Xiaomi Mi 5 Or Mi Pad 2 To Release On Nov. 24 As 2 Xiaomi Devices Receive Safe To Consumer Approval

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Xiaomi is all set to organize a launch event for one or two devices at the China National Convention Center on Nov. 24. Rumors have it that Xiaomi may unveil the Redmi Note 2 Pro as the handset was recently certified by TENNA, the regulatory body from China. However, since two Xiaomi products have recently acquired approval from the China Compulsory Cortication (3C), Xiaomi is also expected to unleash the Mi Pad 2 or the Mi 5 flagship smartphone.

Acquiring 3C certification in China indicates that the product is safe enough to be used by consumers. According to Times News, three Xiaomi devices with model numbers 2015055, 2015815 and 2015811 have received 3C certification. Out of the three, the last two listings are said to be variants of a single device. The listing does not reveal any information on the specifications of the suspected devices.

The publication has claimed that the 2015055 model number on 3C website belongs to Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro. The 2015815 and 2015811 are expected to be model numbers of Xiaomi Mi 5. Since the Xiaomi Mi 5 is speculated to have received 3C certification, it is also likely to get revealed alongside the Redmi Note 2 Pro on Nov. 24.

Other rumors suggest that the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 that was spotted on GeekBench benchmarks listing may get unveiled alongside the Redmi Note 2 Pro. It is interesting to note that even the Xiaomi Mi 5 was also recently listed on GeekBench.

The rumored specs of the Redmi Note 2 Pro were revealed through TENNA listing. It includes 5.5-inch full HD screen, MediaTek Helio X10 chip, 2 GB of RAM, native storage of 16 GB, 13-megapixel rear and 5-megapixel front camera, a rear-facing fingerprint scanner, Android 5.0 Lollipop and a battery of 3,060 mAh battery.

The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is said to speculate to feature 7.9-inch display, 2.24 GHz Intel Atom X5-Z8500 processor, 2 GB of RAM and Android 5.1 Lollipop OS. The much awaited Xiaomi Mi 5 is rumored to arrive with 5.2-inch Quad HD screen, Snapdragon 820 chipset, 3 GB of RAM, 16/64 GB native storage options, 16-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel frontal camera, USB Type-C connector, fingerprint scanner, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS and 3,030 mAh battery. Speculations also indicate that the Xiaomi Mi 5 may release through an exclusive launch event on Dec. 3, NDTV reported.