The Mi 6 is a year old at this point and yet the Mi 7 exists only in rumors. Here's an intermediary update - the Xiaomi Mi 6X, which just hit TENAA. Note that this will likely be available outside China as the Mi A2, a sequel to Xiaomi's Android One phone. It radically changes the screen from 5.15" 16:9 to 5.99" 18:9. It's still an IPS panel, but the resolution is now 1,080 x 2,160px. This made the phone significantly taller and wider - 158.9 x 75.5mm vs. 145.2 x 70.5mm. You can think of the "X" as a tilted plus. It's heavier (166g) but a tad thinner (7.3mm). The cameras were...
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