Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro goes official in the Philippines, Snapdragon 855 on a budget!

Staying true to its promise, Xiaomi unleashed the Mi 9T Pro in the Philippines. It's a phone with beastly design, specs, and features for the price.

Mi 9T Pro in glacier blue

A flagship smartphone for less!

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro's 3D glass back is similar to the regular Mi 9T with options for carbon black, glacier blue, and flame red colorways. The front looks the same too as it is using a 6.39-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 display with a 20MP f/2.2 pop-up camera to make its notchless all-screen design possible.

Full screen

Difference versus Mi 9T

But, this handset now has an upgraded 7th gen In-Display fingerprint sensor versus the 5th gen of Mi 9T for faster and more accurate unlocking performance.

Triple-cam

Inside, the now runs with the beastly, 7nm 2.84GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor paired with Adreno 640 GPU. It is the fastest chipset that you can find at this price point.

Pop-up cam

Moreover, it goes with an 8-layer graphite cooling system to keep its performance swift always. It is also a phone with the Game Turbo 2.0 technology to further optimize the performance of games.

Xiaomi upgraded its fast charging solution from 18W to 27W as well.

For the cameras, it now uses the upgraded  48MP f/1.75 Sony IMX586 sensor instead of IMX582.

For the full specs, read below.

Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro Specs

Display: 6.39-inch 2.5D curved Gorilla Glass 5 protected Super AMOLED screen w/ FHD+ 2340 x 1080 resolution at 403 ppi

CPU: 2.84GHz 64-bit Snapdragon 855 octa-core processor

GPU: Adreno 640

RAM: 6GB LPDDR4X

ROM: 64GB/128GB UFS 2.1

Back Camera: 48MP f/1.75 Sony IMX586 sensor w/ PDAF, CAF + 13MP f/2.4 w/ 124.8-degree ultra wide-angle sensor + 8MP f/2.4 2x telephoto sensor w/ LED flash

Selfie Camera: 20MP f/2.2 w/ AI portraits

Battery: 4,000mAh w/ 27W fast charging

OS: Android 9.0 Pie w/ MIUI 10

Connectivity: WiFi 802.11ac (2.4GHz/5GHz), 4G LTE, Bluetooth 5, NFC, FM Radio, OTG, GPS, GLONASS, dual SIM

Sensors: Accelerometer, light, orientation, proximity, gyroscope, sound, magnetic

Others: 7th gen In-Display fingerprint sensor, 8-layer graphite cooling system, USB-C, Qualcomm WCD9375 HiFi audio chip, P2i water splash resistance, Colors: pearl white, carbon black, glacier blue, flame red

Dimensions: 156.7 x 74.3 x 8.8 mm

Weight: 191 g

Price: PHP 18,990 (64GB), PHP 20,490 (128GB)

Price and availability

The 6GB RAM/64GB storage version of the Mi 9T Pro is priced Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro is priced at PHP 18,990. The 6GB RAM/128GB storage retails for PHP 20,990.

Both will be available for pre-order at Lazada from September 6 to and September 7 at Mi Authorized stores.

See also: What makes the Mi 9T Pro a beastly phone for the price?

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