Xiaomi’s Latest Flagship Will Be Launched On May 31st

If recent reports are anything to go by, Xiaomi has been working on a new flagship smartphone. The company has a habit of launching a new flagship Mi handset in February every year but it didn’t do that. Xiaomi launched an updated Mi Mix 2 instead which it called the Mi Mix 2S. However, recent report have pointed toward an impending flagship launch from Xiaomi and the company has now sent out invites to confirm that the Xiaomi Mi 8 will be officially launched on May 31st.

Xiaomi’s event invite confirms that this handset is going to be called the Mi 8 Anniversary Edition. That’s to commemorate the eighth anniversary of the brand. The invite has been sent out in China where the event will take place on May 31st.

Since the Mi 8 will be a flagship device, it’s expected to feature a 6.01-inch bezel-less OLED display with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 chip. It may also feature a 4,000mAh battery and 3D facial recognition. Some reports have even suggested that the device is also going to be the first Xiaomi smartphone to feature an in-display fingerprint sensor.

No word as yet on how much this device is going to cost and which markets other than China will get the Xiaomi Mi 8.

Adnan Farooqui
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Xiaomi