Xiaomi Redmi Play Launching - 24th December

Xiaomi officially announced that it is launching the Xiaomi Play smartphone in China. 

Now confirmed to be the Xiaomi Mi Play, its launch is set for December 24, and teasers have also started coming in. The new teasers posted by Xiaomi reveal the smartphone's design from the front and back, and it is seen sporting a waterdrop-shaped notch up front, and a dual camera setup at the back of the device. In fact, the design appears to match one of the TENAA listings from earlier this month, presumed to be the Xiaomi Redmi 7 Pro. 

 

The Xiaomi Mi Play teasers suggest a Snapdragon processor, and good sound quality. Judging by the name, the Xiaomi Mi Play could be a gaming smartphone by the Beijing-headquartered company. Teasers also suggest that the smartphone is expected to come with media-centric features, good audio, and more. The company has started taking reservations of interest for the phone, and all details are expected to be made official next week on December 24. There is speculation that what was thought to be the Redmi 7 Pro listed on TENAA 

 

With model number M1901F9E may in fact be the Xiaomi Mi Play, as the design certainly does seem to match. Display: 5.84-inch, Full HD  2280 × 1080 pixels,Operating System: Android 8.1 Oreo,Processor: Octa-Core 2.3 GHz,RAM: 3 GB/4 GB/6 GB,Storage:32 GB/64 GB/128 GB,Memory Expandability: up to 256 GB,Rear Cameras: 12 MP   8 MP, LED Flash,Selfie Camera: 8 MP,Security: In-display fingerprint scanner,Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac 2.4G   5G, Bluetooth 5 .0, GPS, USB Type-C,Sensors: Gravity sensor, Distance sensor, Light sensor#Battery: 2900mAH,Dimensions: 147.76×71.89×7.8,Weight: 150 g

Xiaomi Play Color Options are expected to be Black, Dream Blue, and Dawn Gold 

There was a rumour that the new Xiaomi phone could be a Chinese version of the Poco F1, but the teasers show a completely different design, not identical to the Poco F1. Alongside the Mi Play, Xiaomi is nowadays busy in preparing its 48-megapixel camera phone that is rumoured to be a part of the existing Redmi series. The smartphone is also said to have a glass back design and may include a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675SoC.