Xiaomi has just launched the Mi Max, but it appears to be gearing up to release two more devices, which are believed to be the successors of Xiaomi Redmi 3 (Xiaomi Redmi 3A) and Redmi Note 3. The two unknown devices, expected to be mid-range smartphones, were spotted online.
The Chinese technology giant released the Xiaomi Redmi 3 and Redmi Note 3 earlier this year. The devices did very well in China and India, so expectations on their successors will be huge.
Two Xiaomi devices with model number 2016030 and 2015115 have been certified by the Chinese telecom equipment certification authority TENAA, according to TimesNews. Both the devices have fingerprint scanner on the rear.
The Xiaomi 2016030, which is expected to be released as the Redmi 3A, sports a 5-inch HD TFT display with 1,280×720 pixel resolution, measures 139.3×69.6×8.5 mm in dimension and weighs 143 g on TENAA. Under the hood, it has a 1.4GHz octa-core processor (likely to be Qualcomm Snapdragon 415 SoC), a 16GB internal storage expandable up to 128GB via microSD card, a 2GB RAM, an Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out of the box, a 13MP main camera, a 5MP front-snapper, and a 4,000mAh battery.
In terms of connectivity, it supports 4G LTE, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi. The device is expected to come in two colours -- silver and gold.
The Xiaomi 2015115, which has been spotted on TENAA, is believed to be the successor of the Redmi Note 3. It sports a 5.5-inch TFT full HD display with 1,920×1,080 pixel resolution, measures 149.96×76.06×8.69 mm in dimension and weighs 165.91 g.
Under the hood, it is seen with a 1.8GHz hexa-core processor (likely to be Qualcomm Snapdragon 650 SoC), an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, a 16GB of inbuilt storage with up to 128GB expandable memory, a 2GB RAM a 16MP main camera, a %MP front-snapper, and a 4,000mAh battery. It is also expected to come in gold, silver and gray colours and support 4G LTE, 3G, GPS, Bluetooth and WiFi.