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Redmi Flagship With Snapdragon 855 SoC in the Works, Redmi Note 7 Pro to Launch After Spring Festival: Reports

Redmi Flagship With Snapdragon 855 SoC in the Works, Redmi Note 7 Pro to Launch After Spring Festival: Reports

By Tasneem Akolawala | Updated: 2 February 2019 13:53 IST

Photo Credit: ITHome

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to be priced at CNY 2,500

Highlights

Xiaomi said to launch a Snapdragon 855-powered Redmi phone
The smartphone is expected to be priced at CNY 2,500
Redmi Note 7 Pro to launch with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 in China on Thursday - the first smartphone in the new 'Redmi by Xiaomi' sub-brand that was announced last week. The Redmi Note 7 has been priced aggressively starting at CNY 999 (roughly Rs. 10,400), and the company is now reported to launch another Redmi device with the flagship Snapdragon 855 SoC. Furthermore, Xiaomi has also confirmed that the Redmi Note 7 Pro is also slated to launch after the Spring Festival this year, and it is expected to come with a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor.

CEO Lei Jun replied to a comment on his Weibo channel (spotted by ITHome) stating that a Redmi device powered by the Snapdragon 855 processor is in the offing, and that will instead be the flagship. A report by GizChina speculates the flagship device with the Snapdragon 855 will be priced around CNY 2,500 (roughly Rs. 26,000). According to GizChina, Xiaomi at the Redmi Note 7 launch event that the Redmi Note 7 Pro is in the works with a 48-megapixel Sony Sony IMX586 sensor.

Furthermore, according to GizmoChina, Xiaomi also announced at the event that the Redmi Note 7 Pro is slated to be announced after Spring Festival this year.

To recall, the company recently announced the Xiaomi by Redmi sub-brand, and it is set to focus on aggressive pricing and be online exclusive. Explaining the decision to separate Redmi as a sub-brand, Jun explained that this would allow them to make more smartphones in the affordable category, while the Mi brand will focus heavily on premium to high-end smartphones moving forward.

The Redmi Note 7, launched Thursday, is slated to go on sale in China from January 15. It is seen to sport a large 6.3-inch display, a Snapdragon 660 processor, a 48-megapixel sensor, and a 4,000mAh battery.

Xiaomi Redmi K20

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Good
Smooth, lag-free performance
Appealing design
Great battery life

Bad
Underwhelming low-light camera performance
Quite slippery
No expandable storage
Slow front camera pop-up mechanism

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Display 6.39-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 730

Front Camera 20-megapixel

Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 13-megapixel

RAM 6GB

Storage 64GB

Battery Capacity 4000mAh

OS Android Pie

Resolution 1080x2340 pixels

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