Oh I could well be. It might be an optical illusion due to the darker colour scheme, but I got the distinct impression that there was more room on the CRA. As for the bins on the DF side my bag seemed to go in much more easily on one than the other with exactly the same contents
If I am indeed imagining all of this in a fog of factual inaccuracy (and an hour or so in the lounge beforehand) I can say that I found the CRA to be a far nice experience than the CR9.