Xiaomi's sends out invites for 27 July launch; could be the new Mi Note 2

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi, has sent out invites, encouraging fans to join the company at its mystery launch event on 27 July. While it does not give any hints as to what is going to be announced, the invite mentions that the tickets for the same will be available from 18 July.There has been plenty of online chatter with regards to two smartphones that Xiaomi is said to be working on. First would be the a Mi Note, which would be the successor to the currently available Mi Note (in China) and the second, a premium device that is expected to be Xiaomi's first attempt at the premium smartphone segment.A recent leak that showed up soon after Xiaomi co-founder, Liwan Jiang comment on a premium smartphone, led many (including us) to believe that this could be that Rs 40,000 device. Turns out there is a chance that this could also be the metal clad successor to the Redmi Note 3, tagged as the Redmi Note 4. There is also a big chance that mystery device could be the successor to the Mi Note, a smartphone from Xiaomi made for the Chinese market that did not make it to India. We say "big" because an earlier teaser hinted to the same with the words "2>5" hinting that the new Mi Note 2 is bigger than the Mi 5.[caption id="attachment_324673" align="aligncenter" width="231"] Image: GizmoChina[/caption]The mystery smartphone also appeared in another photograph with actor Haoran Liu (Xiaomi's brand ambassador in China). The smartphone shows off a finish similar to the HTC One M8 and the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, where the fingerprint reader seems to be replaced with a secondary camera unit.[caption id="attachment_324671" align="aligncenter" width="213"] Image: GizmoChina[/caption]Dual camera smartphones are not new, still then, this could be Xiaomi's attempt to present its second all-metal smartphone after the Mi 3. Whatever the name, the smartphone's focus is clearly the camera. While the smartphone looks polished from afar, the close-up image reveals a not so impressive (or smooth) finish, which could hint that this is not the premium device many were waiting for. Still then, Mi Fans would be happy to know that another Redmi Note 4 or a Mi Note 2 is headed their way.