Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Go likely coming soon to India

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Go likely coming soon to India

Xiaomi recently made some interesting announcements. The company announced the Redmi brand as a separate entity. In addition to this, it also launched the first smartphone under this brand - the Redmi Note 7 featuring a whopping 48MP camera at its rear. This device is already available on sale in China and is expected to be launched in the global markets soon.

A recent report by MySmartPrice claims that the Indian launch of this smartphone will happen soon. The report citing a trusted source confirms that a slew of Xiaomi smartphones - the Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Go will be launched in India in the first quarter of this year.

Notably, the Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to be an upgraded variant of the Redmi Note 7. It is also expected to arrive with a similar 48MP primary rear camera sensor as the recent offering. There are claims that this device will be announced in China next month. Besides this, we have already come across reports regarding a budget smartphone - the Xiaomi Redmi Go. This is believed to be the first Android Go smartphone to be launched by the company.

Given that the company has been consistent in launching the Redmi lineup of smartphones in India, we can expect these upcoming models to be launched within a few weeks of their announcement.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 was launched in three storage configurations - 3GB+32GB, 4GB+64GB and 6GB+64GB. These variants of the Redmi Note 7 is priced at 999 yuan (approx. Rs. 10,000), 1199 yuan (approx. Rs. 12,000) and 1399 yuan (approx. Rs. 14,000) respectively. We can expect the Redmi Go and Redmi Note 7 Pro to also be launched in the country with affordable pricing.

Going by the recent reports, the Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to be unveiled early next month in two variants. The base variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage is likely to be priced at 1499 yuan (approx. Rs. 15,000). So, we can expect it to be priced under Rs. 15,000 in India. Talking about the Redmi Go, this smartphone is likely to be priced under Rs. 5,000.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro with 48 MP camera to launch in Feb; here are the details

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 was launched only recently in China but the rumours regarding its upgrade have already started doing rounds. The Redmi Note 7 Pro is rumoured to come with a Snapdragon 675 SoC. Just like the Redmi Note 7, the Redmi Note 7 Pro will also feature a 48-megapixel primary sensor at the back. Xiaomi's sub-brand 'Redmi by Xiaomi' had announced during the launch of Redmi Note 7 last week that the new Redmi Note 7 Pro would debut in February.Also Read: Nearly 77 cr email IDs have been exposed! Here's what you can do to be safe

Redmi by Xiaomi had teased the Redmi Note 7 Pro on the Chinese social media site Weibo. In the post, Redmi by Xiaomi had said that the Redmi Note 7 Pro would come with a huge 48 megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor at the back. In comparison, Redmi Note 7 has a 48 megapixel ISOCELL GM1 sensor.

Meanwhile, other than the Snapdragon 675 SOC, the new Redmi Note 7 Pro could be very similar to Redmi Note 7. As far as specifications are concerned, Redmi Note 7 was launched with a dual-SIM (Nano) slot. It came with a 6.3-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) LTPS display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio.

The Redmi Note 7 is powered by  Adreno 512 graphics, and comes in a 3GB, 4GB, and 6GB RAM options. The phone has 32GB and 64GB internal storage options with a choice to expand further using a microSD card slot. Redmi Note 7 measures 159.21x75.21x8.1mm, and weighs 186 grams.

Coming to the connectivity, Redmi Note 7 pro would surely come with a USB Type-C port, 3.5mm audio jack, 4G VoLTE, GPS, AGPS, GLONASS, Bluetooth v5, and Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n/ac. Not much is known about the battery capacity of Redmi Note 7 Pro but going by the battery of Redmi Note 7, which had a 4,000mAh battery with Quick Charge 4 support, the former could also pack in a huge battery with fast charging support. The phone could be priced between CNY 1,399 - CNY 1,499, or around Rs 14,600 - 15,700 approximately.

Xiaomi recently announced that Redmi would now function as an independent brand in itself, and Redmi Note 7 Pro would be the second smartphone to launch under the 'Redmi by Xiaomi' label. Redmi Note 7 was the first phone launched under 'Redmi by Xiaomi' brand name. Xiaomi's flagship smartphones, on the other hand, fall under Mi brand name.

(Edited By: Udit Verma)

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 675 SoC

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 in China earlier this month as the first device under its new sub-brand Redmi. At the event, the company had announced that it will soon launch the Redmi Note 7 Pro as an upgrade over the Redmi Note 7.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 was launched with a 48-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL GM1 sensor and the company had announced that the Redmi Note 7 Pro will feature the Sony IMX586 sensor. Now, reports have revealed that along with a new sensor, the Redmi Note 7 Pro will also offer an upgrade in terms of the SoC.

As per a post on Weibo, the Redmi Note 7 Pro will be powered by the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC. The Snapdragon 675 chipset was announced by Qualcomm in September 2018 as an upgrade to the Snapdragon 670 SoC.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 is based on the 11nm process technology and has 6 efficiency cores and 2 performance cores. It features support for Quick Charge 4+ and has the ability to capture Ultra-HD (4K at 30 FPS) videos with Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering and HD (720p) video recording at 480 FPS.

Apart from this, the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to feature the same specifications as the Redmi Note 7, including a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display, 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel dual rear camera setup, 13-megapixel selfie camera and a 4,000mAh battery.

The Weibo post suggests that the price of the device will be CNY 1,499 (Rs 15,720 approx.) and the post compares this price to the Redmi Note 7’s 6GB RAM variant’s price of CNY 1,399 (Rs 14,670 approx.), suggesting that we may see only one variant of the Redmi Note 7 Pro.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro is expected to be launched next month, sometime near the Chinese New Year. We should know more about the device in the coming days.