Mobile friendly price slider

I want to design a range filter for an ecommerce platform that has excellent UX for mobile users.

Here's the basic interaction I could make

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1) Where do I put the current range (when slider is not moving) ?

  • Option 1: Static in the center. This leads to unnecessary white-space

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  • Option 2: Above each of the handles. This may get covered by the users thumb.

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