ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 25REVIEWThe selfie camera
automatically pops up when
you flip the camera viewCameras
With the same primary camera as Mi 9 SE, the pop-up
selfie camera is arguably more interesting here. It
automatically pops up when you flip the camera
view, and is clever enough to retract itself should it
detect a drop or downward pressure. Xiaomi says
the mechanism is good for 300,000 cycles.
Even with camera sounds switched off the selfie
camera sounds a notification when opened or closed,
which could be slightly annoying when you're trying to
sneak a selfie with no-one noticing.
Naturally, it takes a little longer to pop up a selfie
camera than it does to switch to a traditional version,
and this is potentially good and bad – it gives you
a little longer to perfect your pose, but it can also
feel like a bit of a drag. The latter is amplified if you
want to check a preview of your photo in the GalleryISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 25REVIEWThe selfie camera
automatically pops up when
you flip the camera viewCameras
WiththesameprimarycameraasMi9 SE,thepop-up
selfie camera is arguably more interesting here. It
automatically pops up when you flip the camera
view, and is clever enough to retract itself should it
detect a drop or downward pressure. Xiaomi says
the mechanism is good for 300,000 cycles.
Even with camera sounds switched off the selfie
camera sounds a notification when opened or closed,
which could be slightly annoying when you're trying to
sneak a selfie with no-one noticing.
Naturally, it takes a little longer to pop up a selfie
camera than it does to switch to a traditional version,
and this is potentially good and bad – it gives you
a little longer to perfect your pose, but it can also
feel like a bit of a drag. The latter is amplified if you
want to check a preview of your photo in the Gallery