The sixth member of Xiaomi’s Mi 9 line is finally
here as the company just unveiled the brand new Mi 9 Lite at an event held in
Spain. Aside from the new name, the device is just a rebranded Mi CC9 with the
same 6.39-inch Super AMOLED display, triple camera setup and Snapdragon 710
chipset.
Like the CC9, the Mi 9 Lite features a waterdrop
notch for its 32MP selfie cam while the back houses a 48MP main shooter, 8MP
ultrawide lens and 2MP depth helper. The build remains identical with a dual
glass construction and color-shifting back design. The phone ships with MIUI 10
on top of Android 9 Pie.
The device will be available with 4 and 6 GB RAM and
64/128GB storage, expandable via microSD. The Mi 9 Lite will come in White,
Blue and Black colors and reservations will open on September 20. The base
4/64GB model starts at € 319 (US$ 352) while the 6/128GB variant will set buyers
back € 349 (US$ 385).
