Despite the fact that we are nearing the finish of this current year, it would appear that Xiaomi is yet to announced another smartphone. Xiaomi has shared a poster on Weibo which shows the launch date of the upcoming smartphone, and 2:00 PM time for the event. The large-sized Chinese text on the poster translates to “wonderful upgrade”.
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Could be a Redmi Note 6 Pro
The company had launched the Redmi Note 5 in China and later they unveiled the same device as Redmi Note 5 Pro in India. The Note 5 Pro is still considered as a mid-range beast. Recently, the Xiaomi had announced the Redmi Note 6 Pro in Thailand and it is expected to debut in China as the Redmi Note 6.
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Redmi Note 6 Pro is Not a Major Upgrade Over the Redmi Note 5 Pro
As the smartphone has already been launched in Thailand as the Redmi Note 6 Pro, the specifications of the phone are already known. There are no major changes in the specifications if we compare it with the predecessor Redmi Note 5 Pro. The Redmi Note 6 Pro comes with a notch and there will be a dual camera setup on the front, instead of single.
Still, the smartphone runs on the company’s proprietary MIUI skin based on Android 8.1 Oreo. The device sports a 6.26-inch Full HD+ (2280×1080 pixels resolution) IPS 2.5D curved glass display with an aspect ratio of 19:9.
It runs on the exact same Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor clocked at 1.8 GHz with an Adreno 509 GPU. Purchasers are likely to be given an option to choose from multiple variants including 32GB storage+3GB RAM, 64GB storage+4GB RAM, and 64GB storage+6GB RAM.
In terms of optics, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 holds a dual camera setup on the rear, includes a 12-megapixel primary camera with f/1.9 aperture, 1.4μm pixel size, dual pixel technology, EIS and a secondary 5-megapixel camera. Up front, there will be a 20-megapixel primary camera with Sony IMX376 sensor, f/2.0 aperture, and a secondary 2-megapixel camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 6 is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with fast charge support. Connectivity options include dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS and a micro USB port.