The rumor mill had revealed
the key specs that would be arriving on the Xiaomi Mi 7. The report had
revealed that the upcoming flagship phone from the company would be driven by
Snapdragon 845 chipset. Today, an industry insider from China has claimed that
the Chinese firm and Qualcomm are currently working on optimizing the
Snapdragon 845 v2.
He has added the development progress is proceeding
at a steady pace as Xiaomi is expected to begin the testing of Mi 7 in November
this year. The final testing of Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship may happen in
February next year. The Mi 7 may come with a large-sized OLED screen. However,
the smartphone is unlikely to feature an in-screen fingerprint reader.
Rumors have it that the Snapdragon 845 is
manufactured by Samsung through its 10nm Low Power Early (LPE) FinFET process.
It is speculated to include a combination of Cortex A75 cores, Adreno 630
graphics and X20 LTE modem that is capable of delivering download speed of up
to 1.2 Gbps.
The Xiaomi Mi 7 rumors suggest that it will be
featuring a 6-inch OLED screen from Samsung. It is expected to support an
aspect ratio of 18:9. The Mi 7 could be the first smartphone from the company
to carry support for wireless charging.
When it comes to the design, the Mi 7 is expected to
feature the same glass and ceramic chassis that is available on the Mi 6. As
far as the pricing of the Mi 7 is concerned, it is pegged to cost around 2,999
Yuan for the 6 GB RAM model. Previous reports have suggested that Xiaomi may
unveil the Mi 7 in the first quarter of 2018. Rivaling brands like Samsung and
LG are also rumored to debut their respective flagships such as Galaxy S9 and
LG G7 in Q1 next year.
