The Xiaomi Mi5 has been the talk of the town since it first leaked a couple of months ago. It was rumored to make its first appearance at the Consumer Electronic Show 2015 in Las Vegas hinting that it might finally enter the US market soon, but to everyone's disappointment the Chinese phone manufacturer didn't show up at CES 2015.
A few days after CES 2015, reports came in that Xiaomi MI5 release date will be on January 15.
But according to GSM Arena, the upcoming Xiaomi's flagship won't be unveiled on the 15th as another device will be launched - the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2.
The Xiaomi Mi5 was rumored to feature ultra-slim bezels and the company's teaser indicates an ultra-thin design as Xiaomi asks a cryptic question in Chinese, which translates to "What does it look like? What is as thin as a cicada's wings?"
Thus, all the leaked specifications and features clearly points to the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. Ahead of its release date, a Chinese retailer has already listed the upcoming mid-range phablet on its website and revealed its specs.
Redmi Note 2 is allegedly sporting a 5.7-inch 1080p touchscreen and will feature a 2.5D glass screen, and will be "world's first curved glass body" phone.
Under the hood will be a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 chipset with eight core processor clocked each at 1.5 GHz. It is coupled with an Adreno 306 GPU and a 2GB of RAM, and an onboard of storage variant of 16 or 32GB. It will be shipped running on Android 4.4.4 Kitkat with MIUI 6.
In addition, the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note will be dual sim capable with two microsim slots.Its network connectivity include; quad-band GSM, quad-band WCDMA (3G HSPA+), LTE FDD on 1800/2100/2600 MHz bands.
Camera wise, it will have a 13 MP rear shooter with dual-tone dual-LED flash too. and 5 MP front snapper.
The Redmi Note 2 is priced at $249 for international customers, which means it may be even cheaper than that in China. Considering the specs, that's a great feat, but we've come to expect this from Xiaomi.
