Xiaomi is planning to
start selling the Redmi
1S on December 23rd, following a Delhi High Court order which has
allowed Xiaomi to sell
only Qualcomm based handsets at the moment. But it looks like
Xiaomi has already started testing what seems to be a Redmi 1S successor. In a
leaked AnTuTu slide spotted by PhoneArena,
Xiaomi is running the benchmark on a probable Redmi 1S successor.
The AnTuTu slide shows
a device codenamed Xiaomi HM2014811 in its benchmark suite. This is most likely
being considered as an upgrade to the Redmi 1S thanks to the similarity in
terms of specifications.
A device codenamed
Xiaomi HM2014811 is rumoured to be a Redmi 1S successor
The rumoured Redmi 1S
successor is not a drastic upgrade from the original, but it will come with a
4G LTE chipset. This makes sense, considering Xiaomi is planning to
release a 4G version of the Redmi Note. Xiaomi has also recently made
heavy investments in a 4G
chip-making company, so one can expect low cost 4G LTE handsets.
However, for this
particular phone, Xiaomi will most likely employ a 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon
410 system on chip which comes with a 1.2GHz quad-core processor and Adreno 306
GPU. It will come with 1GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage which can be expanded
using a microSD card. It will sport a 4.7-inch HD display. On the camera front,
you get an 8MP rear camera and a 2MP front camera.
Another listing by
Chinese regulating body, Tenaa, placed the weight of the device at 132 grams
and dimensions at 134 x 67.21 x 9.2mm.
We will come to know
more details about this new phone only next year.