Xiaomi Redmi 6 series set for debut in India next week: Quick facts

Xiaomi had earlier announced that the Redmi 6 series will be launched in India soon and now, the company has revealed that it will be revealed on September 6.

Xiaomi is expected to announce the price and availability details of the Redmi 6 series. Going by the press invite, the company will be releasing all the three variants of the device—one low-end Redmi 6A, a generic Redmi 6 and the top-end Redmi 6 Pro.

For the uninitiated, all the aforementioned devices are already available in China; the specifications are in the public domain. But, it can be noted that Redmi 6 and the 6A heading to India will most probably come with the Qualcomm Snapdragon, as the company is barred from selling the phones with MediaTek chipsets in the country. Rest of hardware including the design language, RAM, storage, camera and the battery will remain the same as the ones sold in China.

The Redmi 6 and the 6A come with the metal-clad shell on the back and on the front, it sports a 5.45-inch HD+ (1440x720p) screen with 18:9 display aspect ratio, which offers cinematic viewing experience.

Under-the-hood, the Redmi 6 comes packed with MediaTek Helio P22 octa-core (in China)processor, Android Oreo-based MIUI 9.5, 3GB/4GB RAM, 32GB/64GB storage, a 12MP+5MP dual camera with Bokeh blur feature, a 5MP front camera with face unlock, fingerprint sensor and a 3,000mAh battery.

On the other hand, the Redmi 6A houses MediaTek Helio A22 quad-core (in China) processor, Android Oreo-based MIUI 9.5 OS, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, a 13MP single camera on the back and a 5MP sensor with face unlock and a 3,000mAh. It can be noted that Xiaomi is betting big on face recognition technology in the Redmi 6A, as it has left out the finger scanner.

Both the Redmi 6 series models come with Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered smart camera applications to offer Bokeh blur effect, face mask, age detection, editing tools including Beautify for front snapper offering options to adjust skin tone, erase scar and make the users' face appealing and worthy to be posted on social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, among others.

As far as the Redmi 6 Pro is concerned, The Redmi 6 Pro sports a 5.84-inch full HD+ screen with a notch on top, which houses 5MP front camera with face unlock capability. On the rear side, it features vertically aligned dual-cameras and also a fingerprint sensor in the centre.

Under-the-hood, it comes with Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core, 3GB/4GB storage, 32GB/64GB storage and a 4,000mAh battery, which is more than enough to last a whole day under mixed usage.

The key aspect of the device is its camera hardware. It comes with a 12MP+5MP dual camera with Artificial Intelligence (AI) Portrait and AI scene detection feature. With this, the phone will be capable of detecting different possible scenarios such as pets, flowers, human face, landscape, snowy conditions, night, food and more.

For instance, if you are pointing the Redmi 6 Pro camera to a garden, it will intuitively know you are taking a picture of a flower and it adjusts the camera's focus and other settings to get the best possible image. Or if you are taking the photo outdoors, it will automatically set the camera mode to landscape and cover a wider area in the single frame.

On the front too, Redmi 6 Pro also features an equally impressive 5MP front camera with AI Portrait, wherein despite having just one lens, it can take selfies with Bokeh blur effect. It allows users to adjust the focus on the background and foreground, which suits best to make it look appealing.

Key specifications of Xiaomi Redmi 6, Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 Pro:

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