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Verdicts from the net.

Note this is user review, from those who have handled both devices

scotweezy:
Damn! I hope this is a joke right?

Oh you're stuned!? More shocker awaits you

5. IR blaster

Actually this is too petty for me, but since y'all have been brandishing radio up and down, let me chip this in for good measure

4 it's cheaper and more cost effective than the k20

See without any bias, I posted a comparison between the mi 9 SE and the superior k20 pro, and they match exactly the same in all key areas save for battery and chipset.

Compared to the k20, they both trump themselves in 2 significant areas, the k20 in battery and chipset, and the SE in camera and display.

Given this fact, the mi 9 SE is a steal for its price

3 compactness and size

The phone is so compact that it is easy to operate with one hand. Also, the phone is lighter in weight and therefore easy to carry around especially for people with more than one phone.

2. Better camera

Thank God genius has already provided a screenshot to settle that. In addition, the mi 9 SE spots a Sony imx 586 camera as against the k20 Sony imx 582.

The mi 9 SE main camera is the same as that of the mi 9 and take great shots

Now I'm changing tactics, going from defensive to offensive.

Why the mi 9 SE is better than the k20

1. Better display. Why am I not surprised that none of you have addressed this, the mi 9 SE has a better display compared to k20 or k 20 pro.
432 ppi density against 403 ppi density. The display of the mi 9 SE is out of this world and comparable to many flagships.

On this device, u get to watch films like on a Samsung flagship

See what this UK reviewer had to say about it

atheistandproud:
This is the verdict on Gizmochina


https://www.gizmochina.com/2019/06/17/xiaomi-mi-9t-vs-mi-9-vs-mi-9-se-specs-comparison/

And this is what they called two worlds apart, yet the k20 is more expensive

genius43:
Gsmarena right? Also post the Mi 9T review by the same Gsmarena which was done a week before the Mi 9 SE.

And if you haven't been following or if you have chosen to ignore anything you don't agree with there is a comparison video someone posted a page or two back. What do will need again?

Let your argument rest. It is a lost case from here to the moon and back.

Why are u jumping the gun, who said GSM arena?
And in the video the guy posted, did u not see where d mi 9 SE trump's the k20,where they are evenly matched and where the k20 wins. In the end, he chose k20 because he said they are the same price, but they are not

atheistandproud:
Lot's of people do actually. I have a friend in downtown Houston, Texas. Them love radio die. In fact, for every channel that's online, there are 10 others that are offline and some of which are very important.

Which begs the question, you live in Nigeria, how many Nigerian stations are online?? How does mama Emeka who owns a kiosk, Fidelis the carpenter, Aliyu the cobbler, Oremi the hairdresser or Johnny the gateman get their news?

It's the same radio you are denigrating. And these people make up 80% of our society as the technocrats are you and me and the rest of the family on this thread are very few.

Oga sorry, you do not have a case. This is Africa, we're not developed. We cannot afford to turn our nose up at FM/AM Radio. It would be self-deception.

See this man who's supposed to be an arbiter taking sides, how many phones in the American market come with radios

scotweezy:
This ”negligible” is your creation.
Remind me of the generation of Underscreen fingerprint sensor on the Mi9SE compared to the Mi9T.

Oh, so u are going microscopic now, signs of desperation. Didn't u watch the YouTube video attached, they are the same thing.

My finger unlocks my phone in less than a second

scotweezy:
Am I him? Is he me? Is me them?

Just because some of our points align doesn't mean we agree on every point.

So kindly face the direction you are heading to.

You are not them, they are not you but the facts are there for u to see.

That's the direction I'm facing

genius43:
Essential phone created the notch.

Samsung didn't follow the the notch?

The S10 series cutout design is technically a notch.

The A series line up of this year have notches. Apart from the A80.

The only OEM that haven't used a notch so far is Sony

Thank you, but my point still stays valid

scotweezy:
This reply is pointless.

Then knock it off, the radio and the earphone jack talk

MeshachMARTINS:
and it is because the se is older and there is availability of a better option(9t) that will get better support

So your point is?

scotweezy:
I get your drift bro. Whichever way we want to put it, the Mi9T will come first before the Mi9SE in most comparison list. It is just the overall better device.

You can't be too sure

fibonacci2526:
Mi 9T>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mi 9 SE. It's only someone that's on a budget or prefer small sized device that would argue otherwise


The 9 SE should never have existed in the first place. Blame xiaomi.

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But the mi 9 SE is still selling fast and making incursions into western market with great reviews.

I challenged you the other day to give even a mediocre site that suggests the mi 9 SE was a failure and you've gone AWOL since .

I'll post reviews about the mi 9 SE even after the k20 was released for u to see

scotweezy:
Your own stand is cost effectiveness and in a way you might have a tiny point. However, this doesn't make the Mi9SE a better device than Mi9T.

Just because the Redmi Note 7 is more cost effective than the Redmi Note 7 pro doesn't make it a better device.

Your brother @godspeed stated that he wants to go a step further and prove to us that the Mi9SE is the better device..
So your own arguement is a bit different from his.

And the comparison was at launch. I dare say the Mi9SE was way less cost effective at launch because it offers less compared to Mi9T now.

Cost effectiveness is part of the reason the mi 9 SE is better than the k20 pro at least by today's price

genius43:
If we go by this your analysis, would you advice someone to presently get a Redmi Note 5 over the Redmi Note 7, or you will still advice someone to buy the pixel 1 over the pixel 2 or pixel 3 because they can do the same thing?

So it is still better to buy a 1999 car model to a 2019 model because both of them can take you from point A to point B because of price difference. That reasoning is flawed.

I understand people like you because I have a lot of your type around me.

I will choose an iPhone of 4 years ago over a Tecno of 2019. Your analogy does not hold in this context

scotweezy:
”Radio is useless, it is irrelevant” ”There is Internet radio now” yen yen!
Get to a remote area without internet network and tell me how you will access Internet Radio.

Una wey dey even use the Internet Radio, how many places for Naija get good network?

As old as the technology behind radio is, it is still one of the most relevant means of passing information around the world, especially developing countries like ours.

You're just so boring with this ur radio talk. Who cares about a radio in a 2019 smartphone

scotweezy:
The funny thing about this your personal preference talk is that it is too late already for you to go to that route.

Your personal preference for Mi9SE doesn't make it a better device than the Mi9T.

I will repeat it again here, the basis of your argument has been on trying to console yourself for not waiting a little bit longer and getting the newer Mi9T

Well! Sorry it happens to the best of us.

You are very funny oooo. See, I once changed phones 3 times a year because they didn't offer what I wanted. You know I just read reviews and watch YouTube videos, but when they finally arrive, I feel less impressed, sell at a discount and move to the next one.

If I feel the k20 is better than what I got, it cost me nothing to Sell it off and buy the k20. Knowing the frequency with which I change phones, u know how many of my colleagues are queuing behind my phone when it's up for sale

scotweezy:
At the bolded, tell that to all OEMs doing away with the bezels with every release.

Even the likes of Tecno and family are not left behind.

What in saying is new design will come every day it doesn't necessarily render it previous device archaic.

People are still buying the iPhone 7 and iPhone 8 with bezels.

Even the iPhone X with notch does not look old compared to ur k20

Ebubemg:
The k20pro just came out so the price will still be high
Compare k20 with mi9 se not k20pro which k20 is still better

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnn5T_-DlSU

And does the price difference justify the negligible difference between the two devices

scotweezy:
With all due respect this statement here is a lie. How the heck does the Mi9SE have better design than Mi9T?

What f**king confirmation?

A device with a dew-drop notch is better design wise than one with a fully immersive unobstructed full screen display?

With this your analogy, your Mi9SE has a better design than the OnePlus 7pro. Yeye dey smell

This is not my business, ur ally provided a screenshot that shows the mi 9 SE is better in design and then another ally of yours posted the YouTube link that also confirms the mi 9 SE is better in design.

Pele, friendly fire I guess.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnn5T_-DlSU

scotweezy:
Just because your need doesn't warrant those extra features a Flagship has doesn't mean the midrange you are settling for is a better or a match with any flagship device.

The Mi9T is an overall better device than Mi9SE when every available factor has been considered.

Every available factor has been considered u said?

The only thing u have been hanging on is chipset and battery even at that they come at extra cost despite not doing much significantly different than the MI 9 SE

scotweezy:
If Changes in design was not such a big deal, Most of the OEMs would have stuck with the old 16:9 design with large bezels.
Even Samsung at one point had to bulge and move towards the trendy design .

So leave me out of the Design is always subjective talk.

How many of you here will buy any latest Flagship with Samsung S6 kinda bezel in 2019?

Yeye , iPhone created the notch and it was very trendy then, but few OEMs refused to follow that route including Samsung

scotweezy:
If Changes in design was not such a big deal, Most of the OEMs would have stuck with the old 16:9 design with large bezels.
Even Samsung at one point had to bulge and move towards the trendy design .

So leave me out of the Design is always subjective talk.

How many of you here will buy any latest Flagship with Samsung S6 kinda bezel in 2019?

My brother, design will always continue to change and that will not always mean you'll throw away the last one.

But then, the mi 9 SE is still better in design

Mykcool:
I think you're turning this argument in circles...
Ok if I should ask what the sd855 can do that the sd675 can't ?

Why do people buy newer models of cars , tvs, refrigerator etc.?
It's for that improvement over the previous model though matter how little it is.

What's the much difference between iPhone X and iPhone 8? Since you've been calling apple in all your argument

Bros I'm not attacking you oh, I just want you to understand that though matter how little the improvement might be , it's a personal choice to decide if you really need that little extra or not.

C'est finis!

I just said I once sold a galaxy note 4 when the screen got broken and got a c7pro with inferior chipset and all I did on the note, i was still doing on the c7pro effortlessly which meant I could have been under utilizing the note 4

scotweezy:
What makes the S10 family better than the S9 family?

What makes the iPhone X and above better than the iPhone 8 and below?

Is it just the technical specs alone like the processors, sound quality, screen etc?

Is the latest trendy design not part of the reason people upgrade?

And when I mean people, I am referring to the Majority and not the few tech-heads that will hold on to a 2nd generation Pixel and claim it is a better overall device than Mi9Tpro.

And I just told u the mi 9 SE has a better design, even genius posted a screenshot confirming that

Mykcool:
Uh everything you said boils down to preference.
If mi 9t and mi 9se are similar, whatever makes me go for any makes that choice better than the forfeited irrespective of if it's battery or size or camera.
That's why they have little differences.
Personally I'll go for the mi 9t because of battery, the camera is close, that radio is a plus for me because there are some places I go to that there's not a single cell tower close by but there's local radio frequency, how man wan take hear news. FM radio is very popular in Abuja especially that ordinary president programme.

I agree with u, in the end it boils down to personal preferences like u said, I will choose a smaller phone with a decent battery over a bigger phone. I so much detest big phones .

As for the radio part , but my headset and Bluetooth speaker HV radios, so if I should ever find my self in that situation I'll still be good

lordchiz:
Ain't noticeable?
U for say 660AIE on RN7 and 675 on RN7 pro ain't also noticeable!
See if na this 2 department of battery and optimization....no go there!
That is flawless win against the Mi9SE!
Another argument pls!

All I asked for is a task the 730 can handle but the 712 will struggle with .

In the end you're still comparing the 7** series

Ebubemg:
K20pro of course even k20/mi9t is still better than mi9se even if the margin is not much

I posted the comparison earlier, not much to separate the 2 except you care so much about sd855 and a bigger battery.

In every other department they are equally matched , exactly and the k20 pro is 40k more expensive