ISSUE 63 • ANDROID ADVISOR 73technique where a group of four pixels are treated as
one, with colours averaged across them (and other
information) to produce a top-quality 12Mp photo.
And you need only look briefly at those photos
to see that the Mi 9 is capable of fighting it out with
the big boys. Exposure is spot on, colours are natural
(white balance is generally reliable) and detail is very
sharp. It’s only when you really zoom in examine
photos in Photoshop that it becomes evident that fine
details are slightly soft compared to the P30 Pro, but
this is a very minor complaint.
What’s arguably more impressive is that the Mi 9’s
photos are better than Apple’s iPhone XS’s. Thanks to
that high-res sensor there’s more detail and noise is
kept under better control, especially in low light.Telephoto shot
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