Xiaomi's upcoming flagship Mi 7 to feature wireless charging

Xiaomi launched the Mi 6 last year which was a huge success for the company. It's been a year since it was launched meaning it is now due for replacement. As per a report by Android Headlines, the latest flagship by Xiaomi, the Mi 7 will feature wireless charging. The company itself has confirmed the same via their official WeChat channel. The company joined the Wireless Power Consortium, the consortium for usage and development of Wireless Charging technology a while back. Xiaomi will be partnering with Integrated Device Technology, a US-based tech firm, for the wireless charging hardware on their smartphone.

Previous Mi 7 Rumours

As per the previous leaks and rumours, the Xiaomi Mi 7 is tipped to sport a 6.01-inch OLED display with an 18:9 aspect ratio for the display. The company has already announced via its official WeChat forum that the Mi 7 will be powered by the Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 845 SoC. It is rumoured to feature a 6GB RAM and could be powered by a 3500 mAh battery. The device is also expected to sport a dual camera setup with, 16MP rear cameras. It will be accompanied by the fingerprint sensor on the back. It is rumoured to be priced around 2,699 Yuan (~Rs 26,400).

The Xiaomi Mi could also come with a facial recognition system just like in the iPhone X. However, a previous report had suggested that the device might come with an under the display fingerprint scanner which was announced by Synaptics last month. The Mi 6 was launched last year in China as a China exclusive, so the Mi 7 is expected to be China exclusive only.

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The upcoming Xiaomi flagship smartphone is expected to sport minimum bezels, similar to the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 launched a few months ago. The Mi Mix 2 features a nearly bezel-less design with a 5.99-inch Full HD+ IPS LCD display with a resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels. It is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 SoC coupled with 6GB RAM and comes in three internal storage options of 64GB, 128GB and 256GB.

For the optics, the Mi Mix 2 features a single 12MP rear camera setup with Sony IMX386 sensor with four axis OIS and dual-tone LED flash. For the selfie lovers, it has a 5MP front camera. The device runs on Android 7.0 Nougat coupled with MIUI 9 skin. It also packs a 3400mAh battery.