Xiaomi's Facebook page has a hot new addition - a teaser image of some kind of device sitting in a box behind a red curtain. Xiamomi teases it as "Something New is Coming" and we can bet it will turn out to be the upcoming Xiaomi Red Rice.
The Mi-3 is hyped to feature a Full HD 5.5-incher at the front (http://www.gsmarena.com/alleged_image_of_xiaomi_mi3_leaked_55inch_display_in_tow-news-6351.php), 3 gigs of RAM to support a quad-core Snapdragon 800 (http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_note_iii_and_xiaomi_mi3__antutu_scores_found-news-6073.php) chip with four 2.1 GHz Krait 400 cores. There will be two cameras on board, likely a 13 MP main one and a 5 MP front-facing one. There's talk of a Hi-Fi audio and a beefy 3600 mAh battery to power it along.
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UPDATE: According to a tipster with knowledge in the matter the leak is most likely of the Xiaomi Red Rice and not the Mi-3. The Red Rice will likely feature a 4.7" device and the first Xiaomi with a quad-core Mediatek MT6589T chip. It's expected to sport a price tag of around $160.
Also found on Facebook is an image of the Red Rice's back panel courtesy of Xiaomi's major Asian reseller Ibuygou.
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The same reseller points to end of August release of the Red Rice and October release of the Mi-3.
Thanks, Bazan for the tip!
Source 1 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=562193310482933&set=a.260176487351285.55855.250677251634542&type=1) | Source 2 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=605820516129457&set=a.179204975457682.40857.177937042251142&type=1)
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