http://wccftech.com/xiaomi-mi7-q1-2018-announcement/

Xiaomi wants to get in on the action of getting early Snapdragon 845 shipments as well as to get an early lead in the smartphone market with the announcement of the Mi7. Rumor has it that the flagship is going to be announced during the first quarter of 2018, bearing high-end internals.

Samsung’s Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ are slated for an earlier release in 2018, but it looks like the company’s rivals are looking to stop the Korean mammoth from gaining that traction in the market, which includes LG and Xiaomi.