The much-awaited successor to the Xiaomi Redmi 1S (also tipped as the Redmi 2S) is expected to launch on January 4, with the firm uploading a poster for an event on that date ahead of CES 2015 event.

Reports speculate that the Xiaomi handset recently spotted on the Tenaa certification website and appeared to be the successor of the Redmi 1S with 4G LTE connectivity, might be the smartphone that will be launched on January 4 due to its resemblance.

Xiaomi, on its Weibo account uploaded a poster (via Gizmochina) that shows three women holding smartphones with a rear panel that matches the panel seen on the Redmi 2S' Tenna listing image.

As per the latest AnTuTu benchmarks and Tenaa listing, the anticipated Redmi 2S features a 4.7-inch HD display and runs on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. It is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex-A53 LTE-enabled 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with Adreno 306 GPU, and features 1GB of RAM. Also, the rumoured Redmi 2S includes an 8-megapixel rear and 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The device is also understood to measure 134x67.21x9.2mm and weigh 132 grams, which is 26 grams less than the existing Redmi 1S.

The Tenaa listing additionally showed the handset to feature 8GB of internal storage expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB) and a 2200mAh battery. The dual-SIM phone is also listed to feature 4G LTE support on both SIM cards.

Xiaomi's recently leaked Arch smartphone with dual-edge display might also show up at the January 4 event. While there is no confirmation from the Chinese manufacturer about the Xiaomi Arch, the other two Xiaomi devices that are expected to launch soon are the Mi 5 or Mi 4S smartphone and the MiPad 2 tablet, which were both recently spotted in purported specifications and images.

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Xiaomi is reportedly preparing a Galaxy Note Edge-like smartphone with a dual-edge display, dubbed the Xiaomi Arch.

According to GizmoChina on Saturday, a purported poster of the as-yet-unannounced Xiaomi Arch was spotted that called it the world's first phone with dual-edge display or dual-curved screen. However, the report doesn't reveal the source of the poster.

The Xiaomi Arch appears like a concept smartphone from the purported poster image (see above), and features a dual-edge display instead of just the single-edge display seen on the recently launched Samsung Galaxy Note Edge.

While there is no confirmation from the Chinese manufacturer about the Xiaomi Arch,the two devices that are expected from the Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi at CES 2015 are the Mi 5 or Mi 4S smartphone and the MiPad 2 tablet, which were both recently spotted in purported specifications and images.

From the purported image for the alleged Mi 5 or Mi 4S, the smartphone appeared to be a large screen phablet and was said to come with a sapphire glass display. The sapphire glass rumour is in line with a previous report, where the company was said to have ordered 50,000 sapphire covers for the smartphone.

As far as the specifications are concerned, the anticipated Mi 5 or Mi 4S smartphone is rumoured to feature a 5.7-inch Quad-HD (1440x2560 pixels) display; a 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor; 3GB of RAM, and a 20.7-megapixel rear camera.

On the other hand, the anticipated next generation Xiaomi MiPad tablet, expected to be called the MiPad 2, is said feature an Intel chipset (1.8GHz), instead of an Nvidia Tegra SoC as seen on the original MiPad. The other tipped specifications of the rumoured MiPad 2 included a similar 7.9-inch display with a 2048x1536 pixels resolution; 2GB of RAM; 16GB of built-in storage, and MIUI skinned on top of Android 4.4.4 KitKat

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Two devices from Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi expected at CES 2015 are the Mi 5 or Mi 4S smartphone and the MiPad 2 tablet.

The anticipated flagship smartphone from Xiaomi has been leaked in purported specifications and an image. The alleged Mi 5 or Mi 4S from the purported image appears to be a large screen smartphone or phablet, and likely uses a sapphire glass display, reports DigiTimes (via PhoneArena).

The sapphire glass rumour is in-line with a previous report, where the company was said to have ordered 50,000 sapphire covers for the smartphone.

As far as the specifications are concerned, the anticipated Mi 5 or Mi 4S smartphone is rumoured to feature a 5.7-inch Quad-HD (1440x2560 pixels) display; a 64-bit Snapdragon 810 processor; 3GB of RAM, and a 20.7-megapixel rear camera.

On the other hand, the anticipated next generation Xiaomi MiPad tablet, expected to be called the MiPad 2, has also been leaked in pictures and specifications on Weibo (via GizmoChina). The report speculates that these pictures could be fake however, as there is no Mi branding on top of the pictured tablet and its overall design is very different from the current MiPad.

One big change that Xiaomi is said to be making for the next generation MiPad tablet is the inclusion of an Intel chipset (1.8GHz), instead of using an Nvidia Tegra SoC as used in the original MiPad.

The other tipped specifications of the rumoured MiPad 2 include a similar 7.9-inch display with a 2048x1536 pixels resolution; 2GB of RAM; 16GB of built-in storage, and MIUI skinned on top of Android 4.4.4 KitKat.

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