Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro With 108MP Penta-Rear Cameras & 5,260mAh Battery Announced

Xiaomi has just announced its latest flagship in China dubbed Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. The device arrives as a successor to the Xiaomi Mi CC9, which launched in the Indian market under the name Mi A3 earlier in the year. It comes with a penta-camera cluster at the back with a 108MP main sensor and a 32MP selfie camera on the front. That makes it the first phone from Xiaomi to feature a total of six cameras. Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition is currently sharing top 1 with Huawei Mate 30 Pro in the camera ranking by DxOMark with 121 points. However, it seems like both standard and Premium Edition have the same camera quality.

Under the hood, the handset is driven by a gaming-centric Snapdragon 730Gchipset, paired with up to 12GB RAM + 256GB of internal storage. At the event, the brand also announced its Mi TV 5 series and Mi smartwatch.  

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro: Price

The Mi CC9 Pro will be available in three hues - Midnight Black, Glacier White, and Aurora Green. Users can start pre-ordering the device from 5 pm local time in either 6GB RAM / 128GB storage variant or 8GB RAM / 256GB variant. Their prices are set at RMB 2,799 (around Rs. 28,200) or RMB 3,099 (around Rs. 31,200), respectively. The brand also offers a Premium Edition that is said to come with an 8P lens. It is priced at RMB 3,499 (around Rs. 35,300) for 8GB RAM / 256GB storage model. If you want to straight up buy the phone, you can wait until 11 November via the company's official channels in China. As for other markets, the brand hasn't revealed their plan yet.

Alongside the flagship smartphone, the brand also introduced its Mi TV 5 Pro series, including three options 55", 65", and 75". It claims that the series is 8K-ready, but it doesn't clarify whether all models in the series support 8K. The price is set at RMB 3,699 (around Rs. 37,300), RMB 4,999 (around Rs. 50,400), and RMB 9,999 (around Rs. 100,900), depending on the display size.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro: Specifications

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro packs a 6.47” curved OLED panel with FHD+ resolution. The 32MP selfie camera is housed in a water-drop notch on top of the display. At the back, it rocks a penta-camera system, that includes a massive 108MP main sensor with a large 1/1.33” pixel size, an aperture of f/1.69, and OIS. This sensor is the same one that was used on the Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha. Paired with the primary sensor are a 12MP portrait lens with 2x optical zoom; a 5MP telephoto lens with 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom, and OIS; a 20MP camera with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 2MP dedicated macro lens. 

As mentioned, powering the phone is a Snapdragon 730G chipset. It will come in three memory configurations, which are 6GB RAM / 64GB of storage, 8GB RAM and 128GB of storage, and 12GB RAM and 256GB of UFS 2.1 storage. You can expand its storage further with a microSD card (up to 256GB). In terms of software, it will ship with the latest Android MIUI 11, which is based on Android 9.0 Pie. The whole thing is powered by a massive 5,260 mAh battery, supported by 30W quick charging solution. According to the brand, the massive battery can be quickly recharged from 0 to 58 percent in just 30 minutes, while it takes only 65 minutes to fully refill the whole capacity. 

Other notable features include an on-screen fingerprint reader for biometric security, NFC support, breathing-like LED lights on its side, and Hi-Res audio. The device measures 157.8x74.2x9.67 mm and weighs 208 grams.

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