A few days ago, Xiaomi officially brought its flagship smartphone, the Mi 9, in the country and its price took us by surprise. We had the same experience when they launched the Pocophone F1. The Xiaomi Mi 9 provides that especially with its AMOLED panel giving darker blacks and more vibrant pixels as compared with the natural-colored IPS ones. Performance-wise, the Mi 9 is undeniable the better performing device due to the latest Snapdragon 855 chipset which is the successor of Pocophone F1's Snapdragon 845. For Pocophone F1 and consumers who are into photography, you'd want to consider checking this out. Feature-wise, you can opt for the next generation of biometrics which is the on-screen fingerprint scanner of the Mi 9 over Pocophone F1's rear-mounted physical sensors. For battery performance, the Pocophone F1 carries a larger battery capacity as compared with the Mi 9. Here are the prices of each smartphone: Mi 9 6GB + 64GB – PHP 22,990 Mi 9 6GB + 128GB – PHP 24,990 Pocophone F1 6GB + 64GB - PHP 14,890 (as of writing. Read more in our articles including "Pocophone F1 to Xiaomi Mi 9: Worth the upgrade?" and "Xiaomi Mi3 now available on Lazada for Php14,999".
A few days ago, Xiaomi officially brought its flagship smartphone, the Mi 9, in the country and its price took us by surprise. We had the same experience when they launched the Pocophone F1.
The Xiaomi Mi 9 provides that especially with its AMOLED panel giving darker blacks and more vibrant pixels as compared with the natural-colored IPS ones. Performance-wise, the Mi 9 is undeniable the better performing device due to the latest Snapdragon 855 chipset which is the successor of Pocophone F1's Snapdragon 845. For Pocophone F1 and consumers who are into photography, you'd want to consider checking this out.
Our coverage of Pocophone F1 or Xiaomi Mi 9? includes: "Pocophone F1 to Xiaomi Mi 9: Worth the upgrade?"; "Xiaomi Mi3 now available on Lazada for Php14,999"; "Xiaomi to enter Philippine market this year". Each article provides unique insights and information.