As expected, after launching the Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer has today officially launched the device in its home country. The phone is priced at 1,599 Yuan (approximately $238).

In China, the Redmi Note 7 Pro will be available in three color options — Neptune Blue, Nebula Red, and Classic Red. While the Neptune Blue and Nebula Red comes with a gradient finish, the Classic Black has a solid matte color finish.

Those who pre-ordered the smartphone before 16th March will get the phone soon if they complete the payment process by tonight. The Redmi Note 7 Pro will be available for pre-sale from 19th March and the first sale will take place on 22nd March.

The Redmi Note 7 Pro boasts a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 450 nits brightness and 15000:1 contrast ratio. The bezels surrounding the display measures just 1.95mm. It also comes with Sunlight Display mode and Reading mode.

The phone comes with a 2.5D curved glass on the front as well as back, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both the sides, protecting it from minor scratches. Under the hood, the device is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core chipset which is manufactured using the 11nm FinFET process, coupled with Adreno 612 GPU.

As for the memory configuration, the smartphone comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. There’s also a microSD card slot that enables users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 512GB.

In the camera department, the smartphone features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 48-megapixel primary Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor for depth sensing along with an LED flash. The company is also introducing an AI-powered Steady handheld night photography mode for the first time.

The camera also comes with support for EIS and features like AI Portrait 2.0, Studio Lighting, Studio Lighting Live Preview and comes with support for 4K video recording at 30fps. On the front side, the phone is equipped with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with AI Beautify, Studio Lighting, Scene Detection, Portrait Selfie, etc. It also comes with support for AI Face Unlock feature.

The phone has retained the 3.5mm headphone jack and comes with a USB Type-C port — a first for the Redmi Note series smartphone. There’s also an IR blaster which comes in handy for controlling electronics products.

Along with the usual set of connectivity options, it also supports Dual SIM and Dual VoLTE. In terms of software, the phone is running the company’s own MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box.

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It comes with P2i coating that ensures protection from rain, water spills, and sweat. The device is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 18W Quick Charge 4 fast charging support. The company claims that it offers 14 days of standby time, 45 hours of talk time and 8.5 hours of gaming.

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Xiaomi’s newly independent Redmi brand launched its first smartphone in China in January — Redmi Note 7, which has been very well received in China. Recently, the company launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro in India.

The company has already confirmed that the Redmi Note 7 Pro will make its way to China on 18th March. However, the phone is expected to launch in China with minor changes in terms of specs and features and the company has said that it has “more surprises.”

Now, ahead of the phone’s official launch in China on 18th March, Lei Jun, co-founder of Xiaomi, has posted an image of the Redmi Note 7 Pro’s retail box in gradient color on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, teasing the arrival of the phone in China.

To remind you, the Redmi Note 7 Pro boasts a 6.3-inch Full HD+ display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 450 nits brightness and 15000:1 contrast ratio. The bezels surrounding the display measures just 1.95mm and it comes with Sunlight Display mode and Reading mode.

The device comes with a 2.5D curved glass on the front as well as back, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 on both the sides, protecting it from minor scratches. Under the hood, the device is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 octa-core chipset which is manufactured using the 11nm FinFET process, coupled with Adreno 612 GPU.

It comes in two variants — 4GB RAM and 6GB RAM, packing 64GB and 128GB of internal storage respectively. There’s also a microSD card slot that enables users to further expand the phone’s storage capacity up to 512GB.

In the camera department, the smartphone features a dual camera setup on the back, consisting of a 48-megapixel primary Sony IMX586 sensor with f/1.79 aperture and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor for depth sensing along with an LED flash and AI-powered Steady handheld night photography mode.

On the front side, it is equipped with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with AI Beautify, Studio Lighting. Scene Detection, Portrait Selfie, etc. It also supports AI Face Unlock feature. The phone has retained the 3.5mm headphone jack and comes with a USB Type-C port as well as an IR blaster.

In terms of software, the phone is running the company’s own MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box. The Redmi Note 7 Pro is powered by a 4,000mAh battery with support for 18W Quick Charge 4 fast charging support.

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Xiaomi has scheduled a launch event in China on March 18 at 2 PM (Beijing Time) for the launch of Redmi Note 7 Pro. We’ll have to wait for the official launch in China to know what “surprises” the company has to offer for the smartphone.

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After successfully launching Redmi Note 7 Pro and Redmi Note 7 in India a couple of days ago, it is heading to China. As revealed by an invite posted on Xiaomi’s official Weibo handle, the Chinese smartphone maker is now launching the Redmi Note 7 Pro in China on March 18. Although the launch event details are unclear at the time of writing, we expect more information to surface in the coming days.

In the official invite, Redmi Note 7 Pro’s back is clearly visible with Blue gradient finish. Along with the launch date, Redmi General manager Lu Weibing has also teased that the new device will carry some “more surprises.” As of now, looking at the image, it’s hard to find the changes that the Chinese version is carrying. Overall, the things behind “more surprises” are still under wraps. Even, Weibing didn’t find it interesting to share some hints about those “surprises.”

However, Xiaomi launched their Redmi Note 7 and Redmi Note 7 Pro devices in India with Snapdragon 600 processors at reasonable prices. Xiaomi Note 7 Pro carries various advanced features over the Redmi Note 7 such as the new Dual rear camera module including a 48-megapixel sensor. It carries Snapdragon 675 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and 128 GB internal storage. There are few more minor advancements that have taken place in Redmi Note 7 Pro over Redmi Note 7.

It has already been listed over at TENAA in recent past confirming that Redmi Note 7 Pro with Model number M1901F7BE is coming soon in China. The key specifications such as dew-drop display and dual camera module on the rear side also got confirmed with the listing. As of now, by looking at Note 7 Pro’s rear side in the invite, it’s quite hard to crack the mystery behind “more surprises.”

Indian version Redmi Note 7 Pro specs

In India, the Redmi Note 7 Pro carries a 6.3-inch FHD+ display featuring a resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. It carries 19.5:9 aspect ratio for the broader viewing experience. It comes packed with Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 SoC coupled with 4/6 GB RAM options. Redmi Note 7 Pro comes packed with 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 primary sensor + 5-megapixel secondary camera on the rear side. There’s a 12-megapixel single camera on the front side for selfies and video calling.

It has been made available for the price starting INR 13,999 (~1321 Yuan) for 4/64GB variant. There’s another 6/128GB internal storage variant which is available for INR 16,999 which roughly translates to 1605 Yuan.

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Additionally, Xiaomi will debut the new device in China on March 18 at 2 pm (Beijing Time). Other details about the Chinese version of Redmi Note 7 Pro are still awaited. We hope some more teasers to arrive before the actual launch to take place. We hope pricing remains intact to the Indian counterpart.

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