Xiaomi's Redmi series will be upgraded to the next generation of devices. The company is all set to reveal the Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Plus and Redmi 6A today at an event in China. There have been numerous leaks over the last few months which give us a clear idea of what to expect from the upcoming devices. The new Redmi phones will come with different features but the most expensive of the three is expected to feature a notch design. This phone will be the first Redmi device to feature a notch. The devices will also get a substantial upgrade in the camera department. Going by the leaked images and TENAA listing of the devices, the Redmi 6 Plus will come with a dual camera setup. Xiaomi will be launching three new handsets at the event today. The Redmi 6 will be the successor to Redmi 5, Redmi 6 Plus will be successor to the Redmi 6 Plus and the Redmi 6A will be a successor to budget phone Redmi 5A. While the Redmi 6 and Redmi 6 Plus will have metal build the Redmi 6A is expected to carry on with the polycarbonate back. In terms of camera as well, Redmi 6A will feature a single-lens setup. Going by the launch schedule of the previous generation devices in India, the Redmi 6A will be the first phone to hit the market. In terms of specifications, the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 might come with a similar processor which is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625. In terms of screen size, the new Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 will be downgraded to a 5.45-inch screen. What this could mean is the phone will have a really compact form factor. The major difference between both these devices will lie in the camera module. While the Redmi 6A comes with a single primary camera, the Redmi 6 is expected to house a dual-lens setup. The Redmi 6 Plus on the other hand might feature a dual camera module on both front and back. The primary camera might have a setup similar to the Redmi Note 5 Pro. Other than the camera, the device will feature a notch and a screen with an aspect ratio of 19:9. The phone will have a bigger screen at 5.84-inch which will come with a FullHD+ resolution.<doc-sep>Redmi 6 comes with dual rear camera setup having 12MP+5MP camera sensors and Helio P22 processor Redmi 6 comes with dual rear camera setup having 12MP+5MP camera sensors and Helio P22 processor Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A smartphones have been launched in China. Both the Redmi 6 phones have a similar 5.45-inches display with the 18:9 aspect ratio. Xiaomi held an event in China for the launch of the Redmi 6 smartphones. Both Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A will go on sale in China from June 15. There’s no word on when the new Redmi 6 will make their way to the Indian market. Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin had earlier shared a poster for the launch event on his Weibo page, which indicated Redmi 6 series would be revealed. Xiaomi was expected to launch three Redmi 6 phones; a Redmi 6 Pro or Redmi 6 Plus was also speculated with a notch design, though that phone has not been revealed. Redmi 6 Plus or Mi A2 Lite as some reports have said, was spotted on China’s TENAA certification website. Also read: Redmi 6, Redmi 6A with 5.45-inch 18:9 display launched: Price, specifications Xiaomi’s new Redmi 6 series succeed last year’s Redmi 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus phones. Redmi 5 was launched as Redmi Note 5 in India. Redmi 6 will offer improved performance and dual-rear cameras. The new Redmi 6, Redmi 6A will be powered by MIUI 10 on Android Oreo.<doc-sep>Xiaomi president Lin Bin recently shared an official launch poster that gave us our first real look at the Redmi 6. The poster also confirmed that the launch event was scheduled for today, i.e., June 12. The new smartphone would be the successor to the well-received Redmi 5 and will be among other budget offerings from the company. It is also expected that the Chinese OEM will release the Redmi 6A and the Redmi 6 Pro/Redmi 6 Plus alongside the Redmi 6. Scroll down for our live coverage of the launch event. Redmi 6, 6A, 6 Pro/6 Plus Launch Event: Watch Live Stream The Xiaomi event for the launch of the Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, Redmi 6 Pro/Redmi 6 Plus has started in China. You can watch the live stream of the event here. Do keep in mind that the event is likely to stream in Chinese and you can follow along in our live coverage of the event in English right here. Redmi 6: Expected Price in India It is quite possible that the Redmi 6 would be launched in three storage variants just like its predecessor the Redmi 5. So this would be a 2GB RAM +16GB storage, 3GB RAM + 323GB storage, and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. Since the new handset is a slight upgrade over its older model, it is likely to carry some premium over the latter. Whenever the phone makes it way to India, we are expecting its price to start around Rs. 8,999 for the base storage model. The two higher storage variants would be consecutively priced around Rs.9,999 and Rs.11,999 respectively. Even though Xiaomi hasn’t officially disclosed its plans to release this phone internationally, we do expect the phone to launch in India and its release should be held sometime early next month. Redmi 6: Expected Specifications The Redmi 6 is expected to house a 5.45-inch IPS LCD screen with a 720 x 1440 HD+ resolution and an 18:9 aspect ratio. Just to give you some perspective, the Redmi 5 comes with a 5.7-inch display with the same resolution. As for the processor, the phone is likely to sport an octa-core Snapdragon 625 which is a significant upgrade over the Snapdragon 450 that comes on the Redmi 5. The Snapdragon 625 has a quadCore CPU which has its cores clocked up to 2GHz. This is coupled with the Adreno 506 GPU. As mentioned earlier, the phone is likely to arrive in three storage configurations — 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM, 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM, and 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM. Further storage expansion with a microSD card will also be possible. On the Software front, the handset should arrive with Android 8.1 Oreo-based MIUI 9.5 loaded by default. For imaging, the Xiaomi Redmi 6 has been rumoured to arrive with a 12MP + 5MP dual-camera setup quite similar to that found on the recently launched Redmi Y2. The front of this phone, however, is expected to house a mediocre 5MP shooter for selfies. Xiaomi has provided Face Unlock capability on the Redmi Y2, so we expect the feature to make its way to this phone as well. There should still be a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor on the Redmi 6. For its battery, a standard 3000mAh cell is the most probable option Xiaomi would implement. Connectivity-wise, the entry-level Android smartphone is expected to support Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2 Low Energy, GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, an IR blaster, and 4G VoLTE. The different colour models that this phone is expected to arrive in include Black, Blue, White, Silver, Purple, Red, and Rose Gold. Physically, the phone measures 147.46 x 71.49 x 8.3mm and weighs in at 146 grams. Redmi 6, 6A, 6 Pro/6 Plus Launch Event: Live Updates<doc-sep>tech2 News Staff Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is ready to launch the Redmi 6 series of smartphones in China. As announced earlier, the next version of the Redmi 5 series will be launched in China on 12 June. The three devices expected to be launched are Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro/Plus. A new poster showing the front part of the Redmi 6 released by Xiaomi’s president Lin Bin has been spotted on Gizmochina. The Redmi 6 shown in the poster is without any notch. The smartphone has thick bezels around the display and also a thick chin at the bottom. A single front camera sits at the top of the display. The Redmi 6 was earlier spotted on TENNA, where the notch-less design and selfie camera with LED flash were confirmed. The report mentions that the Xiaomi Redmi 6 is expected to come with a 5.45-inch display. The device is expected to be launched in 2 GB RAM/ 16 GB internal storage, 3 GB RAM/ 32 GB internal storage and 4 GB RAM and 64 GB of internal storage variants. Redmi 6 is expected to be powered by a 3,000 mAh battery. Another variant, Redmi 6 Plus, spotted on TENNA earlier, is expected to come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 or the MediaTek Helio P60 chipset. The Redmi 6 Plus has been spotted with a notch on the top of the display. It is expected to feature a 5.84-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display. Redmi 6 Plus is expected to come with a 12 MP + 5 MP dual-camera setup on the rear side of the device. The smartphone is expected to be launched in three variants similar to the Redmi 6 variants mentioned above. According to the report, the Redmi 6 Plus will be powered by a 4,000 mAh battery. The Redmi 6 Plus is expected to feature MIUI 10 powered by Android 8.1 Oreo. It is expected to come in six colour variants including black, Rose Gold, Champagne Gold, white, blue, red, pink, gray, and silver.<doc-sep>
Xiaomi will be launching a Redmi 6 at an event in China today. The company is also expected to launch two other Redmi phones alongside Redmi 6, the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro/Plus. The star of the event, however, will be the Redmi 6. This is going to be a budget segment phone and is likely to be priced around Rs 10,000. Rumours say that Redmi 6A, the successor to the Redmi 5A will be an ultra-affordable smartphone, while the Redmi 6 Plus/Pro will be priced similar to the Redmi 6, which is around Rs 10,000. Today's Xiaomi event will kick start at 2 PM CST, approx 11:30 AM IST. On Monday, Xiaomi's President Lin Bin posted a teaser on Chinese microblogging site, Weibo which reveal the front panel design of the Redmi 6. According to the teaser poster, Redmi 6 will come with a full-screen display with thick bezels on the sides. The poster further reveals that the Redmi 6 will include with a single front camera setup, earpiece and LED flash on the top bezel. We see no physical capacitive keys on the bottom bezel, this means that the Redmi 6 will come with on-screen navigation keys. The poster shows no front fingerprint sensor, meaning the phone will come with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The placement of the sensor, however, is yet to be confirmed by the company. Redmi 6 was spotted on TENNA benchmarking site previously. The listing revealed the hardware details of the phone. It suggests that the Redmi 6 will sport a 5.45-inch HD+ display with screen resolution of 1440 x 720 pixels and aspect ratio of 18:9. The Redmi 6 is also expected to come with a horizontally placed dual cameras on the back paired with LED flash. The cameras will sit at the top-left corner of the rear panel. The primary camera will come with a 12-megapixel sensor. On the software front, the smartphone is expected to run Android 8.1 Oreo operating system out of the box with the latest MIUI 10 on top. ALSO READ: Xiaomi Redmi 6 official teaser out ahead of June 12 launch One report reveals that the Redmi 6 will be powered by MediaTek's Helio P22 processor with eight Cortex A53 cores clocked at 2.0GHz. MediaTek reportedly claims that Helio P22 processor is one of the first chipmakers to bring 12nm processors to budget phones. While another report reveals that the Redmi 6 will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC under the hood. So, right now, there's some confusion here. The smartphone is expected to come in three RAM options -- 2GB, 3GB and 4GB. Same goes for the storage. The phone is tipped to come in three storage models - 16GB, 32GB and 64GB which can be expandable via microSD card. Rumours say that Redmi 6 will be backed by a 3000mAh battery.