Lu Weibing, general manager of Xiaomi’s Redmi brand, posted a message on the Weibo social network about the preparation of a powerful smartphone based on the MediaTek platform.
It is noted that the first gaming device under the Redmi brand is being prepared for release. It will receive a high-quality Samsung E4 AMOLED display with a traditional flat shape. The refresh rate of this panel is likely to hit 120Hz.
Liu Weibing noted that the Dimension 1200 processor will become the silicon «heart» of the gaming phone. The chip combines eight processing cores with a clock speed of up to 3.0 GHz, a Mali-G77 MC9 graphics accelerator and a 5G modem with a data transfer rate of up to 4.7 Gb / With.
The presentation of new items will take place this month. Unfortunately, the head of Redmi did not go into further details about the upcoming device.
Note that Xiaomi in 2020 ranked third in the list of the largest smartphone vendors in Europe. According to Counterpoint Technology Market Research, the Chinese company increased shipments of devices by 90% in a year, occupying 14% of the European market.