The Mi 9 has been getting all the spotlight but now
it is the turn of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition. The very first render has surfaced
online and it shows there will be a big difference between it and the Mi 9
which itself is shaping up to be a fantastic device. The Mi 9 Explorer Edition’s
existence was confirmed a few weeks ago by Xiaomi’s president but this is the
first time we are seeing what it looks like even though it’s only of the
phone’s rear.
Unlike the Mi 9 which will have a triple rear camera
setup, the Explorer Edition will come with four. So, while the Mi 9 will be
Xiaomi’s first triple rear camera smartphone, the Mi 9 Explorer Edition will be
its first quad rear camera smartphone.
The four sensors are arranged vertically with the
uppermost sensor having a red ring around it. This is most likely the primary
sensor. All the sensors share a single housing and there is an LED flash below
the setup.
Even though this is just a partial reveal of the
device, we can see Xiaomi is bringing back the transparent design that shows
the phone’s “internals”. And just like its predecessor, the Mi 8 Explorer
Edition, this is most likely a 3D printed piece of plastic covering the phone’s
real internals.
The render shows the Mi 9 Explorer Edition has its
volume rocker and power button on the right. We bet there is an extra button on
the left too. However, what we are more curious about is its display. Will it
have a waterdrop notch too or a regular notch or maybe a punch hole? We will
have to wait for more images to surface.
We expect the Mi 9 Explorer to also come with a
Snapdragon 855 processor but 8GB of RAM and maybe even 256GB of storage. It
will also be nice if it has support for wireless charging.
