Aside from releasing the Redmi Pro and Mi Notebook laptop in July, Xiaomi was rumored to be working towards the release of another flagship under the Mi series, believed to be Mi Note 2. The Mi Note 2 flagship was rumored to launch in August and the specs the Mi flagship will feature had also been leaked previously.

Apart from the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, a new smartwatch is expected to be released by the Chinese company whuch is in line with statements credited to Xiaomi co-founder Liwan Jiang who hinted that Xiaomi is planning to release two high-end products in August. Industry analyst Pan Jiutang had previously hinted that a Xiaomi conference will be held in August where the Mi Note 2 is expected to be released.

However, considering that Xiaomi just concluded its July 27 conference, many Weibo users are pessimistic about the possiblity of another news conference holding in August. They are of the opinion that the company may delay the release due to the short time interval.

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But industry analyst, Pan Jiutang still thinks the Mi Note 2 would pop in August, in line with production plan. Mr Jiutang also revealed some expected specs of the flagship Mi Note 2, saying the device will be the first from Xiaomi to sport the latest Snapdragon 821 processor, would have more than one version, with perhaps curved and straight display screen versions. The tech analyst also reveals the Mi Note 2 may likely have two RAM versions, one with 4GB RAM and another having 6GB of RAM.

In addition to that, Pan Jiutang also disclosed that the Xiaomi Mi smartwatch will also be released in August along side the Mi Note 2.

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Xiaomi’s co-founder and Senior Vice-President, Liwan Jiang has reaffirmed the plan of the company to release high-end but cost effective smartphones this year.

Liwan Jiang disclosed this while speaking at an interview very recently. The Senior VP reaffirmed the plan by Xiaomi to release high-end products in the second half of the year and further hinted that the company has shifted its attention to the launch of the high-end device.

Mr Jiang also reassured earlier stance that Xiaomi’s cost-effective policy will still not change as regards the high-end device and hinted at the possibility of a special brand name for the device. He, however did not disclose the specific name it’d be called.

It has been rumored that a Xiaomi news conference is scheduled to take place sometime in August where the new high-end device(s) is expected to be unveiled.

Also, on that same day in August, the long awaited Mi Note 2 is expected to be launched as well.

The 5.7-inch Mi Note 2 is expected to come with Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 821 processor, 4GB / 6GB RAM options, fingerprint sensor, dual camera setup and lots more top specs. The Mi Note 2 is expected to be priced at 3000 Yuan (about $450) for the base model.

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