Upcoming Redmi phone could feature USB type-C connectivity: Reports

Highlights Founder and CEO of Xiaom, Lei Jun took to Weibo to ask his followers about USB type-C connectivity on a Redmi smartphone. It is possible that the upcoming Redmi phone has USB-C connectivity. It is also possible that the phone could house a 48MP camera. The only thing constant in life is change. When the change from micro USB to USB-C came, it was presumed that all smartphones and accessories would change to USB-C by the end of 2018. However, that isn’t the case. There are a lot of devices still functioning on micro USB connectivity including Redmi devices. However, Founder and CEO of Xiaom, Lei Jun posted comments on Chinese microblogging website Weibo asking his followers whether they would like to see a USB-C port on Redmi phones. There is no information whether the upcoming Redmi phone will feature USB-C so it is safe to assume that the upcoming device could move to USB-C connectivity. Adding USB-C connectivity instead of micro USB could increase the cost of the device, so it will be interesting to see how the smartphone is priced moving forward.  Redmi has confirmed the phone with a 48MP rear camera saying that the launch event will be on January 10. It is assumed that this device will come with USB C. Except the date, there is no official information about the upcoming device. There are conflicting reports which claim that the phone will either be the Xiaomi Redmi Pro 2 or the Redmi 7. The company has teased an image which has “Redmi” written on it, alongside the date and time of the launch. A shadow in the image reads 48, possible implying the 48MP camera setup on the device. According to a previous report, the 48MP sensor could be a part of the triple camera setup on the back panel of the phone. Apart from this, this Redmi phone could have a punch-hole in the display to incorporate the selfie camera. Just like the Samsung Galaxy A8s and Honor View 20, this Redmi smartphone is expected to have an LCD panel.  Also read Xiaomi CEO confirms Redmi will be a separate brand Xiaomi's POCO teases launch of 'New Poco' smartphone  

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