While numerous leaks and rumors have been floating around the internet for some time, it looks like Xiaomi is finally ready to take the wraps off its next big-screened smartphone. The company has just announced that it plans to unveil the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 on October 25.

As if to drift away from current designs in the market, the leaked photos also show the Mi Note 2’s top panel with no front-facing camera, sensors and speaker. Since the leak shows only the top of the handset, it’s still safe to assume that a fingerprint scanner is likely to be found inside the home button, as previous rumors have claimed. It’s worth noting that we have also heard rumors that the device will launch with a curved display, similar to what’s found on the Galaxy S7 Edge.

The Mi Note 2 is said to be powered by the Snapdragon 821 chipset, with at least two hardware versions - one of which will boast 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage, the other making that 6GB and 128GB, respectively. Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Pro could even get 256GB of internal space instead of 128, as well as QHD screen resolution (while the entry-level variant will settle for 1080p).

Compared to previous Xiaomi Mi5 Pro, Xiaomi Mi 5s, Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus offerings that's quite a lot, but then again the 128GB iPhone 7 Plus is $869 in the US. If this pricing turns out to be true, and that's a big if, then Xiaomi clearly wants to leave behind the affordable days for its Mi line. We assume Xiaomi devices will still be cheap, but the Mi Note 2 could step into premium pricing territory. We'll have to see how well it will do, sales-wise, provided this actually happens.