Xiaomi’s first flagship for this
year is not the main Mi series but a Mi MIX phone. The Mi MIX 2S is actually a
more powerful version of the Mi MIX 2 with all the features we expect to find
in the Mi 7 when it launches. A new render of the Mi 7 has surfaced online
showing off a new design for the series.
In this render, the Mi 7 is shown with a notched
display. This has not been confirmed but we won’t be surprised if Xiaomi goes
through with it. The MIX series has kept to having its camera at the bottom
right corner. If the Mi 7 will have a full-screen display too, adding a notch
will make it different from the Mi MIX series and will result in the front
camera returning to the top.
The render also shows that the phone has an
in-display fingerprint scanner as there isn’t a scanner on the back of the
device. We presume it will also have support for Face Unlock.
On the rear, the Mi 7 has dual cameras in the same
design as that of the Mi MIX 2s. Surprisingly, the back of the device is metal
and not glass. Xiaomi switched to glass starting with the Mi 5 and we don’t see
it going back to metal. Plus if the Mi 7 is going to support wireless charging
like the Mi MIX 2s, it will either have a glass or ceramic back.
There is still no news with respect to the launch of
the Mi 7 but we do not expect it to be anytime soon. Seeing as Xiaomi has
changed the order of its product launch and the recent announcement of the Mi
MIX 2s, we guess there will still be months of waiting.
