The CIVI series, Xiaomi's newest sub-brand, debuted in China in September of last year. With its sophisticatedly designed luxury smartphones that are appealing to the eye and easy to hold in your palms, the CIVI series targets the youth and female market.
Furthermore, it is clear that Xiaomi plans to introduce the CIVI 2 this year in order to increase its market share in the wake of the CIVI 1 and CIVI 1S's successful sales in the nation. The Xiaomi CIVI 2 could be released by the end of September this year with Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, according to some exciting news that has recently leaked online.
This article was published on the technology news website xiaomiui.net.outlet discovered that the Xiaomi CIVI 2 is codenamed as “Ziyi” in the MIUI internal software development environment, and the device is ready to receive an Android 12 based MIUI 13 build update this month.
The Xiaomi CIVI 2's most recent internal MIUI build is V13.0.1.0.SLLCNXM, as seen in the image above. Given that the MIUI 13 version for the Xiaomi CIVI 2 is prepared for a stable release once it is officially published in the market, the news of this most recent finding appears to indicate that Xiaomi is expecting to release the Xiaomi CIVI 2 by the end of this month, September.
The publication claims that the Xiaomi CIVI 2 will have Qualcomm's newest Snapdragon 7 Gen 1 SoC, which will replace the Snapdragon 778G+ CPU found in the CIVI 1S of the previous iteration. Additionally, the gadget might have a 6.55-inch Full HD AMOLED display with a fluid 120 Hz refresh rate, a reliable display.triple camera setup, and Xiaomi’s 67W fast wired charging technology.
Another highlighting feature of the upcoming Xiaomi CIVI 2 could also be the upcoming MIUI VLOG Modes. Recently, xiaomiui.net also discovered that Xiaomi had added VLOG Modes in MIUI, but the feature is not yet released to the public. The new modes allow for better color reproduction and more customization filters for videos shot on Xiaomi phones with enhancements done on the software side.
The Xiaomi CIVI 2 may not be distributed outside of China, according to sources, and may instead be rebranded as the Xiaomi 12 Lite 5G NE or Xiaomi 13 Lite when it launches in other markets at a later time. The publication has learned, however, that neither the Xiaomi CIVI 2 nor its alternate renamed names would be made available in India.
