Earlier Xiaomi announced the new Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 & Note 7 Pro in India and now the sub-brand Redmi just unveiled the budget smartphone with Redmi 7 in China. The new Redmi 7 comes in Blue, Red and Black colors. The Redmi 7 will go on sale from March 26 in China. The new Redmi 7 with 2GB+16GB is priced at 699 Yuan (Rs.7200/-), the 3GB+32GB at 799 Yuan (Rs.8200/-) and the 4GB+64GB at 999 Yuan (Rs.10,200/-) respectively.
The new Redmi 7 takes the design from the Redmi Note 7 & Note 7 Pro comes with exactly similar looks but with trim down specs. Redmi 7 comes with a glossy plastic with gradient finish on the back and measures 8.47 mm thick. It weighs around 180 grams which are slightly on the higher side due to the huge battery.
The new Redmi 7 sports 6.26 inches waterdrop HD+ display similar to Redmi Note 7 having an aspect ratio of 19:9. It is covered with 2.5D curved glass on top with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for protection. The Redmi 7 is powered by the SD632 SoC coupled with 2GB/3GB/4GB RAM and 16GB/32GB/64GB storage option. It also features a dedicated microSD card slot.
The new Redmi 7 comes with P2i nano-coating making it splash proof. The Redmi 7 features Dual rear cameras same as one found on Mi 6 with the 12MP primary sensor 1.12um pixel size, having an aperture of f/2.2 along with secondary 2MP depth camera, PDAF and LED flash. The new Redmi 7 features 8MP selfie shooter with Face Unlock option.
The new Redmi 7 also comes with a fingerprint scanner and IR Blaster. The connectivity option includes Dual SIM with Dual 4G LTE and Dual VoLTE support, Wifi, Bluetooth 4.2, A-GPS, GLONASS, micro USB port, FM Radio, and 3.5 mm audio jack. All this is packed by a larger 4000 mAh battery without fast charging support. It runs on Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10 on top.
