Xiaomi Mi 6, which is known as the first Chinese
smartphone to come powered with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 835 chipset, is
now being rumored to be unveiled on the Valentine’s Day, which is February 14.
The Mi 6 has been in news for a while now, with the
last leak about it being the smartphone coming in three processor variants. The Mi 6
will be launched in three variants dubbed Xiaomi Mi 6S, Mi 6E, and Mi 6P, based
on the type of processors they house.
While the ‘Mi 6’ label will be consistent across the
variants, the following alphabet will stand for the type of chipset powering
the device. The Mi 6S will thus be the one powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon SoC
while the Mi 6E will stand for MediaTek’s Helio SoC. But the ‘E’ moniker could
also mean an Exynos chipset. Lastly, the Mi 6P is speculated to stand for
Xiaomi’s own Pinecone SoC. So far, there have been only rumors about Xiaomi
working on its own chipset similar to Huawei, which makes the Kirin SoC.
However, with the purported release of the Mi 5 successor in the coming year,
we might eventually see the debut of Xiaomi-made processor.
Uptill now, the leaks have hinted at Xiaomi Mi 6
coming with a 2.5D curved display, a physical home button that is likely to
double up as a fingerprint sensor, and a dual tone design with a metal back.
The Mi 6 is also expected to come with Quick Charge 4.0, which is claimed to be
capable of offering up to five hours of usage or more with just five minutes of
charging.
The Xiaomi Mi 6 is expected to
run Android 7.0 Nougat or Android 7.1 Nougat update with MIUI 9 OS layered
above. It is further speculated that the smartphone will boast up to 6GB of
RAM. It may also feature support for USB Type-C.
A little is also known about the smartphone’s camera
setup, which is expected to be a 16-megapixel rear shooter with 4K video
recording capabilities and dual-tone LED flash, along with a 4-megapixel
front-facing camera for selfies. The smartphone may be fuelled by a 3,000 mAh.
