Xiaomi to Price Upcoming Mi Note 2 at $600, Says Analyst





Xiaomi is about to release a new phablet which is meant to replace the original Mi Note. The flagship will probably be launched this month or in October. We've been hearing about the device for a long time, and it was initially suspected to see the light of day in the first half of 2016. Obviously, it wasn't the case, but the rumors kept on coming out way. Now, it's very clear that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will be introduced in the near future because it was more or less confirmed by the manufacturer's CEO who said that the handset will "surprise us". Yesterday, we saw an alleged leaked images of the terminal featuring two camera sensors aligned vertically. Well, today we have a fresh piece of news regarding the smartphone.

This time we are talking about a rumor or leak, and it's more like an assumption made by the well-known Chinese analyst, Pan Jiutang, who suggested that the phone might be more pricier that we've been used to so far. Xioami has a reputation for producing premium phones that are sold fore less money than other devices with similar specs, such as the Mi 5 series. Anyway, the analyst claims that Xiaomi Note 2 will have a price starting from 4,000 Yuan ($600), for the base version. If we turns out to be right, it would mean that the Mi Note 2 will be the priciest devices ever made by Xiaomi. The manufacturer could profit from the issues which Samsung has with its Galaxy Note 7, and the Mi Note 2 could take is place in the phablet segment, though it's hard to believe that Xiaomi's product will have as much success as the Galaxy Note 7 would've had without the battery problems. The Mi Note 2 is claimed to come with a curved panel which will resemble the one of the Note 7. The size of the screen will be similar to Samsung's handset too.

Anyhow, gathering all the rumors, it seems that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 will boast a 5.7-inch panel that will have a resolution of 2560 x 1440. In terms of memory, it will feature 6 GB of RAM and the amount of flash storage will differ depending on the model. Under the hood, the phone will flaunt a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 CPU, and an Adreno 530 GPU. As mentioned earlier, the device will boast a dual camera setup on the back which will most likely consist of two 12 MP shooters with LED flash. The materials from which the casing will be made will probably be glass and metal.