Well that didn’t take long, did it? As promised, Xiaomi unveiled earlier today in Beijing the first two models of the CC series and nothing could surprise us… less. The two devices – dubbed Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e pack AMOLED displays made by Samsung, an impressive set of in-display fingerprint scanners each, along with triple cameras with a main 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture.
The other two lenses consist of an 8-megapixel 118° ultra-wide angle lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor, along with a 32-megapixel selfie camera from Samsung for better low-light images and AI beautify mode.
Xiaomi Mi CC9
The first model packs a 6,39 inch AMOLED display with minimal bezels, a small waterdrop notch at the top, offering a 91% ratio that will surely impress novice users. Inside it comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 710 SoC, along with Game Turbo 2.0 and up to 6GB of RAM for more than impressive gaming performance.
Mi CC9 specifications
- 6.39-inch (1080 × 2280 pixels) Full HD+ AMOLED display with 103.8% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage / 8GB RAM with 256GB storage (Meitu Edition), expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
- 48MP rear camera with 1/2.0″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 118° ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Hi-Res audio, Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 156.8×74.5×8.67mm; Weight: 179g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band, Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC USB Type-C
- 4030mAh (typical) / 3940mAh (minimum) battery with QC 4.0 charging, 18W fast charger
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Xiaomi Mi CC9e
That’s the “smaller” of the two siblings, packing a 6.088-inch HD+ AMOLED screen, along with – a world’s first- the brand new Snapdragon 655 SoC, based on the 11nm architecture.
Mi CC9e specifications
- 6.08-inch (1560 x 720 pixels) HD+ AMOLED display with 102.7% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- Octa Core Snapdragon 655 11nm Mobile Platform (Quad 2GHz Kryo 260 + Quad 1.8GHz Kryo 260 CPUs) with Adreno 610 GPU
- 4GB / 6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB / 128GB (UFS 2.1) storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
- Hybrid Dual SIM (nano + nano / microSD)
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
- 48MP rear camera with 1/2.0″ Sony IMX586 sensor, 0.8μm pixel size, f/1.79 aperture, LED flash, EIS, 8MP 118° ultra-wide angle lens with 1.12μm pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, 2MP depth sensor with 1.75μm pixel size, f/2.4 aperture
- 32MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture
- In-display fingerprint sensor
- 3.5mm audio jack, Infrared sensor
- Dimensions: 156.8×74.5×8.67mm; Weight: 179g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band, Bluetooth 5, GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, USB Type-C
- 4030mAh (typical) / 3940mAh (minimum) battery with QC 3.0 support, 10W charger
Pricing and availability
If you’re interested in the Xiaomi Mi CC9, then you should know that the basic 6GB+64GB variant will cost 1799 yuan (€231.39) and the 6GB+128GB version will go for 1999 yuan (€257.10).
The “smaller” Xiaomi Mi CC9e will be available at:
- 1299 yuan (€167.56) for the basic 4GB+64GB variant
- 1399 yuan (€179.97) for the 4GB+128GB variant
- 1599 yuan (€205.68) for the most powerful 6GB+128GB version.
All devices will be available in the Chinese market starting July 9th.