Xiaomi to Hold MIUI 7 Global Launch in Delhi on August 19

Xiaomi India on Monday announced MIUI 7 launch premiere in New Delhi on August 19. The Chinese company made the announcement via a tweet, which read "MIUI7 is here! Global launch in New Delhi on 19/8 2.30pm. Join us!" Xiaomi India pointed users to its Indian forum site to register for the event.

While the company is teasing the launch event as global, which means it will be its first appearance outside of Xiaomi's homeland China. We already know that the MIUI 7 will be initially showcased at an event in China on August 13

"Some users might be confused about the MIUI 7 launch schedules. For your information, MIUI 7 China ROM will be introduced in China on August 13, and MIUI 7 global ROM with tailored features for global fans will be unveiled on August 19 in India," said the official forum post.

Apart from the unveiling of the global ROM in India, the company can be expected to showcase its next flagship smartphone or its next-generation Redmi Note device. Teasing the China launch event, the company hinted, "Xiaomi new product launch event is coming on Aug 13, 2015! And it's confirmed, MIUI 7 will be released!"

Based on numerous leaks, the Redmi Note 2 is supposed to include a 5.5-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) display; a 13-megapixel rear camera; a 5-megapixel front camera, and a battery larger than 3000mAh. 4G LTE connectivity is also tipped. Two separate reports claim the handset to feature either Mediatek's Helio X10 (MT6795) chipset or Qualcomm's Snapdragon 410 (MSM8919) processor.

Xiaomi's next flagship Mi 5 smartphone is rumoured to tipped a 5.2-inch QHD (1440x2560 pixels) LCD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 for protection; Snapdragon 810 processor; 16-megapixel rear camera; 13-megapixel sensor on the front, and 3000mAh battery. A leak even hinted that Xiaomi's next Mi 5 flagship will come with a built-in fingerprint scanner.