30 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65REVIEWThe Mi 9T runs the
latest version of MIUI
(v10), which is based
on Android 9 Pieis not yet a standard feature of Android. Anything you
don't like you can tuck away in a folder out of sight,
since there's plenty of storage here by default.
You can choose to use the Mi 9T with either
on-screen buttons (the usual home, back and recents)
or in full-screen mode with gesture navigation.
Though we liked the latter we were less keen on how
you manage notifications in this mode, and often
found the phone unresponsive when pulling down
from the top of the display.Verdict
The cheapest model in the Mi 9 series, yet the only
one to include a full-screen display, a headphone
jack and a 4,000mAh battery, Mi 9T certainly has its
merits. We can handle losing the wireless charging
and IR blaster in return for a cheaper price, and note30 ANDROID ADVISOR • ISSUE 65
REVIEW
The Mi 9T runs the
latest version of MIUI
(v10), which is based
on Android 9 Pieis not yet a standard feature of Android. Anything you
don't like you can tuck away in a folder out of sight,
since there's plenty of storage here by default.
You can choose to use the Mi 9T with either
on-screen buttons (the usual home, back and recents)
or in full-screen mode with gesture navigation.
Though we liked the latter we were less keen on how
you manage notifications in this mode, and often
found the phone unresponsive when pulling down
from the top of the display.Verdict
The cheapest model in the Mi 9 series, yet the only
one to include a full-screen display, a headphone
jack and a 4,000mAh battery, Mi 9T certainly has its
merits. We can handle losing the wireless charging
and IR blaster in return for a cheaper price, and note