If the idea of a Xiaomi Mi4s, Redmi Note 2, Redmi Note 2 Pro and Xiaomi Mi5 sound good to you then check out this purported leaked Xiaomi roadmap.
We’ve seen leaked roadmaps in the past but we have never seen one from Xiaomi. Xiaomi are generally very secretive about their upcoming models, so with this in mind we ask you to rap a couple of pinches of salt before reading on.
According to the Xiaomi roadmap we can expect at least 4 new Xiaomi phone models this year.
First up will be an updated version of the current Xiaomi Mi4. Due in June 2015 the Xiaomi Mi4S will feature a 5-inch FHD display and 13 mega-pixel main camera just as the current Mi4 does, but with addition of OIS for the main camera. It looks as though the front camera of the Xiaomi Mi4S is a 4MP ultrapixel model and that the processor is a Qualcomm MSM8994 or more commonly known Snapdragon 810.
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A month later in July 2015 we can expect to see two new Redmi models in the form of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 and Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro. The Redmi Note 2 will feature a 5.5-inch HD display, 13 mega-pixel main camera, 5 megapixel front and MSM8919 Snapdragon 410 chipset. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro will boast an increase in resolution to 1920 x 1080 and a more powerful Snapdragon 615 octacore chipset.
After those launches we will have to wait until November where it is rumoured the Xiaomi Mi5 will launch. Specifications for the Xiaomi Mi5 include a 5.2-inch 2K display, 20 mega-pixel main camera, 2 mega-pixel front and MSM8996 chipset rumoured to be the Snapdragon 820.
What do you make of these rumoured upcoming Xiaomi models? What other changes do you hope to see on the next Xiaomi models?
Probably I will go for the Redmi Note 2 Pro if the price will be reasonable.
I would be more happy with the MT6752. It is a little bit faster, but maybe the S615’s community support will be better.
Not releasing the Mi5 till November? I’m calling this BS especially given how closely guarded Xiaomi’s plans are. With the release of the Mi4i, there is no market for a Mi4s unless its the same model with the S meaning “Singapore” or something similar.
Actually the Mi5 would be the only good thing on this roadmap.
MSM8996 is the assumed model number for SD820 and launching something with it this year would be good ( it’s not clear if anyone will be able to have SD820 this year, Qualcomm will rush it but remains to be seen how fast they manage to deliver) . Ofc Xiaomi lost it’s way so there is no point in hoping for a good price anymore and they clearly lack the decency to include a microSD.
More of the Xiaomi lost it’s way posts, you never let up with that do you?
Various reports suggest Qualcomm won’t release the 820 till the end of the year/beginning of next year. They are fully committed to the 810 right now.
Lol, leave the kid alone! 🙂
You know I can’t resist…
Even if he gets one for free he is still going to talk shit due to lack of SD card slot.
And if Xiaomi makes one just for him with a SD card slot then he’ll complain about the design. I still have to figure out what kind of great super cheap phone he owns.
In so curious now.
if they actually release a mi4s in june with snapdragon 810 this is not that far fetched at all. Also the first part about Mi note and redmi 2A is already correct
I just can’t seem them releasing another Mi4 model, especially one with better specs than the original. If they were going to do that it would be the Mi5. The report should have both the Mi Note and Redmi 2A correct, they both were released months ago whereas this is the first time we are seeing this report. If this report was released last year and had those devices I might buy into it. But right now knowing how Xiaomi operates and how few leaks they have had over the years regarding their plans, I say this is BS.
Yeah it is very possible that it is BS, does seem like the 4S and 5 would be to close together but you never know.
I think it was November when they launched the MI4.
One flagship a year is reasonable, they are not Ulefone that comes out with a new phone every month.
Mi4 was released in August of 2014.
You’re right, that was the month I got it. My mistake
That would be a terrible roadmap and would mean the Redmi Note would be badly priced. They wouldn’t have 2 versions if the Pro would be at 999CNY.
And btw the Huawei roadmap is more interesting, no clue why you are ignoring it. At this point they are more likely to have better prices than Xiaomi too.
Probably this will be the price of the base model and the Pro will be around 1250 CNY.
This would be the same price as Meizu m1 note and mini.
(I know that in theory the mini should be 699 and the note should be 999, but you can’t get it with this price)
Yep, the Huawei roadmap is interesting too. But I have no trust in HiSilicon SoC. (In regard of community ROM development)
Also Fujitsu SoC is interesting. I have never heard of it.
Also, the advantage of the Honor series is that it will be available in Europe and in some Asian countries for more or less the same price as in China (based on Honor 6 series), sold by official online retailers and 2 years warranty (in Europe).
I really hope Huawei has used the Kirin 940 chipset inside the Honor 7 series.
When is Honor 7 coming, supposedly ?
Around June/July or August if we believe this roadmap. The previous Honor 6 was also released in this time period I believe.
It depends which Asian country you live in, here in Thailand the Honor 6 was selling for almost $200 more than it was in China when it first launched. That is the norm for Thailand though.
In Europe, the honor 6 only costs around 299 euro (official launch price), so that is more or less the same as in China (In China the selling price was I believe 1999 yuan, so around 320 USD)
Yes, totally ignoring the possible release of 8 new Huawei phones…. https://www.gizchina.com/2015/05/07/huawei-d8-p8-honor-7-mate-8-and-4-more-models-launching-this-year/
Just because you posted it later, it doesn’t mean that you didn’t ignored it at first. So own it.
Everything Xiaomi does is badly priced to you, unless it is offered for free of course.
Dear Andi and all others,
I have seen some sites selling Redmi note 2 pro 2+16gb and almost ordered one.
Any one who knows if this phone has been released by Xiaomi?
Kindly help me know before I make a order.
It has not been released.
Don’t order it.
Exactly
Andi, any chance we ever see the THL 2015 review? You had a hands on a couple months ago and then nothing. Also been a huge fan of their phones would love to see how the latest measures up to the S3.
Csak1 user,
Kindly look and at this link and tell me if this is a real Redmi note 2pro
http://www.etotalk.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4g-dual-sim-pro-216gb-hongmi-note-1s_p8278.html
That is the Redmi Note 4G. The wording is a little confusing the 2 stands for 2GB of RAM.
Balcobomber25,
If you open this link is that Redmi note 2 pro that Andi said yet to be released?
http://www.etotalk.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4g-dual-sim-pro-216gb-hongmi-note-1s_p8278.html
You are confusing yourself. He thought you were asking about the Redmi Note 2 Pro that has not been released yet.
The link you keep posting is the Remi Note 4G, which was released. Ignore the word Pro and the number 2 that’s what keeps confusing you.
Oh,I get you balcobomber25.
I was afraid this 4g Redmi note was not yet released.
So I can order it confidently?
It was a good phone last year but for that same price you can get this which is much better:
http://www.jiayu-store.com/jiayu-s3-4g-5-5-inch-mt6752-octa-core-ram-3gb-1080p-screen-dual-sim-4g-lte-mobile-phone.html
I thought Xiaomi is a good quality than Jiayu?
I dont know very much about these phones
Xiaomi is great quality but so is Jiayu and the S3 right now is the golden standard for phones around $200. It is honestly one of the best values on the market and I am a fanboy of Xiaomi.
Thanks
Still prefer the Meizu m1 Note
The M1 Note is another good phone, but the only thing I have against that is the camera is average at best.
Interesting to see that the most beautiful phone (Mi4) is getting a upgrade(a boring one SoC, and a nice one OIS).
The Redmi Note 2 sounds like a joke, right now I’m using a Mlais M52 and I would not change it for the Redmi Note 2 even if they paid me $50 to take the exchange.
Dual SIM on flagships fucking when Xiaomi?
If the Mi4S would be improved with (global) 4G in combination with 64 Gb storage, which the Mi4 lacked, that would be mighty interesting.
Redmi Note 2 with SD410! Xiaomi are you crazy man! Why should one buy Note 2 when they have Redmi 2!
Redmi Note 2 pro with a SD615 is not great too. At least SD620 would have been better! Why don’t u use Mediatek man!
Qualcomm is pass in the midrange segment. They are trying all their might just to survive in the midrange i.e SD615 by tweaking clock speeds here and there.
SD615 no where near MT6752! It’s just a little better than the MT6732. I am talking of the first gen SD615 though. In the 2nd gen they have tweaked the clockspeed and a few things here and there to get a better CPU performance and a improved benchmark result. But Qualcomm wbu the GPU? Did you completely forgot that? Adrena 405 needs tons of improvement if it has to survive and compete with the Mediateks in the 200-250$ price point!
The Redmi Note 2 will have a screen at or over 5.5 inches, the Redmi 2 is 4.7 inches. They are both considered budget phones for different segments, those who like small screen phones and those who like phablets.
That’s cool and we all know. But can you justify the pricing? U r paying 50-80$ more for just the change in the screen dimensions! Not even a change in the resolution!
$80 more?? Where are you buying it from. Honorbuy.com sells the Redmi 2 (2GB) for $169, they sell the Redmi Note Pro (2GB) for $209 a difference of $40.
Where does that extra $40 come from? For starters a 5.5 inch phone uses more material than a 4.7 inch phone. Secondly it also has different components such as 13mp camera (Redmi has 8) and a 3100mAh battery (Redmi has 2200).
In India redmi 2 sells for 6999 inr and redmi note for 9999 inr..so roughly diff of 50$! Yeah it’s true components are different! But still its no deal at 9999 inr! Redmi note 3g was much better! The sales PD redmj note has taken hit ever since the 3g unit got banned! And now so more due too yu yureka and lenovo a7000! And meizu m1 note knocking te door.
Yeah thing is Xiaomi are committed to qualcomm, the mi4i and this alleged Note 2 pro still looks decent for the price although the Meizu M1 note is probably still the better option, camera is inferior though.
Ca!era on the previous gen redmi wasn’t very good! Rather Redmi 2 has a better can!era with a much better cplour reporp and bokeh! Only if you could negate the dof in the !egfapixel cpount! Plus don’t forget meizu like xiaomi knows how to make a camera capture decent images!
Probably I will go for the Redmi Note 2 Pro if the price will be reasonable.
I would be more happy with the MT6752. It is a little bit faster, but maybe the S615’s community support will be better.
Not releasing the Mi5 till November? I’m calling this BS especially given how closely guarded Xiaomi’s plans are. With the release of the Mi4i, there is no market for a Mi4s unless its the same model with the S meaning “Singapore” or something similar.
Actually the Mi5 would be the only good thing on this roadmap.
MSM8996 is the assumed model number for SD820 and launching something with it this year would be good ( it’s not clear if anyone will be able to have SD820 this year, Qualcomm will rush it but remains to be seen how fast they manage to deliver) . Ofc Xiaomi lost it’s way so there is no point in hoping for a good price anymore and they clearly lack the decency to include a microSD.
if they actually release a mi4s in june with snapdragon 810 this is not that far fetched at all. Also the first part about Mi note and redmi 2A is already correct
I just can’t seem them releasing another Mi4 model, especially one with better specs than the original. If they were going to do that it would be the Mi5. The report should have both the Mi Note and Redmi 2A correct, they both were released months ago whereas this is the first time we are seeing this report. If this report was released last year and had those devices I might buy into it. But right now knowing how Xiaomi operates and how few leaks they have had over the years regarding their plans, I say this is BS.
More of the Xiaomi lost it’s way posts, you never let up with that do you?
Various reports suggest Qualcomm won’t release the 820 till the end of the year/beginning of next year. They are fully committed to the 810 right now.
Yeah it is very possible that it is BS, does seem like the 4S and 5 would be to close together but you never know.
I think it was November when they launched the MI4.
One flagship a year is reasonable, they are not Ulefone that comes out with a new phone every month.
Lol, leave the kid alone! 🙂
You know I can’t resist…
Mi4 was released in August of 2014.
You’re right, that was the month I got it. My mistake
Even if he gets one for free he is still going to talk shit due to lack of SD card slot.
And if Xiaomi makes one just for him with a SD card slot then he’ll complain about the design. I still have to figure out what kind of great super cheap phone he owns.
In so curious now.
That would be a terrible roadmap and would mean the Redmi Note would be badly priced. They wouldn’t have 2 versions if the Pro would be at 999CNY.
And btw the Huawei roadmap is more interesting, no clue why you are ignoring it. At this point they are more likely to have better prices than Xiaomi too.
Probably this will be the price of the base model and the Pro will be around 1250 CNY.
This would be the same price as Meizu m1 note and mini.
(I know that in theory the mini should be 699 and the note should be 999, but you can’t get it with this price)
Yep, the Huawei roadmap is interesting too. But I have no trust in HiSilicon SoC. (In regard of community ROM development)
Also Fujitsu SoC is interesting. I have never heard of it.
Also, the advantage of the Honor series is that it will be available in Europe and in some Asian countries for more or less the same price as in China (based on Honor 6 series), sold by official online retailers and 2 years warranty (in Europe).
I really hope Huawei has used the Kirin 940 chipset inside the Honor 7 series.
Yes, totally ignoring the possible release of 8 new Huawei phones…. http://www.gizchina.com/2015/05/07/huawei-d8-p8-honor-7-mate-8-and-4-more-models-launching-this-year/
Just because you posted it later, it doesn’t mean that you didn’t ignored it at first. So own it.
When is Honor 7 coming, supposedly ?
Around June/July or August if we believe this roadmap. The previous Honor 6 was also released in this time period I believe.
Everything Xiaomi does is badly priced to you, unless it is offered for free of course.
It depends which Asian country you live in, here in Thailand the Honor 6 was selling for almost $200 more than it was in China when it first launched. That is the norm for Thailand though.
In Europe, the honor 6 only costs around 299 euro (official launch price), so that is more or less the same as in China (In China the selling price was I believe 1999 yuan, so around 320 USD)
Dear Andi and all others,
I have seen some sites selling Redmi note 2 pro 2+16gb and almost ordered one.
Any one who knows if this phone has been released by Xiaomi?
Kindly help me know before I make a order.
It has not been released.
Don’t order it.
Exactly
Csak1 user,
Kindly look and at this link and tell me if this is a real Redmi note 2pro
http://www.etotalk.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4g-dual-sim-pro-216gb-hongmi-note-1s_p8278.html
That is the Redmi Note 4G. The wording is a little confusing the 2 stands for 2GB of RAM.
Balcobomber25,
If you open this link is that Redmi note 2 pro that Andi said yet to be released?
http://www.etotalk.com/xiaomi-redmi-note-4g-dual-sim-pro-216gb-hongmi-note-1s_p8278.html
You are confusing yourself. He thought you were asking about the Redmi Note 2 Pro that has not been released yet.
The link you keep posting is the Remi Note 4G, which was released. Ignore the word Pro and the number 2 that’s what keeps confusing you.
Oh,I get you balcobomber25.
I was afraid this 4g Redmi note was not yet released.
So I can order it confidently?
It was a good phone last year but for that same price you can get this which is much better:
http://www.jiayu-store.com/jiayu-s3-4g-5-5-inch-mt6752-octa-core-ram-3gb-1080p-screen-dual-sim-4g-lte-mobile-phone.html
Andi, any chance we ever see the THL 2015 review? You had a hands on a couple months ago and then nothing. Also been a huge fan of their phones would love to see how the latest measures up to the S3.
I thought Xiaomi is a good quality than Jiayu?
I dont know very much about these phones
Xiaomi is great quality but so is Jiayu and the S3 right now is the golden standard for phones around $200. It is honestly one of the best values on the market and I am a fanboy of Xiaomi.
Thanks
Still prefer the Meizu m1 Note
The M1 Note is another good phone, but the only thing I have against that is the camera is average at best.
Interesting to see that the most beautiful phone (Mi4) is getting a upgrade(a boring one SoC, and a nice one OIS).
The Redmi Note 2 sounds like a joke, right now I’m using a Mlais M52 and I would not change it for the Redmi Note 2 even if they paid me $50 to take the exchange.
Dual SIM on flagships fucking when Xiaomi?
If the Mi4S would be improved with (global) 4G in combination with 64 Gb storage, which the Mi4 lacked, that would be mighty interesting.
Redmi Note 2 with SD410! Xiaomi are you crazy man! Why should one buy Note 2 when they have Redmi 2!
Redmi Note 2 pro with a SD615 is not great too. At least SD620 would have been better! Why don’t u use Mediatek man!
Qualcomm is pass in the midrange segment. They are trying all their might just to survive in the midrange i.e SD615 by tweaking clock speeds here and there.
SD615 no where near MT6752! It’s just a little better than the MT6732. I am talking of the first gen SD615 though. In the 2nd gen they have tweaked the clockspeed and a few things here and there to get a better CPU performance and a improved benchmark result. But Qualcomm wbu the GPU? Did you completely forgot that? Adrena 405 needs tons of improvement if it has to survive and compete with the Mediateks in the 200-250$ price point!
The Redmi Note 2 will have a screen at or over 5.5 inches, the Redmi 2 is 4.7 inches. They are both considered budget phones for different segments, those who like small screen phones and those who like phablets.
Yeah thing is Xiaomi are committed to qualcomm, the mi4i and this alleged Note 2 pro still looks decent for the price although the Meizu M1 note is probably still the better option, camera is inferior though.
That’s cool and we all know. But can you justify the pricing? U r paying 50-80$ more for just the change in the screen dimensions! Not even a change in the resolution!
Ca!era on the previous gen redmi wasn’t very good! Rather Redmi 2 has a better can!era with a much better cplour reporp and bokeh! Only if you could negate the dof in the !egfapixel cpount! Plus don’t forget meizu like xiaomi knows how to make a camera capture decent images!
$80 more?? Where are you buying it from. Honorbuy.com sells the Redmi 2 (2GB) for $169, they sell the Redmi Note Pro (2GB) for $209 a difference of $40.
Where does that extra $40 come from? For starters a 5.5 inch phone uses more material than a 4.7 inch phone. Secondly it also has different components such as 13mp camera (Redmi has 8) and a 3100mAh battery (Redmi has 2200).
In India redmi 2 sells for 6999 inr and redmi note for 9999 inr..so roughly diff of 50$! Yeah it’s true components are different! But still its no deal at 9999 inr! Redmi note 3g was much better! The sales PD redmj note has taken hit ever since the 3g unit got banned! And now so more due too yu yureka and lenovo a7000! And meizu m1 note knocking te door.
The choice of processors for the Redmi Note 2 and Pro is a joke. SD410 and 615 are both poor performers at present, I did not expect to see them in future phones. By aligning their fortunes with Qualcomm xiaomi have shot themselves in the foot.
The choice of processors for the Redmi Note 2 and Pro is a joke. SD410 and 615 are both poor performers at present, I did not expect to see them in future phones. By aligning their fortunes with Qualcomm xiaomi have shot themselves in the foot.