On July 2, Xiaomi will be unveiling the selfie focused CC9 series of smartphones in China. Earlier today, the Chinese firm released a poster on Weibo to confirm that Mi CC9 will be coming with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. Also, a newer Weibo post confirms that the smartphone will house a 48-megapixel Sony camera sensor on its rear.

The Weibo post that accompanies the below shown poster reads that the 32-megapixelfront camera of Mi CC9 can “restore the natural skin texture” and it can “record the beauty of each moment.” The Mi CC9’s front camera with powered with Meitu’s AI imaging algorithm for capturing impressive selfie shots.

Xiaomi has shared selfie images of its female employees on Weibo to show the selfie capabilities of the Mi CC9 smartphone. The has claimed that the phone will feature a function that will make it possible to snap handsfree selfies. The promotional posts of Mi CC9 mainly feature females including the Lao Wei who is the product manager of Mi CC9 series. Hence, it appears that the upcoming Mi CC9 and CC9e could be targeted towards female users.

The other feature of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 that the company has confirmed today is that it will be arriving with a 48-megapixel Sony Ultra Clear camera. The company has also shared a sample image that was snapped using the Sony lens. The right side of the image shows that its zoomed portion is also well-detailed.

Leaked information has revealed that the Xiaomi Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e will both sport triple cameras on their rear. It is speculated that the Mi CC9’s triple camera unit will include a Sony IMX586 48-megapixel main sensor, a 16-megapixel wide-angle lens and a third 12-megapixel sensor.  On the other side, the Mi CC9e is rumored to feature the Sony IMX582 48-megapixel primary sensor in its triple camera system. Its other rumored sensors include 8-megapixel wide-angle lens and a 5-megapixel depth sensor.

Now that the official launch of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 series is only a week away, the Chinese manufacturer is expected to release more information on the Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e smartphones in this week. It is speculated that Mi CC9 will have a 6.2-inch AMOLED display with in-screen fingerprint sensor, Snapdragon 730, up to 8 GB of RAM, up to 256 GB of storage and 4,000mAh battery with 27W fast charging support. The Mi CC9e may come with a 5.97-inch AMOLED screen with in-display fingerprint reader, Snapdragon 710, up to 8 GB of RAM, up to 128 GB of storage and 3,500mAh battery with 18W rapid charging. The pricing of their different variants has also been leaked.

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