Will Xiaomi launch an Android tablet running MIUI? Rumours would suggest so with the latest news telling us of a 7-inch device costing around $177.

We have seen numerous leaks and images which claim to be of a Xiaomi tablet and they just don’t seem to be going away! The latest details are similar to those leaked previously and tell of a Xiaomi tablet with a 7-inch 1280 x 720 display, 1GB RAM and quad-core processor.

The only changes have been in the processor type, which is now said to be the tablet specific 1.5Ghz MT8125 chipset from Mediatek rather than the MT6589T, and a slight price increase to 1098 Yuan.

People who claim to have handled the Xiaomi tablet say that the device measures just 7.5mm thick and will compete agains the highly popular, but more expensive, Apple iPad mini.