Xiaomi MI7 will be 8th Anniversary Edition Specs and Design All Leaked to know

Xiaomi MI7

Chinese mobile maker Xiaomi is expected to launch the successor to its premium Mi 6 smartphone this year. Xiaomi fans were expecting a Mi 7 handset to be launched at MWC 2018, but that did not happen, and the company went on to unveil the Mi Mix 2S in March. However, the latest leaks suggest that Xiaomi will launch the smartphone later this month. Interestingly, reports also suggest that the company either launch two smartphones this year or will reportedly skip its Mi 7 branding to go for just Mi 8.


As per a MyDrivers report, Xiaomi will launch two handsets in May 2018. While one of them is said to be the Xiaomi Mi 7, the other is said to be the firm's 8th-anniversary edition. The leak claims that the special edition will be the highlight of the launch event. The new smartphone dubbed as the 8th Anniversary Edition phone is rumoured to be unveiled by the end of this month, and it may come with 3D facial recognition feature like the one present in Apple iPhone X. According to the report, it will be the first Android smarphone to feature 3D facial recognition. Similar to the Mi 7, Xiaomi's 8th Anniversary Edition phone is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 845 coupled with 8GB of RAM.

Coming to the nomenclature, Mocha RQ, a blogger in China wrote on microblogging site Weibo that Xiaomi will skip the Mi 7 name in favour of Mi 8. Chinese firms are usually obsessed with numbers. It is reminiscent of the time when another Chinese manufacturer OnePlus had skipped a OnePlus 4 smartphone because the number '4' is considered unlucky in China. The blogger explained that Xiaomi wants the name to align with its 8th anniversary. Also, the blogger added that the handset will be announced in May this year.

To recall, another report in April claimed that Xiaomi may, in fact, be one of the first brands to unveil a handset with 3D facial sensing with the launch of the latest Mi flagship. The report had also claimed that Xiaomi's plans to launch the smartphone with a Snapdragon 845 SoC in the first quarter this year have been delayed. Instead, the smartphone might see an unveiling after the third quarter.


In terms of specifications, the company CEO has already hinted that the Mi 7 will come with an under-display fingerprint sensor. Additionally, reports have suggested that the phone will come with 6GB RAM and Android 8.0.0 Oreo.

Unofficial preliminary specifications

Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G bands	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G bands	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes

Launch	Announced	Not announced yet
	Status	Rumored

Body	Dimensions	-
	Weight	-
	Build	Front/back glass, stainless steel frame
	SIM	Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
		- Splash resistant

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.65 inches, 82.4 cm2
	Resolution	1080 x 2160 pixels, 18:9 ratio (~427 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
		- MIUI 9.0

Platform	OS	Android 8.0 (Oreo)
	Chipset	Qualcomm SDM845 Snapdragon 845
	CPU	Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 385 Silver)
	GPU	Adreno 630

Memory	Card slot	No
	Internal	128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	Dual: 16 MP (f/1.7, 4-axis OIS), 2x optical zoom, phase detection autofocus, dual-LED dual-tone flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
	Video	2160p@30fps
	Secondary	8 MP, 1080p

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes, with stereo speakers
	3.5mm jack	No
		- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - Type-C to 3.5 mm headphone jack adapter

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
	Bluetooth	5.0, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	NFC	Yes
	Infrared port	Yes
	Radio	No
	USB	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Features	Sensors	Fingerprint (under display), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
		- Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 3.0) - MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Non-removable Li-Po 4480 mAh battery

Misc	Colors	Ceramic Black, Black, Blue, White
	Price	About 350 EUR