Xiaomi is slated to release a mid-year update for its Chinese devices currently running on MIUI 13 in the second half of 2022. Dubbed the H2 2022 MIUI 13 Mid-Year update, the update is expected to bring many software features we’ve seen from recent Xiaomi releases like the Xiaomi 12 lineup, and the Redmi K50 series, as well as stability improvements. 

However, Xiaomi recently published on its MIUI Forum in China that it will be dropping many devices from its MIUI 13 (China Version) Open Beta programme from July 18th, 2022 onwards, and several of these devices include Xiaomi flagships equipped with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. 

The devices dropped from the aforementioned list are the:

• Xiaomi CC9 Pro
• Xiaomi Mi 10
• Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro
• Xiaomi Mi 10 Youth Edition
• Redmi K30
• Redmi K30 5G
• Redmi K30i 5G
• Redmi K30 Pro 5G

Normally devices dropped from the MIUI Beta Programme will not be receiving any more Android OS upgrades(MIUI 14 based on Android 13). However, the devices will still be eligible for another MIUI upgrade(i.e. MIUI 14 based on Android 12) and another year of security updates from Xiaomi.

The devices listed above were initially launched with MIUI 11 based on Android 10 out of the box in early 2020, and all of them have recently been updated to MIUI 13 based on Android 12. 

According to Xiaomi‘s track record, providing 2 years of Android OS upgrades and 3 years of security updates to its flagships is quite common. However, ever since the launch of the Xiaomi 11T series, the brand has promised to provide 3 years of Android OS upgrades and 4 years of security updates to its flagships launched after the Xiaomi 11T series which include the Xiaomi 12 series and Redmi K50 series as well. 

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Xiaomi has been rolling out MIUI 12.5 update for the past few weeks. For those unaware, MIUI 12.5 is the latest version of Xiaomi’s mobile operating system with improvements for devices running the MIUI 12. The latest phones to receive this update are Mi CC9 Pro and Redmi K30 5G.

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro is the world’s first smartphone with a 108MP camera. This handset is known as Mi Note 10 in global markets. There’s one more variant of this device called Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition (aka Mi Note 10 Pro). The only difference between the regular and this model is the presence of a different lens for the main camera. Hence, these phones run identical software.

Anyway, the Mi CC9 Pro debuted with MIUI 11 based on Android 9.0 Pie. It was later updated to Android 10, followed by MIUI 12. Earlier this year, the handset also got the Android 11 update. 

Now, the Mi CC9 Pro has started receiving MIUI 12.5 update in China with build number V12.5.2.0.RFDCNXM. The update is being pushed in batches and will be available for all users in the coming days. Similarly, the global variant of this device – Mi Note 10 (Pro) should also get this update in near future.

On the other hand, Redmi K30 5G also launched with MIUI 11 but based on Android 10. The smartphone was updated to MIUI 12, followed by Android 11. Now, it has begun to receive MIUI 12.5 update in China with build number V12.5.2.0.RGICNXM.

The latest system update for Redmi K30 5G is also being seeded out in batches. But unlike the Mi CC9 Pro, this handset was not sold outside China. Hence, it does not have any other regional MIUI build.

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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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Google is reported to officially unveil Android 11 on September 8. Ahead of it, the search giant itself and partner OEMs part of Beta program have been releasing builds for their select devices. Xiaomi is one of those companies and three of its devices namely Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro, and Redmi K30 Pro/POCO F2 Pro are officially enrolled in this program. Now, surprisingly, Mi CC9 Pro aka Mi Note 10 has also received Android 11 beta.

For those unaware, the official Xiaomi Android 11 Beta devices initially got an AOSP build. But soon later, the Chinese smartphone maker swapped it for MIUI 12. Since then, weekly MIUI beta builds for those devices have been based on Android 11.

When the company released weekly builds for this week, the Mi CC9 Pro also bagged Android 11 like the other three smartphones. Since MIUI beta builds are now only limited to China, users of the global variant of this handset – Mi Note 10/Mi Note 10 Pro will have to use custom recovery like TWRP to install this firmware.

Hene, we would recommend you not to go through this hassle if you do not what you are doing. Even if you manage to install this build, you will not have access to GMS (Google Mobiles Services) on this firmware since Google is banned in China.

Hopefully, Xiaomi releases Android 11 stable for Mi Note10/Mi Note 10 Pro sooner than later so that global users don’t miss out on all the fun.

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Ever since Xiaomi announced MIUI 12 in late April, it has been seeding out weekly beta updates to almost all the eligible devices in the company’s home country. Additionally, the firm has been also releasing stable beta as well as stable builds to a number of handsets worldwide. Currently, the smartphone maker has begun to roll out MIUI 12 stable update to Mi 9 SE, Mi CC9 Pro, Redmi 10X and Redmi 10X Pro in China.

The Mi 9 SE is the oldest phone out of these four devices to receive MIUI 12 stable update. However, the builds are based on Android 10 for all the handsets. It is worth noting that the two Redmi phones launched with latest Android out of the box, whereas the world’s first smartphone with 108MP camera got this update in May.

As for MIUI 12 update, as all of them have AMOLED display, they also get support for new AOD+ along with Super Wallpapers. Further, the stable update for both the Mi devices come with build number 12.0.1.0, whereas the build number for Redmi devices is 12.0.2.0.

Having said that, it is not sure when the same update will be available for the global version of Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro (Mi Note 10) and Mi 9 SE.

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Earlier today (27th March 2020), Xiaomi officially delisted the Mi CC9 Pro from its website. It was the first smartphone from the Chinese tech giant to feature a 100 megapixel sensor and the company said it is an honor to start a new chapter.

The announcement was made online on Weibo, a Chinese microblogging website. The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro was released back on 5th November 2019 and was the first smartphone to launch with a 100 megapixel camera. Notably, the device even topped the DxOMark camera rating, receiving an overall score of 121 points in the testings. This made it the highest scoring Xiaomi smartphone at the time as well. For those unaware, DxOMark is a known figure that rates smartphones and professional grade cameras.

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Previously, the Vice President of Xiaomi, Lu Weibing, had announced on his official Weibo account that every 4G handsets above 2,000 Yuan (roughly 282 US Dollars) will be delisted immediately. The reason given was the arrival of 5G enabled handset era. So this move comes as no surprise, rather being expected sooner or later. As of right now, Xiaomi’s CC9 Pro can no longer be found on Xiaomi’s official website.

Similarly, other models that have been delisted in the series include, the Mi CC9, Mi CC9e, Mi CC9 Mietu Custom Edition. These are now officially out of stock and the company has also stopped production entirely.

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Last month, Xiaomi launched the Mi CC9 Pro smartphone in its home market China, making it the first commercially available smartphone to feature 108-megapixel primary camera sensor. The smartphone was launched in three variants — 6GB + 128GB, 8GB + 128GB, and 8GB + 256GB Premium Edition, costing 2,799 Yuan (~$399), 3,099 Yuan (~$442), and 3,499 Yuan (~$499) respectively.

Now, Xiaomi has announced a price cut on the Mi CC9 Pro in China, bringing down the cost of the base model with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage to 2,599 Yuan (~$371) while the 8GB RAM and 128GB storage model is now priced at 2,799 Yuan (~$400).

The Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition smartphone that packs 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage is now available for purchase in China for 3,199 Yuan (~$457). The smartphone comes in three color options — Magic Green, Ice and Snow Aurora, and Phantom Black.

The smartphone features a waterdrop notch enabled edge-to-edge curved AMOLED display of 6.47 inches. It delivers 1080 x 2340 pixels full HD+ resolution, 19.5:9 aspect ratio with 400000:1 contrast ratio, HDR, 600-nits brightness and DCI-P3 wide color gamut.

Under the hood, it is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor. The smartphone draws power from a humungous 5,260mAh battery and the company has also added support for 30W fast charging, allowing the phone to completely charge in 65 minutes.

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It comes with 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). On the front side, the device comes with f/2.0 aperture 32-megapixel selfie camera.

Connectivity options on the device include Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, multi-functional NFC, GPS, IR blaster, USB-C and 3.5mm headphone jack. The Android 9 Pie OS flavored with MIUI 11 skin runs the phone and comes with Game Turbo 2.0 technology onboard for accelerated GPU performance while gaming.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro was announced earlier this month in China with a massive 108MP sensor at the back. The phone had a special CC9 Pro Premium edition as well featuring the world’s first 8P lens on a smartphone. However, ever since its launch, this special edition was pretty hard to purchase due to supply issues. That changed recently as the Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition is now available via open sale in China.

Xiaomi’s product manager Thomas Wang revealed that the company was struggling to procure a steady supply of the 8P lens in the first two weeks post-launch due to low production yield. However, the supply has stabilized now which allowed Xiaomi to list the Premium Edition on open sale. This particular edition is available on the company’s official website in 8GB RAM + 256GB variant for 3499 yuan ($498).

The Mi CC9 Pro comes with the mid-range Snapdragon 730G SoC. There’s a powerful penta-camera setup at the back featuring a 108 MP sensor along with a 5 MP (upscaled to 8MP) telephoto sensor with 5x optical zoom, another 12 MP 50mm (telephoto) 2x optical zoom lens, a 20 MP ultrawide shooter and a 2 MP dedicated macro lens. Up front there’s a 32MP sensor. A large 5260 mAh battery powers the device.

The Mi CC9 Pro was launched as the Mi Note 10 in Europe and will soon make it to India as well.

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Xiaomi recently launched the premium mid-range smartphone under its Mi CC lineup, dubbed as Mi CC9 Pro. The same smartphone has been made available in the global markets as the Mi Note 10.

The highlight of the smartphone is that it comes with five camera sensors, a 5,260mAh battery as well as a 1cc speaker chamber. The teardown video shows how this was made possible by the company to fit together.

Once the back glass panel is peeled off, we can see that there are a few layers of components which include NFC antenna, a graphite sheet to spread the heat from the chipset and an additional cover supporting the cameras.

This houses the quad LED flash as well as the Laser auto focus system along with an ambient light sensor to adjust the camera’s color temperature. Then there’s a penta-camera setup and as we can see, the 108-megapixel sensor is pretty large and this module is a custom version of Samsung’s ISOCELL HMX sensor.

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. Next comes a 20-megapixel ultra-wide lens with 117-degree field-of-view. The fifth one is a 2-megapixel macro lens with a focal length of 1.5cm.

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Finally, coming to the small-sized motherboard, we can see that the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G processor along with LPDDR4X RAM, UFS 2.1 storage and various other chips, including the 30W fast charging hardware.

Interestingly, Xiaomi managed to fit a 5,260mAh battery in the smartphone that too without resorting to L-shaped batteries like Apple uses. For those who are unaware, Apple has used L-shaped 4,000mAh battery for the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

Below the battery, there’s a 1cc loudspeaker chamber and the 3.5mm headphone jack to its side. With all these components, there’s no room for the traditional in-display fingerprint sensor, thus, the company opted for an ultra-thin reader which is just 0.3mm thick and made possible by a micro-lens with micro-collimation technology.

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The Mi CC9 Pro which launched last week is one of the smartphones with the best cameras according to DxOMark. It holds the top spot alongside the Huawei Mate 30 Pro with a score of 121. However, it may not be Xiaomi’s top camera phone for long.

According to the credible Chinese leaker @Digital Chat Station, Xiaomi has a camera-centric phone in development that trumps the Mi CC9 Pro in camera performance. He doesn’t reveal any other info about the phone but adds that we may get more details during Xiaomi’s AIoT event.

We also inferred from the Weibo post that Xiaomi may be working with Samsung again for the new device.

At the moment, rumors say we may get the Redmi K30 phone this year but knowing Xiaomi, they may still have a few more models in the pipeline scheduled to launch before the end of the year. One of these phones may be the one that takes the crown from the Mi CC9 Pro.

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Just when we thought 64MP was likely going to be the upper limit for smartphone cameras, Samsung announced the ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor with a massive 108MP resolution. This has set a new benchmark for smartphone cameras and currently, Xiaomi is the only manufacturer to have smartphones that use this chipset. But that’s likely going to change in the coming months as Samsung has added support for 108MP resolution in the camera app code of the latest OneUI 2.0 beta.

While checking the camera app code in the latest beta version, XDA’s Max Weinback found that the camera app now supports a resolution of 12,000 by 9,000 pixels, essentially translating to 108MP. Given that Samsung is usually serious about new feature additions to its software, it’s very likely that the company is currently working on a new smartphone with the 108MP sensor.

Xiaomi’s Mi CC9 Pro / Mi Note 10 Pro and the Mi Mix Alpha are the only two smartphones that employ this 108MP Samsung sensor on its back. While we don’t know which Samsung model will get it, there are rumors that say that the S11 series could feature this sensor.

Just like the CC9 Pro, the new Samsung smartphone should employ pixel binning to churn out 27MP or even 12MP photos from this 108MP sensor.

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In July this year, Chinese display manufacturer Visionox disclosed that it was shifting its focus to the manufacture of OLED panels for smartphones and smartwatches. It was later revealed after the Mi Mix Alpha launch that the immersive curved display used on the device was supplied by Visionox. It has now emerged that the Mi CC9 Pro’s display was also supplied by the Chinese display maker.

This was made known by Xiaomi’s Liu Anzhen which is the Deputy General Manager of Touchscreen division of Xiaomi’s Mobile phone. The Mi CC9 Pro features a curved AMOLED display which is curved at the front and back sides.

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The exec expressed is appreciation to the team that worked together to bring out the display. Xiaomi and Visionox’s cooperation is also said to extend to the Mi foldable phone that is in development.

Visionox has its roots from the strong OLEDs project team of Tsinghua University, one of the most prestigious universities for science and technology in the world. The brand’s OLED panels are expected to find their way into smartphones from other top brands like Huawei from next year.

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Xiaomi today announced the Mi CC9 Pro which is expected to launch globally as Mi Note 10. The device was promoted mainly with the 108MP Penta-camera setup that adorns the rear panel. Although we are yet to get independent reviews or samples of the camera, the camera won’t likely be a disappointment going by the 121 points in garnered on DXOMark review. The score makes the Mi CC9 Pro Premium Edition the joint top-best smartphone camera with the Huawei Mate 30 Pro, and Xiaomi isn’t keeping quiet about it.

The Chinese tech giant held a light show on its Science and Technology Park in Beijing where it used LEDs to spell the words “DXO NO.1.” P.S. We had initially thought it was done using LED but a closer look shows it is just the bright white lights on some of the offices within the massive edifice that were put to use. Quite ingenious!

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Until recently, Xiaomi hasn’t really focused its attention on the camera hardware on its smartphones. But in recent times, we have seen the tech giant released several models with top-of-the-pack camera specs. The Mi CC9 Pro took things to a different level as the premium device emerged as the first non-flagship model to rank among the top 10 highly rated models on the benchmark outfit. It also is the first and only device not using Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800-series SoC on the top 10.

The Mi CC9 Pro features a Snapdragon 730G SoC. The SoC may indeed have contributed to the amazing performance of the device. The chipset features a better ISP and DSP than last year’s Snapdragon 845 chipset. That is not to in anyway whittle down the amazing piece of work Xiaomi did in combining five camera sensors, including Samsung’s 108MP ISOCELL sensor.  After all, the OPPO K5 uses the same Snapdragon 730G SOC but doesn’t have a camera setup as good as the Mi CC9 Pro’s.

The Mate 30 Pro has just 2 points higher than the Mi CC9 Pro in terms of still photos (132 to 130points). In the video segment, DXOMark says the ICC9 Pro’s score of 102 is the highest it has recorded so far, edging out both the Google Pixel 4 and the Samsung Note 10+ 5G by 1 point.

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Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone in China. The device is gearing up for a subsequent global launch. According to the official Facebook page of Xiaomi Poland, the CC9 Pro will launch on Nov. 14 as Xiaomi Mi Note 10. However, its European debut will be on Nov. 6 at an event in Madrid, Spain, Fresh details that the arrival of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro smartphone could be close at hand. 

A camera sample of the Mi Note 10 published on the Mi community by Xiaomi Poland revealed the existence of Mi Note 10 Pro. The post has a downloadable high-resolution Halloween-themed image in the Google Drive link. The EXIF data clearly states that the image was captured using a 108-megapixel camera on the Mi Note 10 Pro. The resolution of the image is a mammoth 12032 x 9024 pixels and size 71.8 MB.

This is not the first time the Mi Note 10 Pro was mentioned online. The device previously appeared on Thailand’s National Telecommunication and Broadcasting Commission (NBTC) during certification. The model number is M1910F4S. According to initial reports, the Mi Note 10 Pro is likely to feature a similar design as the Mi Note 10/CC9 Pro. The smartphone could be powered by the Snapdragon 855+. However, it is too early to speculate any further. Probably, the Mi Note 10 Pro may go official alongside the Mi Note 10.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Specifications and Pricing

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has a 6.47-inch full HD+ curved OLED display with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The device has the Snapdragon 730G under the hood that is paired with up to 8GB of RAM. It draws power from a 5,260 mAh battery that supports 30W fast charge. It is the “world’s first” smartphone with a 108-megapixel penta-camera setup.

The device uses Samsung’s 108-megapixel primary lens, coupled with a 20-megapixel ultrawide sensor with a 117-degree field-of-view. There is an OIS-assisted periscope 5-megapixel telephoto unit with 5x optical zoom, 10x and 50x hybrid zoom. The penta-camera system also features a 12-megapixel portrait lens and a 2-megapixel macro unit. For capturing selfies, it has a selfie snapper of 32-megapixel housed in the waterdrop notch at the front. It has arrived in China with a starting price of 2,799 Yuan (~$399).

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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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Today, Xiaomi will be holding a launch event in China to announce the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone that will come equipped with 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system. The Chinese manufacturer will be also unleashing its first Mi Watch and the same event will be used to unveil Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series. The launch event will be livestreamed so that Xiaomi fans across the globe can view it.

The unveil event will kick off from 2 PM (local time) in China. The event will be livestreamed on Mi.com and the company’s official Weibo page. The launch event will be in Chinese language. GizmoChina will be covering the launch stories of all the Xiaomi devices that will be made official today.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has a 6.47-inch curved OLED full HD+ display with waterdrop notch and under-display fingerprint reader. The Snapdragon 730G is present under the hood of the device. It may come with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. It has a 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system that supports up to 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. It has a front camera of 32-megapixel. The 5,260mAh battery of the device supports 30W fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi Watch

The Xiaomi Watch (or Mi Watch) will be sporting a design similar to Apple Watch. It will have a squared-shaped display with 3D curved sapphire glass, a circular crown on its right side and it will carry support for e-SIM. It will be powered by Snapdragon Wear 3100 and it will run on the customized version of MIUI. The other features of the smartwatch include large-sized battery, GPS, NFC and Wi-Fi.

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Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series

The Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series will be equipped with 4K Quantum Dot screen that will carry support for 108 percent NTSC, HDR10+ and MEMC. It is said to be 47 percent thinner than the Mi TV 4. The Amlogic T972 processor will be powering it along with 4 GB of RAM. It will offer a big internal storage of 64 GB. For immersive audio experience, the Mi TV 5 will come with quad speakers powered with Dolby and DTS audio. Also, it will feature 9th-gen image quality engine and 8K video decoding support.

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Xiaomi is all set to launch the world’s first smartphone featuring 108-megapixel camera sensor — Mi CC9 Pro. Now, the company has also revealed that it will also be the world’s first device to come with ultra-thin in-display optical fingerprint sensor.

Revealing this feature, the company said that “the optical fingerprint sensitivity and unlocking success rate of the ultra-thin screen are further improved! It is easier to unlock in the case of strong lighting, low temperature and dry finger, and can be quickly unlocked with one touch.”

The company’s product manager Wang Teng also adds that it’s a new generation solution which is ultra-thin and has a larger fingerprint recognition area and also comes with an improved unlocking speed as well as optimised to save battery life.

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone will come with 108-megapixel primary camera sensor with 10X telephoto lens, along with a classic portrait lens, wide-angle lens, and a macro lens and could also have an additional lens.

The company has also confirmed that the Mi CC9 Pro smartphone will come with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera that will support wide-angle image capture, Portrait mode, and around 12 different types of filters.

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It will come packed with 5,260mAh battery and will support 30W fast charging technology that could fully charge the device in just 65 minutes. TENAA listing revealed that the phone will be featuring a 6.47-inch OLED Full HD+ display panel having a waterdrop notch.

Under the hood, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor, which is actually indented for gaming-centric devices. The phone will have up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

The company has also teased another smartphone named Mi Note 10 and has confirmed that the device will make its global debut on 14th November in Poland. The upcoming Mi Note 10 smartphone is the re-branded model of the Mi CC9 Pro for the global markets.

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Even with the launch just a few days away, Xiaomi is not done releasing more details of its upcoming smartphone, the Mi CC9 Pro. There is a lot we already know about the phone but there are others that are still under wraps.

Today, the official Xiaomi Weibo account confirmed the processor inside the Mi CC9 Pro. The post revealed the penta camera-toting phone will come with a Snapdragon 730G processor. This info was first revealed in a leak a few weeks ago.

The Snapdragon 730G is the most powerful processor in Qualcomm’s 700 series. It was announced this year and it powers phones such as the Samsung Galaxy A80, Realme X2, OPPO Reno 2, and OPPO K5.

Since the Mi Note 10 is the global version of the Mi CC9 Pro, it too will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G processor. The Mi Note 10 arrives on November 14. A leak from a few days ago said the Mi Note 10 Pro will have a Snapdragon 855+ processor.

Alongside confirming the processor inside the phone. Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun, shared a photo showing the phone’s internals to give us a look at the penta-camera system.

The top camera is the 5MP camera with 10x hybrid zoom. This camera has optical image stabilization. It is followed by the 12MP 50mm portrait camera. The 108MP sensor is the next and the biggest of all five cameras. It has a large 1/1.33” pixel size, an f/1.69 aperture size, and optical image stabilization. The fourth sensor is the 20MP ultrawide angle camera and it is followed by a 2MP camera with a macro lens.

The selling point of the Mi CC9 Pro is its camera system and Xiaomi appears to have gone all out with the phone. A few days ago, it revealed sample photos taken with Super Night Mode. Lei Jun revealed that the phone’s night mode which is actually called 14bit Super Night Scene is based on RAW’s lossless high-precision algorithm.

Today, he shared a collage photo comparing a night photo that was taken with the Mi CC9 Pro and one taken with the iPhone 11 Pro Max.

The Mi CC9 Pro launches on November 5. It will come with a curved AMOLED display, an in-display fingerprint scanner, and a massive 5260mAh battery that charges from empty to full in 65 minutes.

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Xiaomi will be launching the Mi Note 10 smartphone in Poland on Nov. 14.  It is said to be the global version of the Mi CC9 Pro that will be debuting on Nov. 5. Xiaomi has released a new poster today to reveal the details of each camera sensor that are present in the penta-lens setup of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10.

In the below shown image, a vertical camera module can be seen on the top-left corner of the device. It constitutes the 5-megapixel super telephoto lens at the top that offers up to 5x digital. The second one is a 12-megapixel portrait lens and third lens is the 108-megapixel primary shooter. After a gap, there is an ultrawide lens of 20-megapixel and a separately placed 2-megapixel macro lens.

The exact same camera system is present on the rear side of the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. The 108-megapixel lens and super telephoto lens are both equipped with dedicated OIS. The five cameras are also coupled with two dual LED flash units.

According to a Chinese tipster, the 5-megapixel lens is Omnivision OV08A10. The said lens is an 8-megapixel sensor. However, the phone seems to be equipped with a modified version of the sensor. The 12-megapixel portrait lens is Samsung’s S5K2L7 sensor. The 108-megapixel lens is the popular Samsung ISOCELL Bright S4KHMX lens. The 20-megapixel superwide lens is a Sony IMX350 sensor.

The 2-megapixel macro lens can capture 1.5cm focal length macro shots, claims the company. The phone supports 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom.

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Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Specifications (Rumored)

Xiaomi is yet to reveal the specifications of the Xiaomi Mi Note 10. However, is expected to sport the same specs that are available on the Mi CC9 Pro.

The Mi Note 10 is fitted with a 6.47-inch OLED display that is curved towards its left and right edges. It features a waterdrop notch that houses a 32-megapixel selfie camera. The full HD+ resolution display is embedded with an in-screen fingerprint reader.

Multiple reports have claimed that the Mi CC9 Pro features the Snapdragon 730G processor. The device may come with up to 12 GB of RAM and native storage choices of up to 256 GB in the home market. The handset will draw power from a 5,260mAh battery that comes with 30W rapid charging support. The Chinese firm has claimed that the big battery of the Mi CC9 Pro can be charged to its full capacity in only 65 minutes.

Recent reports have revealed that Xiaomi also plans to launch the Mi Note 10 Pro in the global markets. Rumors have it that it could be Snapdragon 855+ powered flagship phone.

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Xiaomi will be launching the Mi CC9 Pro smartphone in its home country China on 5th November, along with a few other products including the Xiaomi Smartwatch, Mi TV 5, etc. Ahead of the launch of Mi CC9 Pro, the company has been gradually revealing some of the key specs and features of the device.

In such instance, the company has today confirmed that the Mi CC9 Pro smartphone will come with a 32-megapixel front-facing camera that will support wide-angle image capture, Portrait mode, and around 12 different types of filters.

The new information comes just a day after Xiaomi revealed that the smartphone will come packed with 5,260mAh battery and will support 30W fast charging technology that could fully charge the device in just 65 minutes.

The company has also released several teaser posters of the phone, which reveals that the Mi CC9 Pro will be sporting a four-sided curved body. The smartphone features an impressive front and is also equipped with a display that curves towards its edges.

Thanks to the TENAA listing, we know what to expect from the smartphone in terms of specifications. It will be featuring a 6.47-inch OLED Full HD+ display panel having a waterdrop notch.

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Under the hood, the device will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G octa-core processor, which is actually indented for gaming-centric devices. The phone will have up to 8GB RAM and 256GB internal storage.

Coming to the camera department, the device will have a penta-lens setup on the back and will come with 108-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX as the primary sensor. The camera system is powered by dual OIS and a pair of dual LED flash units. The device also features the good old 3.5mm headphone jack.

The company has also teased another smartphone named Mi Note 10 and has confirmed that the device will make its global debut on 14th November in Poland. The upcoming Mi Note 10 smartphone is the re-branded model of the Mi CC9 Pro for the global markets.

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Xiaomi will be launching the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone on Nov. 5 in China. The Chinese firm has recently detailed information on the penta-lens setup of the phone. The company has been consistently revealing the specifications of the Mi CC9 Pro. Xiaomi has today confirmed that the Mi CC9 Pro has a 5,260mAh battery.

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro had recently appeared on TENAA with its entire specifications. It had revealed that the minimum rated capacity of the phone’s battery is of 5,170mAh. The official confirmation states that its typical capacity is 5,260mAh.

The Mi CC9 Pro will be the largest battery phone from Xiaomi. Such a big battery will require fast charging capabilities. The 3C appearance of the phone had revealed that it could be shipped with a charger that supports up to 30W fast charging.

The above shown poster confirms that the Mi CC9 Pro come with 30W Mi Charge Turbo rapid charging technology. The company claims that it takes only 30 minutes to reach 58 percent battery power and it can be fully charged in just 65 minutes. Some rumors have claimed that it will be equipped with wireless charging technology. However, there is no confirmation on it yet from the Chinese firm.

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Shown below are some other posters that the company has released today. The Mi CC9 Pro will be sporting a four-sided curved body. The smartphone features an impressive front as it is equipped with a display that curves towards its edges. TENAA has revealed that it has a full HD+ 6.47-inch OLED panel with waterdrop notch.

The Snapdragon 730G is present under the hood of the Mi CC9 Pro. It will be arriving with up to 8 GB of RAM. The highest model of the phone may offer 256 GB of storage. A microSD card slot will be there for expanding its storage. The penta-lens setup on its rear has 108-mgeapixel Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX as main sensor. The camera system is powered by dual OIS and a pair of dual LED flash units. The front notch of the phone has a 32-megapixel selfie camera. It also features the good old 3.5mm headphone jack. The same phone will be launching as Xiaomi Mi Note 10 outside of China.

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An official tweet released by Xiaomi earlier this week confirmed that the company is gearing up to launch the Mi Note 10 smartphone. Both phones have appeared on Geekbench benchmarking platform. Their Geekbench listings have revealed that the Mi Note 10 is a rebranded version of Mi CC9 Pro.

The Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Geekbench screenshot reveals that it runs on Android 9 Pie OS and it is powered by an octa-core processor with a base frequency of 1.8GHz along with 4 GB of RAM. It has scored 544 in the single-core test of Geekbench and 1713 in its multi-core test.

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Geekbench screengrab states that it boots to Android 9 Pie OS. It is driven by octa-core processor with 1.8GHz base frequency and 8 GB of RAM. In the single-core test, it has scored 545 and it has recorded 1640 in the multi-core test. The Mi CC9 Pro is speculated to be powered by Snapdragon 730G mobile platform. Hence, it is likely that the Mi Note 10 will be also fueled by the same SoC.

Also, both listing carries the same ‘Tucana’ codename which indicates both are identical devices. It appears that the Xiaomi Tucana phone will be launching in China as Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro and markets outside the home market will be receiving it as Xiaomi Mi Note 10. The Chinese firm will be also launching the more powerful Mi Note 10 Pro alongside the Mi Note 10. There is a possibility that the Mi Note 10 Pro model could be featuring Snapdragon 855+ SoC.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Specifications

The full specs of the Mi CC9 Pro are known through its TENAA listing. It is coming with 6.47-inch OLED full HD+ display with waterdrop notch. It will come with up to 8 GB of RAM and its highest model will have 256 GB of native storage. The Android 9 Pie OS will run on the device with MIUI 11 skin onboard.

The Mi CC9 Pro will be powered by a minimum capacity battery of 5,260mAh battery. The rear shell of the phone has dual OIS powered 108-megapixel five camera system with a pair of dual LED flash units. It has a front camera of 32-megapixel. It has a microSD card slot and a 3.5mm audio jack.

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The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro that will go official on Nov. 5 will be the company’s first phone to sport a periscope lens that will bring support for 5x optical zoom, 10x hybrid zoom and 50x digital zoom. Yesterday, it had released a promo video to reveal the zoom prowess of the smartphone. Today, it has released another video that not only showcases the zoom capabilities of the Mi CC9 Pro, but also reveals its entire design.

Apart from Roy Wang from the popular TF Boys, Xiaomi has also signed up 18-year old Zhang Zifeng Chinese actress as the new brand ambassador for endorsing the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro. In the new promo video, Zifeng shows the marvelous zooming prowess of the Mi CC9 Pro. The new promo also shows the entire frontside of the phone for the first time.

The Mi CC9 Pro sports an OLED display with waterdrop notch like the other Mi CC9 phones that were made official in July. However, the display of the Mi CC9 Pro is curved towards its right and left edges. At the end of the video, the two color variants of the smartphone can be also seen. The green model is called Magic Green and there is a gradient white edition too.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Specifications

The Mi CC9 Pro houses a 6.47-inch OLED display that offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels and 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It said to be powered by Snapdragon 730G processor which is currently the next best chipset after the Snapdragon 855/855+ flagship SoC. The SoC is coupled with up to 8 GB of RAM. The device is expected to offer up to 256 GB of native storage.

The Mi CC9 Pro runs on Android 9 Pie and it could be featuring the latest MIUI 11 skin. The display of the phone is integrated with an in-screen fingerprint reader. The front notch is fitted with a 32-megapixel selfie shooter. The 108-megapixel penta-lens system with a pair of dual LED flash units can be seen on the rear shell of the device. The handset is packed with a 5,170mAh minimum capacity battery that may carry support for 30W rapid charging technology. Lastly, it features a 3.5mm audio jack.

Xiaomi will be also announcing its first Mi Watch and Mi TV 5 alongside the Mi CC9 Pro on Nov. 5 at 2PM (local time) in China.

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The Mi CC9 Pro will launch with five rear cameras. It has been revealed that one of the cameras is a periscope lens with up to 5X optical zoom, 10X hybrid zoom, and 50X digital zoom. In order to show off the zoom capabilities of the phone, Xiaomi has released a video showing the camera in action.

In the video, we see the Mi CC9 Pro is mounted on a tripod on one side of the road while on the other side of the road, 5 meters away, is an eye chart. We see the phone zoom in on the chart and take photos at the following zoom levels – 1x zoom, 2x zoom, 5x zoom, 10x zoom and 50x zoom. As you can see, the pictures taken at each zoom level are sharp and full of details.

The Mi CC9 Pro’s zoom features will come in handy in cases where you want to take photos of a subject that is far away from you without sacrificing details.

The other four cameras include a primary 108MP sensor, a 20MP ultrawide angle camera, a 12MP portrait camera, and a 1.5 cm macro camera. The phone will also have a 32MP selfie camera, a 6.47-inch OLED screen, up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It will run Android 9 Pie out of the box and have a 5170mAh battery capacity.

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After the Mi CC9 Pro hit TENAA earlier today, we knew that the phone would come with a slightly curved display with a notch on top. Now, Xiaomi has officially released a render of the CC9 Pro and it flaunts dual-curved display on both the side. We also get a glimpse of the waterdrop notch on top of the phone along with the presence of a 3.5mm headphone jack at the bottom.

According to the TENAA listing, the Mi CC9 Pro will be quite thick measuring 9.67mm. But even such a thick form factor won’t stop the large 108MP penta-camera setup from protruding from the body. As you can see in the images below, even the wide-angle camera (the large lens below the triple cameras) sticks out. The plus side of such a thick body is that it can house a really large 5170mAh battery inside which combined with Snapdragon 730G (processor is yet to be confirmed) should easily offer more than a day’s battery life.

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Given the processor inside, the Mi CC9 Pro shouldn’t be a flagship model. So, according to a blogger in China, it won’t have 5G support, unlike the recently launched Mi 9 Pro 5G. He also said that the phone won’t have a high refresh rate display either. Given that a lot of smartphones have started to use at least a 90Hz screen (sometimes even 120Hz), this is a bit disappointing.

However, if the 108MP penta-camera module performs really well (full camera specs here), the lack of 5G support or a 90Hz screen won’t really matter.

Note that, internationally, the Mi CC9 Pro could be sold as the Xiaomi Mi Note 10 Pro.

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The Nokia 9 PureView launched early this year with five rear cameras (six, counting the ToF sensor). No other manufacturer has put more than 4 sensors in total after that but will change with the upcoming Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro.

Although Xiaomi has already shared a teaser showing us the design of the phone, a live photo has surfaced on the web. The photo was posted on Weibo by a user called @复读机002 (reviewer002).

The image allows for a closer look at the five cameras as well as the design of the phone.

Rather than a circular arrangement of the sensors like we have on the Nokia 9 PureView which some folks have complained about triggering trypophobia, Xiaomi has gone for a vertical arrangement. Three sensors are housed together while the 108MP sensor which is pretty large is separated. The fifth camera which should be a ToF sensor is also separated from the other cameras.

The phone has four LEDs in total and you can see the words “108MP” and “5X optical” printed on each side of the LED flash. The Mi CC9 Pro has a glass back which we are pretty sure is supplied by Corning. So far, this blue variant is the only one we have seen but there should be other colors available.

The phone has its volume rocker and power button on the right side of the frame. While we can’t see the front of the device, the chances of the display being curved are very slim based on the position of the buttons.

The Mi CC9 Pro will not only have five rear cameras but its primary camera is a 108MP sensor Samsung and Xiaomi developed together. It will come with a Snapdragon 730G processor, an AMOLED display, an in-display fingerprint scanner and should also run Android 10 out of the box. It will be unveiled on November 5.

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Earlier today, Xiaomi announced that it will have an event on November 5 where it will unveil a new phone called the Mi CC9 Pro. The device will be the second phone after the Mi MIX Alpha to come with Samsung’s 108MP sensor.

Lao Wei, the Product Manager of the Mi CC line took to Weibo to show us just how big the 108MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX sensor is. In the attached photo, we see her holding a standard 12MP sensor in one hand and the 108MP ISOCELL Bright HMX in the other and one can see the latter is about four times the size of the 12MP sensor.

She explained that the large size of the sensor brought challenges when designing the phone and in the structure of the device. The 108MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright HMX is said to have a photosensitive area twice the size of a 48MP sensor.

Xiaomi will release a teardown photo of the Mi CC9 Pro later which will give us a look at how the 108MP sensor influenced the design of the phone’s internals.

The Xiaomi executive also shared more sample photos taken with the phone.

The Mi CC9 Pro will have five cameras on the rear. Three of the other four cameras should include an ultrawide angle lens, a telephoto lens, and a ToF sensor.

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Xiaomi confirmed earlier today that the Mi CC9 Pro is launching on November 5. The phone will be packed with camera-centric features, including a Penta-camera setup featuring a 108MP sensor. This would make CC9 Pro the second smartphone in the world to feature this 108MP sensor and likely the first one to get a wide-scale commercial release.

Samsung developed the 108MP sensor in partnership with Xiaomi. So it’s not surprising to see that the first set of products to feature this high-resolution sensor will be from Xiaomi. We saw how 48MP and 64MP increased the amount of details in a picture, but 108MP will take things to a whole new level. In order to give us a glimpse of its capability, Xiaomi has revealed a camera sample from the device.

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Well, it’s not exactly a full sized sample, but Xiaomi reportedly cropped a small chunk of the original sample (0.8% of the actual image) and showed us that the photo still retains an incredible amount of details. The company said that it took a portrait image and cropped out just 0.8% of the image to focus on the eye that you see below. What’s interesting is that not only the details of the eye are clear and focused, but we can also clearly see the reflection in the eye. We can make out the windows as well as the shadow of the person taking the image.

Unfortunately, Xiaomi didn’t release the full-sized sample. So, we can’t check this out for ourselves. However, the penta-camera setup at the back should offer some incredible shooting options to the user. From the teaser image of the CC9 Pro, we can see that there are three main sensors along with two other supporting sensors. The setup is confirmed to support 5X optical zoom with two dual-tone flash modules. We can expect the phone to feature a powerful wide-angle lens, telephoto lens, macro-lens, and probably an additional 3D depth sensor.

The Mi CC9 Pro launches on November 5, so expect more details in the coming days.

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The Xiaomi CC9 Pro is an upcoming smartphone that has been reported to have a 108MP sensor. There have been multiple leaks about the phone but no official confirmation until today.

The official Weibo account for Xiaomi released the first teaser for the upcoming phone today. Based on the caption for the teaser, the device may actually launch tomorrow.

The caption reads “More than a hundred million, Xiaomi new machine, tomorrow morning C you” when translated. It is easy to deduce that it hints at the CC9 Pro and its 108MP primary sensor.

In another Weibo post by the company’s Director of New Media revealed the phone will be announced at 10 AM (CST) tomorrow.

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Leaked specs say the Mi CC9 Pro will come with a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch. It will be powered by a Snapdragon 730G processor with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage. The phone will have triple rear cameras – 108MP + 13MP ultrawide camera + 8MP telephoto camera. Up in front will be a 32MP camera. The leak also mentioned a 4000mAh battery, Android 10 out of the box, NFC, and an IR blaster.

A second leak mentioned the phone will have Gorilla Glass 6 on the front and Gorilla Glass 5 on the back. It adds that the phone will have support for Wireless Charging, and will also be available in 8GB + 128GB and 8GB + 256GB versions alongside the aforementioned 6GB+128GB version.

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There have been reports that Xiaomi’s Mi CC9 series will be getting a new member this month. Honestly, we think Xiaomi (and some other top manufacturers) has released more than enough smartphones this year. The phone is said to be called the Mi CC9 Pro and its alleged specs and price have leaked.

The source of the leak is Sudhanshu Ambhore (@sudhanshu1414). Although he doesn’t specifically state which device it is, the spec of the primary camera corresponds to what we have heard about the Mi CC9 Pro.

The phone will have a 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with a waterdrop notch and an in-display fingerprint scanner. It will be powered by the Snapdragon 730G processor, the same chipset inside the Realme X2. There will be 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. There is no mention of other configurations, so we may be getting a single variant.

The selling point of the Mi CC9 Pro will be its cameras. There will be three sensors on the rear with the primary one being a 108MP camera, the same one as the Mi MIX Alpha. The phone will also have a 13MP ultrawide angle camera and an 8MP telephoto camera. Inside the notch will be a 32MP camera.

Snapdragon 730G
6.4" Full HD+ AMOLED with waterdrop notch
In-display FS
108MP + 13MP (Wide Angle) + 8MP (Telephoto)
32MP
4000mAh with 20W+ charging
Android 10
IR blaster
NFC
9mm thick
180g
6GB+128GB around 2599 Yuan

Can you guess this one?

— Sudhanshu Ambhore (@Sudhanshu1414) October 18, 2019

Xiaomi will ship the Mi CC9 Pro with a 4000mAh battery with support for 20W+ fast charging (most likely 27W fast charging like that of the Mi 9). It will run Android 10 out of the box, have NFC, and an IR blaster. The leak also mentions the phone weighs 180 grams.

The Mi CC9 Pro will not be cheap. It will sell for ¥2599 (~$367),  much higher than the Realme X2 which has a price tag of ¥1899 (~$268) for its 8GB + 128GB version.

Xiaomi is yet to announce when the phone will launch but we expect a date will be revealed next week.

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