Mi 9 vs Mi 9 SE – photo and video comparison [Xiaomify]

After reviewing both the Mi 9 and the Mi 9 SE, I had to make a comparison video to compare the video and photos of both phones.
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Mi 9 SE review:

00:35 – 4K video comparison
02:40 – HD video comparison
04:40 – Photo comparison
13:39 – Camera conclusion

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The Mi 9 featured one of the top 3 camera’s according to DXOmark, and as the Mi 9 SE has a very similar looking camera setup, how good is it really in comparison?

I found that for video the Mi 9 is much better at stabilizing the image. In 4K this difference is really big, but also at 1080P the difference between the Mi9 and the Mi9 SE is pretty big and in all images, I mostly prefer the Mi 9. In some situations, the Mi 9 SE had a sharper image as it crops the image quite a bit less than the Mi 9, but the experience of watching a much more stabilized video is much better in my opinion.

For photo’s the differences are quite a bit more complex. The Mi 9 SE has a different sensor and different optics for the wide angle and the telephoto lens which have a smaller aperture and a lower pixel count. This results in the Mi 9 giving better results in low light using these two lenses.

The Mi 9 SE and the Mi 9 both have the same regular lens, so the differences here are virtually nothing.

In low light, the Mi 9 performs better with both the telephoto and the wide angle lens, but in lighter conditions I found myself to favor the wide angle lens on the Mi 9 SE as this gives less edge blur and most of the time produces a sharper image. The telephoto lens on the Mi 9 is better in any condition, whether you have light or less light; all pictures seemed to come out better on the Mi 9.

In most cases, I personally favor the video and the photos on the Mi 9 but that is not to say that photos come out bad on the Mi 9 SE. -As the lens you will probably use the most is the regular lens, and this gives similar results on both phones. So your choice could depend on what you will need the most. If you really need buttery-smooth video stabilization than the Mi 9 is probably your best choice. If you need a wider angle lens than you might want to consider the Mi 9 SE. And if you are on a tighter budget the choice is easy: go for the Mi 9 SE!

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