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Redmi Note 7 To Launch In India In Early February
Earlier this year, Xiaomi declared that it will turn Redmi, its most popular smartphone series into a separate sub-brand. The company announced its first smartphone, the Redmi Note 7 on 10 January 2019 for the Chinese market. The smartphone is a successor to the popular Redmi Note 6 Pro which was launched late last year. The new device boasts a 48 MP Sony IMX 586 rear camera sensor and is priced very aggressively. According to a tip that we have received, Redmi plans to soon launch the Redmi Note 7 in India and it will have similar pricing as the Chinese variants.

Redmi Note 7 Design And Color Options

The Redmi Note 7 has a contemporary design with modern elements. The front of the handset accommodates a tall LCD display with a small water drop notch up top. The top, left and right side bezels of the Redmi Note 7 are negligible while the bottom bezel is comparatively thicker.

The right side of the Redmi Note 7 is occupied by the power button and volume rockers while the left side accommodates the hybrid Dual-Sim slot. The USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer is present on the bottom of the device which is flanked by loudspeaker and microphone grille. The top side of the Redmi Note 7 harbors a 3.5 mm audio jack and an IR Blaster.

The rear panel of the Redmi Note 7 seems to be made out of glass with a gradient design that looks charming. The rear panel houses the fingerprint sensor, Redmi branding and a dual camera setup with AI capabilities. The smartphone is available in three different gradient pack panels which are as follows:
- Blue
- Black
- Twilight Gold
Redmi Note 7 Hardware

The Redmi Note 7 packs the Snapdragon 660 SoC which consists of an Octa-Core CPU and Adreno 512 GPU. The Octa-Core CPU makes use of ARM’s big.LITTLE technology. In simpler words, out of the eight CPU cores, four Kryo 260 cores clocked at 1.8 GHz for better battery efficiency and four Kryo 260 cores are clocked at 2.2 GHz for maximum performance.

The display panel on the Redmi Note 7 has a diagonal length of 6.3-inch with a resolution of 2340 x 1080 px. The display has a pixel density of 409 PPI and a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The device has a 13 MP selfie camera that can also capture 1080p videos at 30 fps. The rear camera setup consists of an f/1.8 aperture equipped Sony IMX586 48 MP sensor and a 5 MP depth sensor.

In terms of memory and storage, the Redmi Note 7 is available in RAM + ROM configurations which are as follows:
- 3 GB RAM + 32 GB ROM
- 4 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM
- 6 GB RAM + 64 GB ROM
Besides the inbuilt storage, the smartphone also supports memory expandability up to 256 GB via a microSD card.

The Redmi Note 7 is powered by a large 4,000 mAh battery which also supports Quick Charge 4.0. The Quick Charge 4.0 support allows the handset to be charged with 18 watts of maximum power. The handset also has a whole host of sensors which include an accelerometer, gyroscope, proximity sensor, and a compass.

For connectivity, the Redmi Note 7 supports 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5.0, GPS, FM Radio and USB Type-C reversible connector.

Launch Date And Price In India

Also Read: Redmi Note 7 Vs Redmi Note 6 Pro: What’s New?

The Redmi Note 7 will launch in the early February of 2019 in India. According to our source the base 3 GB + 32 GB variant of the smartphone will be available at a price of Rs 10,999. The price for other storage variants is presently unknown. Redmi will also have a new strategy for sales of its phones, which may remove them from the “flash sale” model. Redmi also plans to remove exclusivity from online sellers, so the phone may be available with both Amazon and Flipkart.
January 11, 2019
Xiaomi Launches Redmi Note 7 With 48 MP Camera

Xiaomi has launched the much rumored 48 Megapixel camera smartphone, the Redmi Note 7. But to everyone’s surprise, The Redmi Note 7 isn’t a high end phone that one expects from just the camera specifications. In fact, it is a lower range phone that, when converted from Chinese currency, just costs Rs 10,000 for the base model.

This is the first phone to be released after Xiaomi announced that the company is turning Redmi into a separate brand. The back of the phone sports a logo at the bottom that reads “Redmi by Xiaomi”.

Features And Specifications

The phone’s main attraction is the camera which stands at a whopping 48 million tiny 0.8-micron pixel resolution. The Redmi Note 7 features a 6.3-inch FHD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and a 2.5D curved glass. The camera set-up at the back is a vertical one with dual camera lenses. The secondary camera is a secondary camera is a 5-megapixel shooter. Talking about the front camera, it has a 13-megapixel sensor with AI. The heart of the phone beats on a Snapdragon 660 processor with an Adreno 512 GPU. It also sports a 4000 mAh battery. Other useful features include a USB Type-C port, 3.5mm headphone jack, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.

With this phone, Redmi joins an elite group of phones to sport a 40 Megapixel and above shooter. Huawei is also set to launch a premium View20 smartphone in India soon with a 48-megapixel camera. The recent trend in higher megapixel cameras began with Sony developing a new sensor for phones. The Redmi Note 7 likewise features a Sony IMX 586 sensor as well.

The starting price of the Redmi Note 7 is 999 Yuan or Rs. 10,000 for the 3GB RAM and 32GB storage variant and it goes all the way upto 1,399 yuan or Rs. 14,500 for 6GB and 64GB variant. The phone is available only in China at the moment with colour options of red, blue and black. The phone however, should make it’s way to India soon but no specific dates have been announced as of now.

January 10, 2019