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Full Specifications September 5, 2026
Xiaomi · 2019

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer

Xiaomi Mi 9 Explorer Android smartphone. Announced Feb 2019. Features 6.39″ display, Snapdragon 855 chipset, 3300 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM, Corning Gorilla Glass 6.

Display 6.39"
Chipset Snapdragon 855
RAM 8/12 GB
Storage 256GB storage, no card slot
Camera 48 MP
Battery 3300 mAh
Build 173g, 7.6mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2019, February. Released 2019, June
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Android 9.0 (Pie), MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 640

Display

Type Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm 2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
memoryother UFS 2.1

Main Camera

Triple 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, AF
Features Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps

Selfie camera

Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps

Body

Dimensions 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM

Battery

Type Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 27W wired, QC4 20W wireless

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG

Network

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps

Features

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

Misc

Colors Transparent Black
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2019, February. Released 2019, June
Status Discontinued
OS Android 9.0 (Pie), MIUI 10
Chipset Qualcomm SM8150 Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
CPU Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 485 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 485 & 4x1.78 GHz Kryo 485)
GPU Adreno 640
Type Super AMOLED, HDR10
Size 6.39 inches, 100.2 cm 2 (~85.2% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels, 19.5:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Card slot No
Internal 256GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
memoryother UFS 2.1
Triple 48 MP, f/1.5 (12GB RAM model) or f/1.8 (8GB RAM model), (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF 12 MP, f/2.2, 54mm (telephoto), 1/3.6", 1.0µm, PDAF, 2x optical zoom 16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.0", 1.0µm, AF
Features Laser AF, Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama
Video 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/120/240fps, 1080p@960fps
Single 20 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3", 0.9µm
Features HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Dimensions 157.5 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm (6.20 x 2.94 x 0.30 in)
Weight 173 g (6.10 oz)
Build Glass front (Gorilla Glass 6), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame (7000 series)
SIM Nano-SIM + Nano-SIM
Type Li-Po 3300 mAh, non-removable
Charging 27W wired, QC4 20W wireless
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack No
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Positioning GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (L1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a), QZSS (L1+L5)
NFC Yes
Infrared port Yes
Radio No
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG
Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 28, 38, 39, 40
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps
Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Colors Transparent Black
Price About 530 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
65.4/100
Upper Mid-range

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Processor 64.4
Display 69
Camera 73.1
Battery 60.9
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