Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro (Mi Note 10) Hands-On: You Can't Really Ask For More

Karamchand Rameshwar - Nov 14, 2019

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is the first commercial smartphone in the world with a 108MP sensor and the second one with a five-camera cluster on the rear.

Launched by Xiaomi on November 5, the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has become a new phenomenon in the smartphone market as it is the first commercial smartphone in the world to have a 108MP camera, as well as the second smartphone with a penta-camera cluster (Nokia 9 PureView is the first one). For its starting price of around Rs. 28,000, you can't really ask for anything more than this.

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At the launch event, Xiaomi focused heavily on the cameras of this smartphone, as well as confidently showing off to users that the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro ranked in the top 1 on the smartphone ranking with the best camera by DxOMark. With 121 points on average (130 points for photography and 102 points for video), the Mi CC9 Pro along with Huawei Mate 30 Pro are in the top position of the DxOMark ranking.

At the moment, Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro hasn’t made its way to the Indian market yet. Therefore, these versions are all Chinese domestic versions, so there is no Google Play app store. If you want to buy this smartphone, you can wait for the launch of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10, the international version of Mi CC9 Pro to be available in India to be able to use full features.

The version of Mi CC9 Pro we have today is in Aurora Green color, with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There are also two other color options: Glacier White and Midnight Black. Other memory configurations are 6GB RAM / 128GB storage and 8GB RAM / 256GB storage.

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 2 — The box of Mi CC9 Pro is similar to the regular Mi CC9 with a colorful design

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 3 — At the bottom is some information about the device, the version we have on hand has 8GB RAM + 128GB internal storage

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 4 — A 30W fast charger is included in the box with the device

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 5 — A USB-C cable

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 6 — And there is, of course, a silicon phone cover just like other Xiaomi smartphones

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 7 — Although this is an Aurora Green variant, in some angles, you can see a deep ocean blue color in its back

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 8 — The penta-camera lens setup with 108MP primary sensor + 12MP telephoto lens (2x optical zoom) + 5MP telephoto lens (5x optical zoom) + 20MP wide-angle camera + 2MP dedicated macro camera.

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 9 — The included camera app has a separate 108MP shooting mode

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 10 — At the bottom of the phone, there is a familiar "Xiaomi" logo

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 11 — The front of Mi CC9 Pro is covered by a 6.47-inch AMOLED screen with Full-HD + resolution, that supports DCI-P3 and HDR10

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 12 — The sides of the screen are 3D curved like Samsung's high-end Galaxy series

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 15 — The bottom of the screen is still a bit thick, which is still common for Android smartphones

Xiaomi Mi Cc9 Pro Mobygeek 17 — This screen features a "waterdrop" design with a 32MP f/2.0 selfie camera

Here are all the sides of the device. Another plus point of CC9 Pro is that it still has an infrared sensor on the top edge, helping users to control other home appliances such as TVs, air conditioners, ... In addition, there is still a 3.5mm headphone jack as well.

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Mi CC9 Pro has a mid-range configuration with Snapdragon 730G chipset, 6 / 8GB RAM, 128 / 256GB storage. It is packed with a massive 5,260 mAh battery that supports 30W quick charging technology. Finally, it has Android 9.0 Pie pre-loaded with Xiaomi’s MIUI 11 interface on top.

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The two variants - 6GB RAM / 128GB storage and 8GB RAM / 256GB storage are currently retailed in China at RMB 2,799 (roughly Rs. 28,200) or RMB 3,099 (roughly Rs. 31,200), respectively. The company also releases a Premium Edition that features an 8P lens. It is priced at RMB 3,499 (roughly Rs. 35,300) for 8GB of RAM / 256GB of storage model. For now, we are not sure when Xiaomi will release the handset in India, given the fact that the Xiaomi Mi CC9 that launched way back in July hasn't also made its debut in our market yet. If it indeed arrives in India, it should be announced under the name Xiaomi Mi Note 10 & Note 10 Pro.