News & Reviews:   Redmi X pre-order

Redmi’s upcoming Snapdragon 855 device has been going by the name Redmi X due to some leaked posters for some time now. Lu Weibing, Redmi General Manager has confirmed that that is not the device’s name and will reveal the official name and launch date for the device tomorrow.

 General Manager of Redmi, Lu Weibing had always loved teasing and sharing some secrets about their upcoming devices. Today, he took to Weibo to share about 3 areas Redmi had been working on improving in regards to their upcoming Redmi Snapdragon 855 device which was previously thought to be the Redmi X.

It's always a delight when Redmi’s General Manager, Lu Weibing shares about upcoming smartphones they are working on. Today, he took to Weibo to share about the battery life of the upcoming Snapdragon 855 Redmi smartphone.

Don’t be fooled by the device’s name, though. The Redmi X is actually not the real name of the upcoming Snapdragon 855 device and is codenamed Raphael for now. However, we’ll keep the Redmi X name just because for the time being.

A teaser was shared on Weibo showing off the upcoming Redmi smartphone. The poster shows clearly the name Redmi X which features a full infinity display, a triple rear camera setup and a pop up selfie camera positioned top and center of the device similar to the OPPO F11 Pro and not towards the left like shown in the first teaser video which emulates the vivo V15 Pro.