Xiaomi is expected to release its next flagship at an event on Thursday. Earlier leaks indicate the Chinese company will launch the Mi 5.

Now more information of the Mi 5 have leaked. A chinese publication posted possible images of the alleged Mi 5 smartphone. In the images ,the Mi 5 can be seen sporting a sleek design and is built with plastic.

Other image shows the Mi 5 running benchmark app via AnTuTu, and scores an impressive 46,866. In one of the image the benchmark app shows the Mi 5 running quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset. Another image shows a benchmark chart of the Mi 5 and is seen scoring more that OnePlus One, HTC M8, Xiaomi Mi 4 and Mi 3, Samsung Galaxy S5, Google Nexus 5 and LG G3.

Xiaomi is teasing that its next flagship will be sleek. It posted a 15-second video on Facebook that teased what to expect from the flagship device. The short clip included incomplete sentences such as "As _ as paper", "The _ the better," and "As _ as a bell." The missing words are thin, bigger and curved.

Its not yet sure which handset will be revealed by Xiaomi. At the moment all hints point towards three handsets - Mi 5, Redmi Note 2 and Mi Pad 2. For recap, along with the Qualcomm 3GB of RAM, and a 20.7-megapixel rear camera.

We are just two days away from launch of Xiaomi's next flagship. All official details will be released after the launch.