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Xiaomi Mi CC9 review: A 2019 youth-focused Mi with a 32 MP front camera and AMOLED.

SpecEagle Editorial·Jul 2019·$255
Overall
52/100
Class rank
#88 of 101
Tier
Mid-range
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Xiaomi's youth-focused selfie phone.

Mi CC9 launched the youth-targeted CC line — 32 MP selfie, gradient glass back and AMOLED at $255. Sold heavily to Chinese students and content creators.

01Display

78/100

78/100 puts it above the 73-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

TypeAMOLED, dewdrop notch
Size6.39 inches
Resolution2,340 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Main48 MP + 8 MP ultrawide + 2 MP depth
Selfie32 MP, AI Beauty

03Performance

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2019.

ChipsetSnapdragon 710 (10 nm)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage64 / 128 / 256 GB

04Battery

70/100

70/100 trails the 72-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

Capacity4,030 mAh
Wired18 W

05Build

66/100

66/100 trails the 71-point cohort average for mid-range phones of 2019.

06Value

68/100

68/100 puts it above the 66-point average for mid-range phones of 2019.

What works
  • 32 MP selfie + 48 MP triple camera.
  • AMOLED with in-display FP.
  • Glass-back design at $255.
  • 4,030 mAh battery + jack.
What doesn't
  • Mono speaker.
  • 2 MP depth filler.
  • MIUI ads.
  • China-launched.
Cross-shop it against
Huawei Nova 5T
$430 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 101-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .