Xiaomi Mi 6 AnTuTu benchmark score spotted in the wild; hints at a Snapdragon 835 chipset

Xiaomi Mi 6 AnTuTu benchmark score spotted in the wild; hints at a Snapdragon 835 chipset

Xiaomi Mi 6 is rumored to be launched in time for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 next month in Barcelona, considering the Mi 5 was launched at MWC in 2016. Naturally, speculations are flying around online about its probable specifications and features. A latest leak suggests that the Xiaomi Mi 6 has crossed the 200,000 mark on an AnTuTu benchmark.

According to the latest leak reported by GizmoChina, the rumoured Xiaomi Mi 6 AnTuTu benchmark score of 210,329 has been leaked. It is not officially available on AnTuTu site, but a screenshot has been shared by a Weibo user.

This adds gravitas to the speculation that the Xiaomi Mi 6 will be housing the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset inside. Along with the Samsung Galaxy S8, Xiaomi Mi 6 is the only other phone being speculated to be released with the Snapdragon 835.

So far, there hasn’t been any phone with this high an AnTuTu score. The OnePlus 3T which sports the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 SoC gave a score of 162,479; Apple iPhone 7 Plus had given a score of 183,093.

According to GSMArena, an iSuppli analyst has said that Xiaomi Mi 6 will be the first Chinese smartphone to be sporting the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. It is also expected to be coming our around the same time as Samsung’s Galaxy S8’s international launch.

A recent rumour suggests that the Mi 6 is already in works and will come in three processor variants. Expect three variants by the name of Mi 6S, Mi 6E and Mi 6P. The different alphabet along with the Mi 6 moniker represents the chipset it is loaded with.

The letter ‘S’ stands for Snapdragon, while the letter ‘E’ stands for MediaTek’s Helio SoC for some reason, and the letter ‘P’ is supposed to represent Xiaomi’s own, rumored Pinecone SoC.  It’s peculiar that why the 6E represents the Helio processor, it’s even possible that the letter ‘E’ represent ‘Exynos’ and not MediaTek’s offering.

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Updated Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G officially launched in China

Updated Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G officially launched in China

Xiaomi was suppose to announce an update to its Mi Notebook lineup and today it has announced the new Mi Notebook Air 4G. As the name suggests, it now supports  4G connectivity, specifically LTE Cat. 4. Launched in partnership with China Mobile the laptops natively support the telecom company’s networks without the need of a SIM card.

Apart from the addition of 4G LTE support, there aren’t a lot of changes, atleast for the 12.5-inch version.  You still get the Full-HD display, Intel Core M3 processor paired with 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM (1866MHz) and a 128GB SSD (SATA) with a second SSD expansion slot. Rest of the features include AKG stereo speakers, Wi-Fi , Bluetooth 4.1 and Dolby Digital surround sound support. The ports include an HDMI, two USB 3.0 , a USB Type-C port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The claimed battery life also remains the same at 11.5 hours.

A certain rumour said that the update will be called the Mi Notebook Pro with high-end specs. However that is not the case, but the 13.3-inch model does see a small upgrade. It now features a sixth-generation Intel Core i7 processor, which the company claims provides a 10 percent improvement over the standard Core i5 processor which was launched earlier. Other than that everything remains the same including a Full-HD display, an Nvidia GeForce 940MX GPU with 1GB of VRAM, 8GB of DDR4 RAM, a 9.5 hour battery life and a 256GB SSD with a secondary expansion slot.

The 12.5-inch version of the Mi Notebook Air 4G is priced at CNY 4,699 (Rs. 46,500 approx) and the 13.3-inch model has been priced at CNY 6,999 (Rs. 69,500 approx). Both the laptops will come bundled free access to 4GB of 4G data free every month courtesy China Telecom, which means 48GB a year.

Xiaomi’s Mi Notebook Air offerings haven’t grabbed much attention and it seems the hype of copying Apple products has subsided. Currently the Mi Notebook Air lineup is available only in China but hopefully by next year it will be sold in other markets.

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