SpecEagle review · Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite review: Gradient-glass mid-ranger with AMOLED and 48 MP.

Item: Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
Rating: 68
Author: SpecEagle Editorial

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2019·$280

Overall

68/100

Class rank

#1 of 1

Tier

Mid-range

Buy?

Look elsewhere

The verdict, up front

AMOLED style on a budget.

Mi 9 Lite (the global Mi CC9) brought a gradient-glass AMOLED design, IMX586 48 MP main and 32 MP selfie to $280 — a stylish mid-ranger for buyers who wanted flagship looks without the price.

01Display

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeSuper AMOLED, waterdrop notch

Size6.39 inches

Resolution1080 x 2340 px

FingerprintUnder-display

02Camera

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main48 MP Sony IMX586, f/1.79

Ultrawide8 MP, 118 deg

Depth2 MP

Selfie32 MP

03Performance

68/100

68/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 710 (10nm)

GPUAdreno 616

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4030 mAh

Charging18W

05Build

74/100

74/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

What works

AMOLED + under-display fingerprint at $280
48 MP IMX586 + 32 MP selfie
Gradient glass + microSD + 3.5 mm

What doesn't

Snapdragon 710 mid-tier
2 MP depth filler
Mono speaker

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .