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Xiaomi Mi 6 News: Features, Specfications, Price & Release Date

Apr 11, 2017 06:18 AM EDT

Due to its devices' notably good specifications and competitive prices, Xiaomi is one of the largest Smartphone manufacturers in China, although the brand has been developing in popularity outside the country as well. There have been rumors about the newest flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 6 for quite some time now, but a recent string of posts on Xiaomi's official page on Chinese social networking site Weibo suggests the device will be unveiled on April 11.

Recently Xiaomi has been publishing posts about its Mi flagships on their Weibo page, and today it has posted the last of them, the one for the Mi 5. Even as this is not an outright confirmation that the Xiaomi Mi 6 will be announced the on April 11, the timing is weirdly coincidental with a press conference that will be held the tomorrow.

Furthermore, Xiaomi has seemingly despatched a WeChat message to its fans announcing they have to expect something, similarly confirming there is a big reveal coming up. It was speculated that the Xiaomi Mi 6 processor will most likely be Qualcomm's Snapdragon 835, although it was additionally rumored of having an 821 version as well.

The rear camera of Xiaomi Mi 6 is stated to be a 12 MP dual camera module with Sony's IMX 386 sensor, while the front will be an ordinary 8 MP shooter with IMX 268. There will additionally be two options memory-wise a 4GB ram + 64GB internal memory one and another with a 6GB + 128GB combination reported Phone Arena.

The display is said to sport a 5.2-inch panel, however, there is also two versions of Xiaomi Mi 6 as well: buyers can have a Quad HD resolution, while the other will top at complete HD instead. It is not entirely clear whether there will be just two variations of the versions, or if Xiaomi may be playing mix-and-fit with the specifications, but it simply won't be lengthy to see. The phone is said to also run on Android 7.1.1 and will reportedly be IP68-certified.

According to PC Advisory, the Xiaomi Mi 6 will be equipped with a 4,000mah battery, which sounds about right for Xiaomi, nevertheless, new might be the addition of wireless charging. This isn't something fans have seen in Xiaomi phones before, but that truly doesn't rule it out.

As to whether it could control the 50 percent rate in 30 minutes people are quoting remains to be visible, though with the Snapdragon 835 inside the Xiaomi Mi 6 will benefit from Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0, which can offer five hours of battery life from a five-minute charge.

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