After Vivo, Xiaomi is finally going to become the second smartphone manufacturer to implement an in-display fingerprint scanner. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer is said to launch the company’s this year’s flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 7, with an in-display fingerprint scanner.
The latest leak comes from Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun, who is said to have informally hinted that the company’s this year flagship shall feature an in-display fingerprint sensor, Mi 7. The news is also confirmed by a previous leak that showed off the alleged front-panel of Xiaomi Mi 7. The front panel had a notch on top with a chin at the bottom which has now become a trend.
In a recent comment thread on a weibo post about the newly launched Mi MIX 2S, Lei Jun was seen agreeing to a comment made by a user. The Xiaomi CEO agreed on the usage of an in-display fingerprint scanner to the comment made by the user who jokingly mentioned about it.
Last week, a leaked MIUI source code has also pointed towards the usage of an in-display fingerprint scanner on the Mi 7. Although the news should be taken with a grain of salt as it’s still not officially confirmed by the company.
According to a Geekbench listing, Mi 7, codenamed Xiaomi Dipper, is said to be powered by Snapdragon 845, an Octa-core chipset from Qualcomm, which is already being used by many companies in their flagship phones for 2018. Along with the beefy 845, the phone is said to have 6 GB/ 8 GB of RAM and should come with Android 8.0 Oreo and a notched display.
The listing can be confirmed as Xiaomi’s flagship device, as Xiaomi has a track record of codenaming its flagship smartphones with constellation names. The company has had their previous gen flagships, Mi5S and Mi 5S Plus, listed as Gemini and Capricorn, respectively.
Will be great if that in built display fingerprint scanner phone is launched