Xiaomi dual camera phone to be launched tomorrow: Everything you need to know
- While earlier we believed it will be the Mi 5X, now a new smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench and interestingly has a dual camera.
- The Xiaomi Mi A1 is likely to run Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS out of the box and come powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM.
After a string of rumours, Xiaomi is all set to launch its flagship dual camera smartphone tomorrow at an event held in New Delhi.
While earlier we believed it will be the Mi 5X, now a new smartphone has been spotted on Geekbench and interestingly has a dual camera. This smartphone is called Xiaomi A1 that runs Android One. Android One is known to run cheaper Android models.
So, it is now believed that the new smartphone could be a slightly revamped version of the Mi 5X. The Xiaomi Mi A1 is likely to run Android 7.1.2 Nougat OS out of the box and come powered by octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM.
On the other hand, the Mi 5X specs sheet includes a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display, octa-core Snapdragon 625 processor, 4GB of RAM. It runs MIUI 9 based on Android 7.0 Nougat. The highlight of the device, obviously, is the dual rear camera setup with one 12-megapixel wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture, and 12-megapixel telephoto with f/2.6 aperture.
At front, it gets a 5-megapixel camera. The Xiaomi Mi 5X gets 64GB of built-in storage, which is expandable up to 128GB. Finally, a 3080mAh battery completes the package. In China, the Mi 5X is priced at CNY 1,499 that translates to roughly Rs 14,200.