Welcome back to another edition of the Gadgets 360 weekly recap, with all the top stories of the week from the world of technology. While the Redmi 5 series continues to go strong, Xiaomi is planning to bring its successor to the Indian market as early as next week. The popular Chinese brand has sent invites for a September 5 launch event[1] in India. A short video clip tweeted by Xiaomi India head Manu Kumar Jain shows the number 6 and three smartphones lined up behind it. This suggests the upcoming handsets will be the Redmi 6, Redmi 6A, and Redmi 6 Pro that have already been unveiled in China. Of course, the MediaTek processors of Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A will have to be replaced by Qualcomm SoCs due to a patent infringement lawsuit against Xiaomi by Ericsson.
Key features of the Redmi 6[2], price in China starting at CNY 799 (about Rs. 8,400), include a 5.45-inch HD+ display, dual camera setup on the back (12-megapixel + 5-megapixel), 5-megapixel sensor in front, and 3,000mAh battery. It comes in 3GB RAM + 32GB storage, and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage options. Redmi 6A[3] has similar features but a single 13-megapixel rear camera, 16GB internal storage, and 2GB RAM and a price of CNY 599 (about Rs. 6,300). Lastly, the Redmi 6 Pro[4] price starts at CNY 999 (about Rs. 10,400) and it comes with a 5.84-inch full-HD+ display, Snapdragon 625, 12-megapixel + 5-megapixel rear camera setup, 5-megapixel selfie camera, and 4,000mAh battery.
The new Xiaomi series will, of course, compete with the Realme 2 smartphone that was launched[5] last week. The second Realme handset sports a 6.2-inch HD+ display, octa-core Snapdragon 450...