Xiaomi has today announced through its official Weibo account that the company has appointed Gulinaza as a brand ambassador for its Mi CC series smartphones. Gulinaza, who is also known as Nazha, is a Chinese actress and model.

Making this announcement, the company also shared an image of Gulinaza holding a Mi CC series smartphone. The image has been captured with the Mi CC9 smartphone. The company had recently teased that it will be making an announcement introducing a “new friend” of Mi CC series on 19th August.

The Mi CC series of smartphones was introduced last month and currently, there are two smartphones in this lineup — Mi CC9 and Mi CC9e. The Mi CC9e has made it to the international markets as the Android One-powered Mi A3.

Coming to the specifications, the Xiaomi Mi CC9 and CC9e come with gradient colored curved 3D glass panels. The CC9 features a 6.39-inch Full HD+ resolution AMOLED display with dot notch, while the CC9e comes with a 6.08-inch screen AMOLED display that supports HD+ resolution of 720 x 1560 pixels.

Both the phones offer 19.5:9 aspect ratio, Always-On Display, and comes with the latest 7th-generation in-display fingerprint sensors. Under the hood, the CC9 is powered by the Snapdragon 710 SoC with up to 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. On the other hand, the CC9e is powered by Snapdragon 665 SoC with Adreno 610 GPU, making it the first device to be powered by SD665 chipset.

In terms of optics, both the smartphones feature triple-camera setup on the back, consisting of a 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. It supports features like handheld super night mode, portrait mode bokeh, panorama, professional, HDR, AI beauty, AI scene recognition and 960fps slow-motion video recording.

On the front side, the devices come equipped with a 32 MP snapper which are claimed to shoot better selfie shots in low-light conditions as it can combine four pixels in one large-sized pixel. The CC9 and CC9e run on MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS and comes with Game Turbo 2.0 for accelerated graphics performance.

Connectivity features on the devices include 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 jack. Both the phones are powered by 4,030mAh batteries and come with support for 18W fast charging.

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Xiaomi has recently introduced the selfie-focused Mi CC9 series in China in collaboration with Meitu. The launch date of the first Mi CC9 smartphone is currently under the wraps. It is speculated that the M1904F3BC that was recently certified by TENAA and 3C authorities in China could be the upcoming Xiaomi Mi CC9 series phone. The leaked specifications and pricing of the rumored Mi CC9 and CC9e smartphones have already surfaced. A fresh leak that has surfaced today gives detailed information on the specs and pricing of both smartphones.

Xiaomi Mi CC9e Specifications and Price (Rumored)

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 is expected to come with a 5.97-inch AMOLED display that produces full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The display and rear side of the phone may come with Gorilla Glass 5 protection. The waterdrop notch on the screen is expected to house a 32-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear side of the phone may feature an OIS enabled triple camera setup with 48-megapixel Sony IMX582 as primary sensor, an 8-megapixel secondary sensor and a third lens of 5-megapixel. The MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS customized specially for the CC series could be available on the device.

The smartphone could be fueled by Snapdragon 710 chipset and 6 GB / 8 GB of RAM. It may release in 64 GB and 128 GB (eMMC 5.1) storage models. The smartphone may house a 3,500mAh battery that carries support for 18W fast charging through USB-C. It may not support NFC connectivity. Its other rumored features include in-screen fingerprint sensor, IR blaster and Hi-Res audio.

If the leak information turns out to be true, the Mi CC9e could be available in 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage, 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage. They are likely to be priced at 1,599 Yuan (~$232), 1,899 Yuan (~$276) and 2,199 Yuan (~$320). Show below is the leaked render of the Xiaomi Mi CC9e smartphone.

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Xiaomi Mi CC9 Specifications and Price (Rumored)

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 may sport a 6.39-inch AMOLED display that produces full HD+ resolution. The front and rear panels of the phone could be shielded by Gorilla Glass 5. It is also expected to come with a 32-megapixel selfie camera planted inside the font notch. It may also come with a triple camera module on its rear with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary lens, a 16-megapixel secondary lens and a 12-megapixel third sensor. The custom-made CC9 series MIUI 10 based Android 9 Pie OS may come loaded on the smartphone.

The Snapdragon 730 chipset may fuel the Xiaomi Mi CC9 with 6 GB / 8 GB of RAM. It may come with up to 256 GB (UFS 2.1) of built-in storage. The smartphone may arrive with 4000mAh battery with 27W fast charging support through USB-C. The other features of the phone include in-display fingerprint reader, IR blaster and Hi Res-audio.

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 could be arriving in models such as 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 128 GB storage and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage in China. These three variants could be respectively priced at 2,599 Yuan (~$378), 2,799 Yuan (~$407) and 3,099 Yuan (~$451).

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