Xiaomi launched the Mi CC9 Pro and Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition as the world’s first smartphones with a 108MP camera in late 2019. These phones are also known and Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro. They debuted with MIUI 11 based on Android 9.0 (Pie) and were updated to Android 10 and MIUI 12. Now, they have started receiving the Android 11 update.

For those unaware, the Mi CC9 Pro and Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition are basically the same smartphones with differences in RAM, storage, and lens. Hence, they run the same MIUI build.

Since they are also sold as Mi Note 10 and Mi Note 10 Pro outside China, there are a total of five different MIUI builds namely China, Global, EEA, Russia, and Indonesia. All of them are currently on MIUI 12 based on Android 10 except for China.

The Chinese version (original) of the phone has been receiving weekly MIUI builds based on Android 11 for a very long time. But it has begun to receive the stable update only now with build number V12.1.3.0.RFDCNXM.

Currently, the build is in the ‘Stable Beta’ phase, and hence, it is only available for select users. Anyway, we expect Xiaomi to extend the update’s availability to more users as well as other regions in the coming days.

That said, the Mi CC9 Pro has now joined the elite list of Xiaomi smartphones (so many) that are currently running the latest version of Android.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is now official. It is the phone to commercially arrive with 108-megapixel camera sensor. After the Nokia 9 PureView, it is the second phone to boast five rear-mounted cameras. This upper mid-range phone is powered by Snapdragon 730G processor. The Mi CC9 Pro with its curved OLED display boasts a premium appeal. It is the largest battery phone from the company.  All this is offered at an enticing starting price of 2,799 Yuan (~$399).

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Specifications and Features

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro flaunts a waterdrop notch enabled edge-to-edge curved AMOLED display of 6.47 inches. It delivers 1080 x 2340 pixels full HD+ resolution. The TUV Rheinland approved screen does well in filtering harmful blue rays. The 19.5:9 aspect ratio display offers 400000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, 600-nits brightness and DCI-P3 wide color gamut.

There is breathing light feature on the display that allows its edges to blink when the phone receives a notification. The Chinese firm has proudly boasted that it is the world’s first phone to feature ultra-thin optical in-display fingerprint sensor. It comes with a larger fingerprint recognition area and can be unlocked even with very dry or wet fingers.

Coming to the main feature of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro i.e. the 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system. The first lens in the rear-facing camera system of the phone is a 4-axis OIS assisted 5-megapixel super telephoto lens that supports 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x hybrid zoom. Next is a 12-megapixel portrait sensor with a pixel size of 1.4micon. The third sensor is the Samsung-made 108-megapixel main sensor with f/1.7 aperture and 4-axis OIS. The regular edition has 7P lens, but the Premium Edition has 8P lens.

Next comes a 20-megapixel ultrawide lens with 117-degree field-of-view. The fifth one is a 2-megapixel macro lens with a focal length of 1.5cm. Assisting the five cameras are the pair of dual LED flash units (one is hard light and the other one fires soft light). The Mi CC9 Pro is optimized to be used for making vlogs. Placed on the front is f/2.0 aperture 32-megapixel selfie camera.

The rear cameras of the Mi CC9 Pro offers features like Ai beauty, AI scene recognition, AI smart slimming, AI studio light effect, portrait mode, super night scene mode, macro video shooting, 960fps slow-motion HD video shooting and 4K video shooting. The selfie snapper supports 3D beauty, front HDR, display flash, panorama, AI scene recognition and Mimoji. The Mi CC9 Pro is now leading the DxOMark benchmarks. The Mi CC9 Pro and Mate 30 Pro are placed first with a tied score of 121. The Mi CC9 Pro DxOMark score is an average of 130 points in photography tests and 102 points in videography tests.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is powered by the Snapdragon 730G processor which is the next best SoC from Qualcomm after the Snapdragon 855+ found on flagship phones. The SoC is coupled with up to 8 GB of RAM. The highest model of the CC9 Pro has 256 GB of native storage. The smartphone draws power from a humungous 5,260mAh battery. Gladly, the company has added support for 30W fast charging on the device. It allows the phone to completely charge in 65 minutes.

The Android 9 Pie OS flavored with MIUI 11 skin runs on the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. There is Game Turbo 2.0 technology onboard for accelerated GPU performance while gaming. The other connectivity features that can be found on the device are dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, multi-functional NFC, GPS, IR blaster, USB-C and 3.5mm headphone jack. Lastly, the Mi CC9 Pro features a 1CC large loudspeaker coupled with smart PA that can produce up to twofold audio output when compared to speakers found on other phones. It supports Hi-Res audio. The handset measures 157.8 x 74.2 x 9.67mm and it weighs 208 grams. There is no microSD cards slot on the device.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Price and Availability

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro’s variants and their pricing are listed below:

• 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 2,799 Yuan (~$399)
• 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage – 3,099 Yuan (~$442)
• 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage (Premium Edition) – 3,499 Yuan (~$499)

Magic Green, Ice and Snow Aurora and Phantom Black are the three color editions of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. The smartphone goes on pre-sales from today. Starting from Nov.11, it will be made available for purchase. The Chinese firm is also selling exclusively made protective cases for Mi CC9 Pro smartphone.

In the international markets, Xiaomi will be selling the Mi CC9 Pro as Xiaomi MI Note 10. The latter will go official in Spain tomorrow. The Chinese manufacturer will be also debuting the Mi Note 10 Pro in the international markets in the near future.

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