Xiaomi rumoured to launch ultra-affordable 4G smartphone on 8 April

There are rumours going around that Xiaomi could launch a new ‘ultra-affordable’ smartphone on April 8. The company could offer the phone for as less as Rs 5,000 and will yet include, a decent set of specifications. Given that the Xiaomi Redmi 1S or the Xiaomi Redmi 2 have been well received by masses, this smartphone could be another great device from the Chinese company. In terms of appearance, the device looks similar to the Redmi 2. According to a report by Gizmo China, Xiaomi’s device will cost 499 Yuan (Rs 5,000 approximately) instead of 399 Yuan (Rs 4,000 approximately), unlike earlier predicted. In terms of specifications, the report said that, the device will sport a 4.7-inch HD display with a 720 x 1280 pixel resolution. The device will be powered by a Leadcore LC1860 chip along with a quad-core 1.6GHz Cortex-A7 processor, Mali-T628MP2 GPU and paired with 1GB RAM. According to the report, the phone is expected to have an 8MP rear camera along with a 2MP front facing camera. Another report by Nvonews stated that the device could sport a 13MP rear camera. The device will have an internal memory of 8GB and will be expandable via microSD card. It would run on Android 4.4 KitKat along with the company’s MIUI 6 skin on top. The Leadcore LC1860 chip is said to feature an integrated LTE modem. There is no information provided as to whether this entry-level device will sport LTE right-out-of-the-box.