24 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65REVIEWat this price point. We also ran the GFXBench graphics
test, and the Mi 9T proved itself more than able to
handle some casual gaming, recording 51fps in T-Rex,
25fps in Manhattan, 18fps in Manhattan 3.1, and 10fps
in Car Chase. That's a fraction slower than Mi 9 SE,
though it has more pixels to push.
In AnTuTu, Mi 9T recorded 210,725 points against
the Mi 9 SE's 179,500. For battery life the Mi 9T is the
best in the line, thanks to its higher-capacity battery.
We recorded 11 hours 12 minutes in the Geekbench
4 battery test, which is a very good score. How long
it actually lasts in the real world is down to your
personal usage, but all-day battery life is not a pipe
dream for Mi 9T. When the battery runs down there's
support for 18W fast charging, mirroring the Mi 9 SE.Connectivity
Recently, we were disappointed to learn that Xiaomi's
recently announced mid-range Android One phone,
the Mi A3, does not support NFC, which is necessary
for making mobile payments. Mi 9T has this covered,
along with most other connectivity bases – as we
mentioned earlier it does not have the IR blaster found
on Mi 9 and Mi 9 SE, though it adds a headphone jack
while they both rely on USB-C for personal audio.
You'll also find Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band 802.11ac
Wi-Fi, GPS and, interestingly, dual-4G. The Mi 9T,
like the rest of the line, is a dual-SIM phone, and
whereas some such phones allow data on only one
SIM slot, here you can use either. Do note that this
is not a hybrid slot, so there's no storage expansion
through microSD.24 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65
REVIEW
at this price point. We also ran the GFXBench graphics
test, and the Mi 9T proved itself more than able to
handle some casual gaming, recording 51fps in T-Rex,
25fps in Manhattan, 18fps in Manhattan 3.1, and 10fps
in Car Chase. That's a fraction slower than Mi 9 SE,
though it has more pixels to push.
In AnTuTu, Mi 9T recorded 210,725 points against
the Mi 9 SE's 179,500. For battery life the Mi 9T is the
best in the line, thanks to its higher-capacity battery.
We recorded 11 hours 12 minutes in the Geekbench
4 battery test, which is a very good score. How long
it actually lasts in the real world is down to your
personal usage, but all-day battery life is not a pipe
dream for Mi 9T. When the battery runs down there's
support for 18W fast charging, mirroring the Mi 9 SE.Connectivity
Recently, we were disappointed to learn that Xiaomi's
recently announced mid-range Android One phone,
the Mi A3, does not support NFC, which is necessary
for making mobile payments. Mi 9T has this covered,
along with most other connectivity bases – as we
mentioned earlier it does not have the IR blaster found
on Mi 9 and Mi 9 SE, though it adds a headphone jack
while they both rely on USB-C for personal audio.
You'll also find Bluetooth 5.0, dual-band 802.11ac
Wi-Fi, GPS and, interestingly, dual-4G. The Mi 9T,
like the rest of the line, is a dual-SIM phone, and
whereas some such phones allow data on only one
SIM slot, here you can use either. Do note that this
is not a hybrid slot, so there's no storage expansion
through microSD.