Of recent, Xiaomi has been diversifying its smartphone portfolio instead of cluttering all devices that it launches the Mi brand. We already have the budget-centric Redmi brand, which was recently spun off into a separate entity, but Xiaomi is now finally putting the Meitu acquisition from last year to good use.
The first smartphone in the new CC series will be the CC9. Well, Xiaomi decided to start with the number 9 because it represents how old the company is. Xiaomi is now 9 years old, for those unaware, and this isn’t the first time it has used its age in the moniker. We saw the same happen with their Mi 8 flagship last year, which followed Mi 6 and saw the company skip the Mi 7.
Xiaomi has already teased the Meitu CC9, which will possibly be the second phone in the world with a flip camera. It will follow in the footsteps of Asus ZenFone 6 (rebranded to Asus 6z for India) but the flip camera looks to be slimmer on the CC9. Also, there’s a triple camera setup onboard, which could be similar to Redmi K20 Pro because of the 48MP hype. The second and third sensor can be an ultra-wide angle and telephoto lens.
