A mysterious Xiaomi smartphone with a full-screen design, which is rumored to be the upcoming Xiaomi R1, was spotted fully-functioning in a subway in China. The image of the phone that is said to be the first one from the new "R" series of smartphones went viral on the internet.
The leaked hands-on images show a clear Xioami R1 kept inside a case having very thin bezels on the sides resembling full view (with 18:9 aspect ratio) screen-based Xiaomi Mi Mix 2.
According to reports, the new device is said to be a mid-range smartphone. People are expecting the upcoming phone to be priced around $227 (€191).
Although, there is no word on key internal hardware, the images reveal that the Xiaomi R1 will have Type 2 micro-USB port with two single-grille speakers on both sides in the bottom. The Xiaomi R1 is expected to feature a rear fingerprint scanner as well.
Xiaomi is expected to unveil its much-in-leaks Redmi Note 5 smartphone with a full-screen design before the end of the year. Reportedly, it will replace the company's bestselling phone to date: Redmi Note 4. However, it is still to be seen whether the Chinese company will also announce R1 this year only or next year.
Reports said that the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 will have a 5.99-inch full HD+ (2160x1080p) with 18:9 aspect ratio backed with 4,000mAh battery that claims to offer up to 72 hours of standby time. A 2.0GHz 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor runs the phone with the help of 3GB/4GB RAM. The new device will offer 32GB/64GB internal storage.
The smartphone runs on Android 7.1 Nougat operating system with MIUI 9 on top of it and has a 12-megapixel rear camera. In addition to this, the device supports 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, GLONASS and dual-SIM support. It measures 158.5mm x 75.5mm x 8.05mm and weighs 179 grams.
