Xiaomi announced the CC series of smartphones yesterday, aimed at young people. Today the company posted a promo video on Weibo with 8-year-old internet sensation Gavin Thomas taking a couple of selfies with the CC9e.
Our Chinese has never been too strong, but from what we gather a company rep is playing with the phone looking at pictures of Gavin waiting for him to come in for a photo shoot. Everyone wants to take a selfie with the kid who broke the internet and so the Xiaomi rep walks in on the official photo shoot for another, ‘improvised’ one with the CC9e.
Meanwhile, an official-looking render of the Mi CC9e has surfaced as well, giving us a more detailed look at the hardware. It’s looking a lot like the Mi 9 with the more fluidly shaped camera notch of the Mi 9 SE.
Earlier reports point to a 6.39-inch screen on the CC9e and looking at the video it seems about right. The selfies in question were taken with what should be a 32MP front camera, while a 48MP shooter is reportedly the primary one on the back. Other preliminary specs include a Snapdragon 712 SoC and a 4,000mAh battery.
With yesterday’s announcement and today’s developments, the phones themselves can’t be that far away, but until they do go official we’re just speculating.
Haslinda has worked with some of the largest telcos in North America and Asia. She loves tech and doesn’t like iPhone
