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Xiaomi's Vice President Hugo Barra holds Redmi Note 3 smartphones during a launching ceremony in Hong Kong, China March 21, 2016. Reuters/Bobby Yip

A number of Xiaomi Mi 6 leaks have pointed at three variants with three different price tags. Leaks have revealed that one variant with a Helio X30 processor will be priced at ¥1,999 (AU$390 approx), the second one will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor and will be priced at ¥2,499 (AU$480) and the third variant with the same Qualcomm processor but with dual-edge curved display will cost ¥2,999 (AU$580). It is believed that the curved display would belong to a different Xiaomi Mi 6 Pro.

There are also talks that the smartphone maker will release the Mi 6 during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in February. While hundreds of reports are suggesting myriad variants, specs, features and designs, a report by PhoneArena states that the Xiaomi Mi 6 variants now have working titles: Premier, Standard and Youth. The Xiaomi Mi 6 Premier variant is the enthusiast edition sporting the Dual Edge curved OLED screen and ceramic back plate.

The Xiaomi Mi 6 Premier is said to sport 256GB internal storage and a powerful 6GB RAM. It will reportedly cost will cost ¥2,999 (AU$580). The Standard handset, priced at ¥2,499 (AU$480 approx), will have a Quad-HD resolution OLED display, 128GB internal storage, 4GB RAM and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset. The Xiaomo Mi 6 Youth will be the entry-level handset, powered by a MediaTek Helio X30 chipset.

The 10-core application processor will be paired with a PowerVR 7XT series graphics unit. It will reportedly be able to handle today’s high-end mobile games and 4K video streams. The Xiaomi Mi 6 Youth handset will have 64GB internal storage, 4GB RAM and a dual-camera setup. It may carry a price tag of ¥1,999 (AU$390). Meanwhile, Xiaomi has also launched the Redmi Note 4 with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 chipset, reports GSMArena.

The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 comes with a 2.5D curved glass and a unibody aluminium design. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p IPS LCD Display. Xiaomi has claimed a 25 percent increase in battery life over the Redmi Note 3. It has 13MP rear and 5MP front cameras. Stay tuned on IBT AU for more updates on Xiaomi Mi 6 smartphone and other Xiaomi releases.

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