Remember that transparent Xiaomi Mi 8 phone that doesn't actually show what's inside the device? It must have gotten a pretty good reception, because the phonemaker has gone through the trouble of designing a fake-transparent version of the upcoming Mi 9. Xiaomi chief Lei Jun has posted some photos, which look like renders, of the Mi 9 Explorer Edition on Chinese social media platform Weibo. As Android Police noted, the company has taken a different approach this time: instead of insisting that the circuit board visible to the eye is the real deal like it did with the Mi 8, Jun has admitted in his post that you're only going to see fake components underneath the transparent case. He explained that the company will carve out the design on a 0.3mm aluminum sheet with a CNC machine, using a tiny cutter to create all its tiny details. In addition to explaining the process behind the design, Jun has also revealed that the phone will be equipped with a 7-piece lens, 48-megapixel rear AI-powered camera that features an f/1.47 aperture and 12GB of RAM.