and throughout Europe
Not available in the United states
128GB model costs £399

The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is available in two flavors, with either 64GB or 128GB of storage, and can be bought across Europe. Available for £399 (around $480/AU$720), simply the 128GB version is bachelor in the UK, and it tin exist had in either black or blue.

While there's been no word on a US release, a variation of the phone, the Redmi K20 Pro, is available in other regions. Additionally, Xiaomi has launched a number of devices in Australia, then while no release has been confirmed at the time of writing, Xiaomi may well add the Mi 9T Pro to its Australian line-up.

Design and screen

Well-built and solid
6.39-inch Super AMOLED screen
Pop-up selfie photographic camera

The Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is a great looking phone. From the front end, it's all screen thanks to the fact the popular-up selfie-camera is hidden from sight. Its curved body feels slick, even though information technology isn't a thin phone as such at 8.8mm.

The buffed aluminum frame melds smoothly into the phone'southward front and rear glass panels, and a couple of ruby-red accents pop nicely, i on the power button and the other on the rear camera environment.

The phone'southward back console also features a Kevlar-like striated pattern under the glass, which looks premium, and while it does hold onto fingerprints, it isn't as bad equally the worst offenders - Samsung's Galaxy S10 serial.

In the box, you get a case to protect the back, and the front is Gorilla Glass 5, though unlike some of the competition, the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro doesn't include a pre-fitted screen protector.

A design highlight has got to be that headphone jack; we didn't expect to see information technology on a phone with top-tier specs, and it's a welcome break from tradition. At that place's also a USB-C port and a mono speaker at the bottom of the phone, and volume and power buttons on the right side.

While there is a very slight camera crash-land, the Mi 9T Pro's photographic camera surround is much less protruding and precipitous than that of the OnePlus vii or Honor 20, for example - 2 straight competitors.

As for the display, it looks glorious. 6.39 inches and a 1080 ten 2340 resolution combines with Super AMOLED tech and over 400 pixels-per-inch to deliver a premium experience at a very fair price.

The fact there's no notch in sight is a boon for the Mi 9T Pro; it makes it feel like a real flagship, showing up much pricier options similar the iPhone XR. Viewing angles and brightness are strong and max brightness suffices for comfortable outdoor apply.

While we're not maxim the Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro can stack up to the likes of the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus or Galaxy Annotation 10 Plus from a screen quality point of view, it'southward still best-in-grade for the toll.

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