Chinese smartphone maker, Xiaomi is about to launch its latest photography centric smartphone, the Mi CC9 Pro which will be unveiled on the 5th of November. Ahead of its official announcement, the company has already shared a bunch of teasers. Correspondingly, here is a summary of what we already know about the phone.
Design and Display
Going by the official teasers, the front of the Mi CC9 Pro will sport an edge-to-edge curved AMOLED display that features a waterdrop notch up top. The rear of the smartphone is made out glass which houses the company branding and a vertically aligned Penta camera setup. While the company is yet to publicise the size of the display, according to the previously discovered TENAA listing, the Mi CC9 Pro will have a 6.47-inch display with Full HD+ resolution.
Chipset and Connectivity options
Under the hood, the Mi CC9 Pro will have the Snapdragon 730G chipset which is also found on devices like the Realme X2 and Oppo K5. The chipset is manufactured using 8 nm fabrication process and its consists of an Octa-Core Kryo 470 CPU which is clocked at 2.2 GHz in addition to Adreno 618 GPU.
In terms of connectivity, the chipset has Bluetooth 5.0, 802.11 a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Dual 4G LTE support, GPS which are destined to make their way to the CC9 Pro. Talking about ports, the smartphone is already confirmed to have bottom-mounted 3.5 mm audio jack and USB Type C port which can be used for both charging and data syncing. It is also presumed to have an IR blaster which is a staple on almost every modern handset from Xiaomi.
Camera
As previously mentioned, the Mi CC9 Pro is expected to excel in the camera department. While we are not sure, how the end result will be, we know almost every specification about Mi CC9 Pro’s camera and without a doubt, it seems impressive. The front of the smartphone will feature a 32 MP selfie camera which will be housed in the waterdrop notch which is present on top of the display.
Its penta rear camera setup is comprised of the following sensors (top to bottom):
- 5 MP, supports 5x optical zoom and 50X hybrid zoom
- 12MP portrait sensor, 1.4µ size pixel, 50 mm
- 108MP primary sensor, f/1.7 aperture, OIS support
- 20MP ultra-wide sensor, 117 degree Field-Of-View
- 2 MP macro, Can capture from as close as 1.5 cm
Apart from the hardware details, the Mi CC9 Pro is confirmed to have a vlog-enhance function which can automatically trim a long video by eliminating unnecessary bits and making is appealing.
Another highlighting feature of the rear camera setup is quad LED flash which is divided in 2 pairs of 2 LED.
Battery and Other Features
The Mi CC9 Pro is confirmed to accommodate a massive 5260 mAh battery which will support 30 W fast charging. Noteworthy, Xiaomi claims that its 30W charging technology has been thoroughly optimised and is surprisingly faster than 40W high-speed chargers of other companies, namely Huawei.
Apart from being the world’s smartphone with 108 MP camera, it will also be the world’s first handset with an ultra-thin optical in-display fingerprint scanner. The Mi CC9 Pro will also have multi-function NFC which can replace all money and travel cards that make use of this technology. The smartphone is confirmed to have a 1CC large loudspeaker which Xiaomi claims can produce upto 2x loud sound output, in comparison to any other smartphone it has previously launched.
Another interesting feature of the Mi CC9 Pro will be the “Breathing light” display. With this feature, the sides of its AMOLED display will blink whenever the device receives a notification.
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The upcoming smartphone is already confirmed to be offered in Green and White colour options. However, the company is also expected to offer the Mi CC9 Pro in other colour variants which include Black, Red and Blue.
All in all, the upcoming Mi CC9 Pro seems like a worthy mid-range smartphone that can disrupt the segment if Xiaomi manages to price it aggressively. We assume the device can be priced somewhere between Yuan 2299 ($ 327) and Yuan 3000 ($ 427) in China. However, as observed with the standard Mi CC9, its price will be bumped up considerably higher when it launches in Europe.
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