Multiple reports are now spilling information on the Xiaomi Mi Play handset. A tipster from China has shared a live shot of the actual Xiaomi Mi Play handset. Another image that seems have to taken from a live unboxing vide of the smartphone has also surfaced on Weibo.
In the above below, the Xiaomi Mi Play can be seen sporting a small u-shaped waterdrop notch. The plastic layer on the handset reveals the key features of the smartphone which includes 5.84-inch waterdrop notch display, gradient body, AI powered rear-mounted dual camera setup with a large pixel size of 1.2micron and 2.3 GHz octa-core processor.
Leaked slides that reportedly belong to the launch event of Xiaomi Mi Play has revealed that it is powered by annual flagship Helio chipset from MediaTek. Hence, it is being speculated that it could be featuring the newly announced Helio P90 SoC.
Following is an unboxing video of the Xiaomi Mi Play that has surfaced on the Chinese microblogging site. The blurry video only manages to reveal that the Mi Play handset features a thick chin while its side bezels are not very thin. The handset can be seen in Bright Black.
Earlier today, the official images of the Dream Blue and Gold Dawn gradient color variants of the Mi Play handset were released Xiaomi President Lin Bin. Speaking of Bin, he has also shared another image (shown below) through his Weibo to confirm on the key features of the smartphone.
Through Weibo, Bin has expressed that size of mobile phones are getting bigger and bigger and it is inconvenient to operate such phones with one hand. The Xiaomi Mi Play features a 5.84-inch display, but the size of the smartphone is equivalent to 5-inch smartphones from few years ago. It is pocket-friendly smartphone that can be easily operated with hand. The display supports full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2280 pixels and a pixel density of 432 ppi. The screen is coupled with features like 1500:1 contrast ratio, sunlight legibility, night screen mode and eye protection mode.
The Xiaomi Mi Play will be unveiled tomorrow in China. It is expected to carry a price tag of 1,699 Yuan (~$246). However, there is no confirmation on whether the pricing belongs to the 6 GB RAM + 64 GB storage or 6 GB RAM + 128 GB storage variants of the Mi Play.
