Xiaomi India posted a teaser video on social media platforms that probably hints at a brand new smartphone launch within the close to future. Within the movies, the Chinese language smartphone model highlighted “Cinematic Imaginative and prescient”, with the letters ‘Ci’ and ‘Vi’ marked in crimson, probably referring to the Civi sequence. The Civi lineup has to this point not been launched within the nation. Notably, the Civi Four Professional is the newest handset of the sequence that was launched in China in March 2024. A lately report had claimed that the Civi Four Professional would possibly debut in India beneath the Xiaomi 14 SE moniker.
In a 24-second-long video posted on X (previously often called Twitter), Xiaomi India took a dig at Apple’s current ‘Crush’ advert the place a hydraulic press crushes varied musical devices and artwork merchandise, solely to disclose the brand new M4-powered iPad Professional. Xiaomi’s video begins equally, however because the hydraulic press strikes downwards, it breaks down and the display screen is stuffed with the “Cinematic Imaginative and prescient” textual content, adopted by a “coming quickly” textual content. Because the first two letters of each phrases had been proven in crimson font, it’s being speculated that the teaser is for a Civi sequence smartphone.
Lately, Devices 360 spoke with Anuj Sharma, CMO at Xiaomi India, who confirmed to us that the corporate is planning to introduce a smartphone within the Rs. 50,000 vary. That is probably because the Chinese language model doesn’t have a smartphone on this phase in India. “I do not suppose there may be anybody who does an awesome Rs. 50,000 smartphone. And that is the place we truly wished to do the entire Xiaomi factor that we usually do and see if we are able to usher in a tool that does justice,” Sharma instructed Devices 360.
In March 2024, Xiaomi launched the Civi Four Professional in China, making it the newest Civi sequence smartphone. It encompasses a 6.55-inch OLED show with a 120Hz refresh fee, a Snapdragon 8s Gen three SoC, and a Leica-branded triple rear digital camera module. It’s backed by a 4,700mAh battery together with a 67W wired quick charging resolution.
An earlier report claimed that the corporate would possibly introduce the Civi Four Professional within the nation beneath the moniker Xiaomi 14 SE. An older report has additionally claimed that the smartphone might be dubbed Xiaomi 14 Civi. No launch dates are identified for the smartphone.
