The Chinese company has a problem with smartphone names: it’s understandable to have variants of the same product, but in Xiaomi’s case – between Redmi rebrands and POCO – it’s quite difficult to navigate in the mid-range and budget phone landscape.
The latest evidence arrives thanks to an analysis of HyperOS code, which revealed the existence of three new phones. Redmi 15A, Redmi A7 Pro and Redmi 17 5G are three devices on the horizon, and yet they all share a single POCO in common.
Xiaomi continues its policy of infinite rebrands: the new POCO should become 3 Redmi smartphones
The trio to come would consist of rebrands of POCO C85x 5G, launched recently but only for the Indian market. The low-cost model should also appear in other countries and depending on the geographic area would have a different name.
In China it will arrive as Redmi 17 5G, the entry level of the next generation; it’s hard not to notice the jump from the 15 series to the 17 family, already teased by various rumors (and that would concern the entire Redmi range). Even if it’s not the official reason, many see a numerical alignment with iPhone 17: even the brand’s main line has jumped from Xiaomi 15 to Xiaomi 17.
