At the end of the previous month, the alleged Redmi flagship smartphone powered by Snapdragon 855 mobile platform was spotted in the same frame with Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun. After that a render of the Redmi flagship phone with pop-up selfie camera had surfaced on social sites. The render which appeared fake revealed that the handset carries Redmi Pro 2 moniker. Redmi President Lu Weibing has only debunked the image but has also claimed that the phone will not be equipped with a pop-up selfie camera.
Since Lu Weibing is once again talking about the Snapdragon 855 SoC fueled Redmi phone, it is a clear indication that the company is working on it. If it is not coming with a pop-up selfie camera, could it be arriving with a waterdrop-style notched display? Rumors surrounding the phone have claimed that it will be arriving with Sony IMX586 48-megapixel triple camera and in-screen fingerprint reader. Hopefully, the details of the phone may surface in the forthcoming weeks.
In February, Weibing had confirmed for the first time on Redmi flagship phone with SD855 chip. The company has no intentions to launch it soon and it is currently focusing on increasing the sales of its recently released Redmi Note 7 series and Redmi 7 smartphones.
There is no launch timeframe for the phone. Probably, it could be arriving in the second half of the year. Some reports have claimed that the same phone may hit the global markets as Poco F2. However, it is too early to come to such a conclusion.
The above shown image belongs to the Redmi phone with 855 SoC. It was spotted with Xiaomi CEO last month. While the display design of the phone is not clearly visible, it did reveal that it features a 3.5mm audio jack. There is no clear evidence to prove that the above phone is the Snapdragon 855. It appears like a notch-less phone. The upcoming Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 is also expected to arrive with a notch-less display.
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