Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi in pushing forward its parent company goal of offering quality products with a high value for money at a launch event recently in China announced the Redmi 7 smartphone. Although not the first value for money device under the independent Redmi brand, the Redmi 7 is the true successor to the Redmi 6 and the Redmi 6 Pro, as well as the Redmi 6A, launched last year at a starting price of 699 yuan ($105).
Now, barely 24hrs after it launched in its home country, the Redmi 7 appears to be on a global voyage, as the device is now up for online pre-order at the company’s Ukraine partner retailers and offline purchase at the official Mi Store at a starting price of UAH3,999 or $147/€130. It is a bit surprising seeing the Redmi 7 go on sale in Ukraine only a few days after launch, while the Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro are yet to be available for sale in the same country.
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Redmi latest gets the Snapdragon 632 chipset coupled with 2GB to 4GB of RAM, 16GB to 64GB of expandable storage under the hood, while it flaunts a 6.26-inch HD+ display with Gorilla Glass 5, while also boasting of a p2i water-resistant coating to protect it from rain and similar splashes. There is a rear fingerprint sensor at the back, with a dual camera lens for photographic duties, and a single 8MP selfie camera with face unlock within its waterdrop notch.
Other specs and features include Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10, a 4000mAh battery, iR blaster, dedicated dual SIM and microSD card slots, and Redmi is also offering an 18-month warranty on the device (at least in China).
Xiaomi Redmi 7 specifications
- 6.26-inch (1520 × 720 pixels) HD+ 19:9 2.5D curved glass display, 84% NTSC Color Gamut, 1500:1 contrast ratio, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection
- 1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 632 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
- 2GB RAM with 16GB storage / 3GB RAM with 32GB storage / 4GB RAM with 64GB storage, expandable memory up to 512GB with microSD
- Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10
- Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
- 12MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1.12um pixel size, f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, secondary 2MP camera
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor
- Splash resistant (P2i nano coating)
- 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
- Dimensions: 158.73×75.58×8.47mm; Weight: 180g
- Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS
- 4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery
