Xiaomi's MIUI 7 to be unveiled on August 13

Xiaomi has scheduled an event on August 13 to unveil the next iteration of its MIUI ROM, the MIUI 7. The event will take place at the China National Convention Center in Beijing.

The MIUI 7 is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop. There are not many details about the latest ROM. However, as usual the beta version of MIUI 7 will roll out to Mi smartphones first week after the announcement. Most certainly, it will first roll out to Xiaomi's higher-end phones from the ilk of the Mi 4, Mi 4i, Mi Note, and Mi Note Pro. Rumors speculate that Xiaomi's next flagship the Mi 5 will be the first to run the new OS.

The MIUI 6 was introduced last year in August that brought flat UI and new features. MIUI 6 was initially based on Android 4.4 KitKat, but later got Android 5.0.2 Lollipop. The Mi 4i runs MIUI 6 based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.