Xiaomi is expected to announce its next Mi MIX smartphone in October. Last year in October, the Chinese firm had released the Snapdragon 845 chipset powered Mi MIX 3 smartphone and earlier this year, it announced the Mi MIX 3 5G phone with Snapdragon 855 chipset. Hence, there is a possibility that the next Mi MIX phone will arrive with support for 5G connectivity. Amidst rumors of the new Mi MIX phone, a 5G phone from the company’s has been spotted at the database of TENAA. It is being speculated that it could be the Mi MIX 4 or Mi MIX 3s smartphone.

The TENAA database has a listing for M1908F1XE Xiaomi phone. The listing has no information its specs. However, it reveals that the phone carries support for 5G connectivity which makes it quite evident that it could be the successor of the Mi MIX 3 smartphone.

Xiaomi M1908F1XE 5G Phone

In October 2017, Xiaomi had launched the Mi MIX 2 and an upgraded edition called Mi MIX 2S was made official in March 2018. The Mi MIX 2S had a model number of M1803D5XE which appears similar to the newly spotted M1908F1XE 5G phone. Hence, it is being said that it could be the Xiaomi Mi MIX 3S. However, there have been other rumors that have claimed that the company may release the next Mi MIX phone has Mi MIX 4. It remains to be seen what moniker the company will use for its upcoming Mi MIX smartphone.

Xiaomi Product Director Wang Teng Thomas had claimed recently that that the next Mi MIX phone will offer faster wireless charging than the Xiaomi Mi 9. The Mi 9 comes with 20W fast wireless charging technology. Hence, the upcoming Mi MIX phone’s rapid wireless charging tech is expected to exceed 20W.

Xiaomi Mi MIX 4 teaser
Official image released earlier this year teases design of the next Mi MIX series smartphone

A report from May by XDA Developers had claimed that the next Snapdragon 855 flagship phone from Xiaomi is codenamed Hercules. It is equipped with triple rear cameras and a single front camera. Other rumored features of the smartphone include in-display fingerprint scanner, wireless charging and NFC. None of the Mi MIX series of smartphones that have released so far have featured an in-screen fingerprint reader. Hence, the Xiaomi Hercules phone could be the Mi MIX 4 could be coming with in-display fingerprint sensor. Also, like the predecessor models, it may offer a very high screen-to-body ratio. However, it is advisable to wait for further leaks to know more on the specs of the phone.

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