on Tuesday introduced a refresh of the Mi 9 Pro with support for 5G and a groundbreaking smartphone with a wraparound display.
The Mi 9 Pro 5G (pictured above), with a base price of 3,699 yuan, or US$520, works with 5G offerings of China's three main carriers -- China Mobile, China Unicom and China Telecom -- and supports speeds from 1.78 Gbps to 2.02 Gbps, or four times the speed of typical 4G services.
The unit has a 6.39-inch AMOLED FHD+ Dot Drop display and is built around an enhanced Qualcomm Snapdragon 855+ processor that can deliver 15 percent better graphics performance than an ordinary 855 chip.
Xiaomi has taken fast charging to a new level. Its 40W fast wired charger can charge the Mi 9 Pro battery fully in 48 minutes. The phone also supports 30W wireless charging and 10W reverse charging.
In the camera department, the Mi 5 Pro is a triple threat with a 48MP main camera, a 16MP ultra wide-angle camera, and a 12MP telephoto camera.
The unit has a customized linear motor for touch haptic feedback. It features more than 150 interactive haptic feedback modules for typing, gestures, camera zooming and fingerprint recognition. It even supports in-game haptic events in the game CrossFire.

Stronger Than Stainless

The Mi MIX Alpha, which will sell for 19,000 yuan, or US$2,800, has a display that wraps around the phone, covering nearly all the front and back of the unit.
The phone has very small bezels on its top and bottom and no buttons on the sides. Instead, its sides are pressure-sensitive and use a linear motor to simulate the touch of real buttons.
To accommodate the phone's Surround Display, the top and bottom of the frame are built with aerospace-grade titanium alloy. It's three times stronger than stainless steel but weighs less.