China’s selfie king Meitu has a new phone that’ll turn you into a supermodel

The T9 is made for serious selfie-takers

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The Summer Palace version of T9 will be released in August. (Picture: Meitu)

Karen Chiu

Published: 6:29pm, 28 Jun 2018Updated: 8:29am, 20 Sep 2019

This article originally appeared on ABACUS

While most smartphone makers are trying to make the bezels smaller on their devices, Meitu insists on defying the trend by making them as big as possible.

The Chinese company, best known for its viral selfie app, launched a new handset that preserves its characteristically huge borders on the top and bottom.

The T9 has a dual-camera on both the back and front. (Picture: Meitu)

Now before you dismiss this as a backwards product destined to be forgotten, let’s remember what Meitu is all about. Its stated mission is to “let more people become beautiful” and its goal is to become “the tech company that understands beauty best”.

With that in mind, the Meitu T9 has a host of features catered to selfie enthusiasts. Its top bezel houses a prominent dual selfie camera, a sensor, and two fill lights -- and the back holds another dual camera plus a flash.

In addition to various photo filters, the phone has software that Meitu says can solve a particular problem: It removes blemishes on your face without blurring the skin’s natural texture, so your edited selfies should look like they’re not edited at all. People will definitely believe that you look perfect in real life!