Xiaomi may release the Mi 6 early to counter the Samsung Galaxy S8

Xiaomi may be planning to release the upcoming flagship, Mi 6 before Samsung releases S8 to counter the competition. According to a recent report, Xiaomi is set to launch Mi 6 on 6 January and another report by Mydrivers details that the device may go on sale in the first week of Feb, which is likely to be earlier than Samsung. Samsung is currently working on the Galaxy S8 while ensuring that the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco does not repeat itself.According to the report, industry Analyst Kevin King points out that the company is looking to target as much market share as possible before Samsung, despite the confusing reports regarding prospective launches and release dates. Xiaomi has not announced any official date or time-frame for Mi 6 and we can only speculate about the same. One thing to note is that LeEco or LG can also try to beat Xiaomi with the launch of their flagship devices as both are trying to beat Samsung to the market.The rumour also reveals that the Xiaomi Mi 6 will arrive in three chipset variants, which is similar to what we heard last week in a different leak. The international variant could be called the Xiaomi Mi 6S featuring the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chipset, while the Xiaomi Mi 6E will probably come with a MediaTek Helio chipset for select markets. The third variant could be the Mi 6P which will rock the company’s in-house Pinecone chipset. Other expected features include a 5.2-inch display with 2.5D glass, dual 16MP cameras on the back 4GB and 6GB RAM variants, 64GB of internal storage and a 3,000mAh battery with support for QuickCharge 4.0.