Xiaomi, the company often referred to as
China's Apple, is turning five in April an
the company to mark the occasion has
announced an event on Tuesday.
The Chinese company on its MIUI forum
has confirmed that Lei Jun, CEO, will be
launching new device (or devices) at the
event. The company has not revealed
what is up its sleeves; though based on
recent rumours Xiaomi is expected to
launch the successor to the Mi Band, its
first smartwatch, as well as the recently
leaked mid-range 'Ferrari' smartphone
"With all your support and company over
Xiaomi is turning 5 next month. We have
big surprises for Mi fans who have loved
the way," notes the blog.
Earlier this month, a report claimed that
Xiaomi is working on a smartwatch to
take on the Apple Watch, apart from a
successor to the Mi Band that will featur
NFC connectivity. Details about the new
Mi Band are limited as of now.
A mid-range smartphone codenamed
'Ferrari' was spotted on a couple of
benchmarks on Tuesday tipping details
about its innards. According to the
benchmark listings, the Xiaomi Ferrari is
expected to feature a 64-bit octa-core
Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor
clocked at 1.66GHz coupled with 2GB of
RAM and Adreno 405 GPU. The handset
is also listed to sport a 4.9-inch full-HD
(1080x1920 pixels) display while runnin
Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, and the
company's MIUI skin is expected on top.
The smartphone is also seen to sport a
12-megapixel rear camera capable of
recording full-HD videos while a 4.8-
megapixel front camera is also onboard.
The handset is said to feature 16GB of
built-in storage.
Considering that the popular Xiaomi
Redmi 1S got a successor in the form of
the Redmi 2, it is likely that the Xiaomi
Ferrari is the successor of the Redmi
Note.
Xiaomi has so far launched three new
smartphones this year, including the ne
Redmi 2 , Mi Note, and the Mi Note Pro .
Xiaomi India on Tuesday started the sale
of its new Redmi 2 in India alongside the
MiPad, which is currently the only tablet
in the company's lineup. The Xiaomi Mi
Note is currently exclusive only to China.
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