On January 4, a new Xiaomi handset with a model
number of M1901F7C was approved by the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology. According to the website of the Ministry of Industry and Information
Technology, the new phone comes with a 6.3-inch display, dimensions of
159.21×75.21×8.1 mm, and a battery capacity of 3900mAh.
Yesterday, Xiaomi announced it will hold a
conference on January 10 and officially confirmed Redmi is becoming an
independent brand. So there is every reason to think this new phone got a TENAA
certification will belong to the Redmi brand and not to Xiaomi itself.
If so, we can assume this new Xiaomi handset will be
packed with a 48MP camera. As you remember, a few days back, Xiaomi co-founder
and Xiaomi president Lin Bin published a photo, showing a new Xiaomi phone with
a 48MP sensor on the back. It’s also thought the new device will use a glass
body and support a rear-mounted fingerprint recognition.
The previous leaks and rumors also revealed the upcoming
Xiaomi handset will be packed with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 chip, which
features the new Kryo 460 architecture and the Adreno 612 GPU. Thus, it will
provide better performance than the newly launched Xiaomi Mi Play. In addition,
Lei Jun revealed that the forthcoming Redmi flagship will retain the 3.5mm
headphone jack. Unfortunately, the TENAA document doesn’t confirm this.
As for the price that everyone cares about, Lei Jun
said that Xiaomi will continue making good smartphones at affordable price tags,
hinting that the price of the new machine will pleasantly surprise and worth
looking forward to. At last, the name of this Xiaomi handset is assumed to be the Redmi
Pro 2.
