According to the listing, the Redmi 7 smartphone will sport a 6.26-inch HD+ (720 x 1520 pixels) display and will run on Android 9.0 Pie skinned with MIUI. The handset will reportedly house a 3,900mAh battery and will be powered by an unnamed octa-core CPU which will be clocked at 1.8GHz. The smartphone is expected to be available in three variants – 2GB RAM + 16GB storage, 3GB RAM + 32GB storage and 4GB RAM + 64GB storage. Like its predecessor Redmi 6, the upcoming device will come with a dual-rear camera setup comprising of a 12MP sensor coupled with an 8MP sensor. Redmi 7’s TENAA listing was first spotted by GizmoChina. Redmi 7 will be of 158.65 x 76.43 x 8.47mm in dimension and will weigh 180 grams. The sensors in Redmi 7 will include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, fingerprint sensor and a proximity sensor. According to reports, Xiaomi will be hosting a press event in China on March 18 where it is expected to unveil the Redmi 7 along with Redmi Note 7 Pro in its home country. We should mention that Redmi Note 7 Pro already saw its global release in India along with Redmi Note 7 last week. Currently, there is no news of the pricing of Redmi 7 but as it is a successor of Redmi 6, which was launched in the budget segment, the upcoming smartphone is also expected to priced similarly. The Redmi 7 is speculated to make its way to Indian markets few weeks after its launch in China.
Talking about Redmi 7’s predecessor, the Redmi 6 featured a 5.45-inch HD display and was powered by Mediatek MT6762 Helio P22 SoC clocked at 2GHz. It came in two variants – one with 2GB RAM and 32GB storage and the other with 3GB RAM and 64GB storage. Redmi 6 came with a 12MP camera along with a 5MP camera while the front held a 5MP selfie camera. It ran Android 8.1 Oreo skinned with MIUI10 and housed a 3,000mAh battery. The 2GB RAM variant currently sells for Rs 7,999 while the 3GB RAM variant sells for Rs 8,499.
