Semi-official, there will be 3 cameras on the back of the Xiaomi Mi 9
So far it was just a rumor, now the triple camera is almost certain.
Xiaomi's chief engineer, Zou Longjun, wrote to Weibon about this. Although he didn’t say it clearly, based on his words, we can treat it as an almost certain fact. Longjun wrote that a flagship phone must have three back-camera cameras to meet today's expectations. The Xiaomi Mi 9 will be a flagship phone and will meet your expectations.
It’s important to remember that the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3 has only two rear-panel cameras, yet it ranks sixth in the DxOMark rankings, outperforming a number of excellent devices, including one that works with three cameras. This anticipates that with the three-camera unit, the manufacturer can even take the lead from Huawei, it will be worth paying attention to.
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