A Week or Two Away
While Xiaomi may have left our shores in an official capacity, that hasn’t stopped their phones from being sold through online sellers, like: Kimstore or Widget City. Their latest flagship level phones, the Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus, have been subject to a few leaks already and it seems like we won’t have to wait very long until we finally see the two phones launched. Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun, revealed, via livestream, that we can expect both phones to be released this month. While he didn’t quite give specifics of when exactly, our source seems to think it will be either on April 11 or April 18; a week or two away from the time we’re writing this article. Let’s check out the rumored specs for both devices.
Xiaomi Mi 6 (Rumored Specs)
- 2.45GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU
- 4GB/6GB RAM
- 5.15-inch FHD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 32GB/64GB/128GB internal storage, UFS 2.0
- 19-megapixel rear camera, Sony IMX400 sensor
- 8-megapixel front camera, UltraPixel
- Dual SIM
- 3200mAh battery
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow (MIUI 8)
Xiaomi Mi 6 Plus (Rumored Specs)
- 2.45GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 octa-core processor
- Qualcomm Adreno 540 GPU
- 6GB RAM
- 5.7-inch FHD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution
- 64GB/128GB internal storage, UFS 2.0
- 12-megapixel dual rear cameras, Sony IMX362 sensor
- 8-megapixel front camera, UltraPixel
- Dual SIM
- 4500mAh battery
- Android 7.0 Nougat (MIUI 8)
As we can clearly see, the Xiaomi Mi 6 and Mi 6 Plus are primed to be bang-for-your-buck phones considering the hardware its rocking. A few rumors on the interwebs also suggest that both phones may be getting the dual camera treatment as well. We’ve also seen other articles online where the retail box for the phones say that they sport a 30-megapixel rear shooter. We’ll just have to wait until the formal launch of the phone to confirm so of these specs or simply wait for marketing materials to leak out in the public again. We’ll keep our ears on the ground to report anything we find on the device.
