The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi launched its new smartphone - Redmi Note 7 - on Thursday afternoon. The device comes with a smaller notch when compared to Redmi Note 6 Pro and is the company's first smartphone to sport a 48MP camera sensor. This also becomes Xiaomi's first smartphone to come with gradient finish like some of the new Honor, Huawei or Realme phones. It runs on a Snapdragon 660 processor and for now, will only be available in China. However, the interested buyers can expect the company to make the phone available in India soon. 

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The Redmi Note 7 comes in three variants: 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage, 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage and 6GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The phone is a part of Xiaomi's new sub-brand, Redmi by Xiaomi. All phones launched under this brand will sport a 'Redmi by Xiaomi' logo on their back panel. 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 price

The smartphone has been priced at 999 yuan in China for the base variant. This means in India it would cost somewhere around Rs 10,500. The 4GB RAM variant of the phone is priced at 1199 yuan (roughly around Rs 12,400). The top-end model has been priced at 1399 yuan (roughly translated to Rs 14,500).

However, the price could change at the official reveal. 

Xiaomi Redmi 7 specifications and features

The smartphone comes with a 6.3-inch full HD+ display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and screen resolution of 1080p. It is powered by a 4,000mAh battery. It has two cameras on the rear panel while on the front there is a single camera. The rear camera has a primary sensor of 48MP with f/1.8 aperture while the secondary 5MP sensor is for portrait photos.

The phone finally brings USB Type C support to Xiaomi and also includes a headphone jack.