Chinese Smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi today an**unced a new smartphone, called the Redmi Pro, during an event in Beijing, China, where it also surprised attendees With the 'Mi **tebook Air'. As TechCrunch pointed out, the company's Redmi line of Smartphone devices angle toward the low-cost spectrum of handsets, With most models costing around $150, allowing the company to move over 110 million models in the last three years.
A few additions to the Redmi Pro place it on the higher-end of that spectrum, since the new Smartphone is the first in the Redmi family to have an OLED display, a larger 5.5-Inch screen, and -- perhaps most **tably -- pack in a dual-camera system. Specifically, the two lenses are a 13-megapixel Sony IMX258 sensor and a 5-megapixel Samsung sensor, and will result in image quality on par With DSLR-style cameras, according to the company.
Other than these features, the Redmi Pro also has a 4050 mAh battery, a USB Type-C charging port, up to 4GB of RAM and 128GB internal memory, an expected fingerprint sensor for biometric security, and three color options: gold, grey, and silver. Pricing for the Redmi Pro begins at $225 (1,499 Yuan) for 3GB RAM With 32GB of storage, $255 (1,699 Yuan) for 3GB RAM With 64GB of storage, and $300 (1,999 Yuan) for 4GB RAM and 128GB of storage. According to Xiaomi, the difference between the 3GB and 4GB RAM models is a faster and more powerful GPU and Helio X25 chipset.
The Redmi Pro -- which will launch on August 6 in China -- is debuting at a time when higher-quality Smartphone cameras have begun to stand out as a major sticking point for consumers deciding on which device to purchase. Apple's own upcoming iPhone 7 Plus has been the perpetrator behind dozens of Dual-Lens camera rumors since the beginning of the year, With a handful of design renderings and images of the Smartphone leaking this summer, all showing off the large, pill-shaped enclosure purported to lead to DSLR quality photos as well.
For those interested, Gizchina has a collection of images taken With the Redmi Pro's dual-camera system on its website.