The Mi 6 was Xiaomi’s flagship smartphone of 2017. It has been four years since its release. The handset may make a comeback this year just like the recently launched Redmi Note 8 2021 Edition.

Earlier last month, Xiaomi founder and CEO Lei Jun revealed that there are still more than 2 million Mi 6 users. A few days later, a netizen on Weibo asked the company founder to release a new compact smartphone with a Mi 6-like design. 

As per this person, the Mi 11 Lite Lite 5G (aka Mi 11 Youth Edition) is still a big device despite its minimal thickness. Therefore, he is looking for an even smaller handset. Lei Jun simply replied ‘Received’ (read feedback received) to this netizen’s comment.

On the same day, Xiaomiui came across a new Xiaomi device codenamed ‘mercury’. This mysterious phone will feature a 120Hz display, 12MP pixel binning main camera, ultra-wide camera, and 5x telephoto camera.

As per Xiaomiui (via MySmartPrice), this phone could go official as Mi 6 2021 Edition. Because Xiaomi released a limited edition Mercury Silver color variant of the Mi 6. This and other links suggest the upcoming Xiaomi ‘mecury’ to be Mi 6 2021 Edition.

Unfortunately, the claim cannot be verified at the moment. Anyway, we expect to learn more about this smartphone in the coming days. Perhaps, it could be indeed the rumored Mi 6 2021 Edition or something else altogether.

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