The Xiaomi Mi CC9 series has gone official today in China. The CC9, CC9e and CC9 Meitu Custom Edition are the first phones born through Xiaomi’s collaboration with its acquired firm named Meitu. The latter is well-known for its selfie beautification apps and selfie-focused phones. The Mi CC9 series boasts trendy appeal and come with attractive specs and pricing. The CC9 Meitu Custom Edition is a premium phone whose camera capabilities are powered by Meitu’s imaging algorithms.
Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e Specifications
The Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e come with gradient colored curved 3D glass panels. The Mi CC9 features a 6.39-inch full HD+ resolution AMOLED display with dot notch. The Mi CC9e that is packed with inferior specs comes with a dot notch enabled 6.08-inch screen AMOLED display that supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels. They are also equipped with features like 19.5:9 aspect ratio, Always-On Display and latest 7th-generation in-display fingerprint sensors.
The Snapdragon 710 chipset is present under the hood of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 smartphone. The SoC is coupled with up to 6 GB of RAM and it features up to 128 GB of storage. The Xiaomi Mi CC9e becomes the first phone ever to be fueled by 2.0 GHz Snapdragon 665 that tags along Adreno 610 GPU. The CC9 and CC9e run on MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS. There is Game Turbo 2.0 for accelerated graphics performance for enhanced gaming experience.
The Mi CC9 and CC9e smartphones have LED flash enabled triple camera setups on their rear. It includes 48-megapixel Sony lens with f/1.79 aperture, an 8-megapixel ultrawide lens with 120-degree field-of-view and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The rear cameras support features like handheld super night mode, portrait mode bokeh, panorama, professional, HDR, AI beauty, AI scene recognition and 960fps slow-motion video recording.
The Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e are both fitted with 32-megapixel selfie snappers. It can shoot better selfie shots in low-light conditions as it can combine four pixels in one large-sized pixel. Using Mimoji, users can create animated characters from themselves by selecting from 165 kinds of hairstyles, faces and accessories. Mimoji can be applied to still photos and videos.
These handsets house 4,030mAh batteries that carry support for 18W fast charging. The usual connectivity features like dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, v5.0 Bluetooth, GPS, NFC (not available on CC9e), IR blaster, USB-C and 3.5mm headphone socket are also available on the CC9 series of smartphones. The CC9 and CC9e phones are also equipped with face unlock feature.
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Custom Edition Specifications
The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Custom Edition that comes in a unique color of bears the same specs as the Mi CC9 smartphone. However, it comes in a single model that includes 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in storage. Also, the triple cameras and the selfie snapper of the Custom Edition are powered by Meitu’s imaging technology for capturing stunning portrait shots even in low-light conditions. A customized version of MIUI 10 + Android 9 Pie is available on the device.
The smartphone bears a “meitu” branding on its rear. Compared to Mi CC9 and CC9e phones that come in white colored retail box with colorful CC logo, the Custom Edition will be available in a big blue colored packaged with small CC logo on it. Also, Xiaomi is selling exclusive accessories like selfie mirror, bracelet, and transparent cover for the custom version.
Xiaomi Mi CC9, CC9e and CC9 Meitu Custom Edition Price and Release Date
Here are the pricing of the different variants of the Mi CC9 series of smartphones:
Xiaomi Mi CC9
6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – 1,799 Yuan (~$260)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 1,999 Yuan (~$290)
Color Variants: White Lovers, Dark Blue and Black
Xiaomi Mi CC9e
4 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – 1,299 Yuan (~$188)
6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage – 1,399 Yuan (~$203)
6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 1,599 Yuan (~$232)
Color Variants: White Lovers, Dark Blue and Black
Xiaomi Mi CC9 Meitu Custom Edition
8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage – 2,599 Yuan (~$378)
Color Variant: Pearl White
The Xiaomi Mi CC9 series will be for reservations starting from today in China. The Mi CC9’s first sale will be held on July 5 whereas the Mi CC9e will be purchasable from July 9. The Mi CC9 Meitu Custom Edition will be also available from July 5. The Chinese firm didn’t confirm on the international arrival of the Mi CC9, CC9e and CC9 Meitu Custom Edition smartphones.
