Chinese mobile device manufacturer Xiaomi has officially unveiled its so called flagship device, The Xiaomi Mi4 amidst much fanfare in China. This device was just released, and pre-orders are happening as we speak. The phablet shows off some promising features, which makes some reviewers think that it could easily enter a battle with the ‘big boys’ on the market like Google’s Nexus 5, Apple’s iPhone 5S, Samsung’s Galaxy S5 and even the OnePlus One.
There will be three versions of the Mi4, a WCDMA model available in July, a CDMA version which launches in August and a 4G LTE version which will launch in September.
▇ 1080 x 1280 pixels of screen resolution
▇ IP67 Dust and Waterproof
▇ Water resistant for 30 minutes in 1 meter water
▇ 3 GB RAM
▇ 16 GB or 64 GB of internal memory (in two variants)
▇ No Card Slot in both variants
▇ Accelerometer, Gyro, Compass and Proximity sensors
▇ 4G, 3G / EDGE / GPRS / WiFi / GPS / A GPS / GLONASS
▇ Bluetooth / NFC / USB
▇ 13 MP rear facing camera with auto focus and dual LED Flash
▇ 8 MP front facing camera
▇ Powered with Android v4.4.3 Kit Kat operating system
▇ Runs on Quad core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 processor
▇ Qualcomm MSM8974AC Chipset
▇ Adreno 330 GPU
▇ Battery non removable 3080 mAh Li Ion
▇ Battery on standby for 500 hours
▇ Battery on talk time for 4 hours
▇ Battery on Music Play for 57 hours
▇ Available in two different colours namely; White and Black
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There will be three versions of the Mi4, a WCDMA model available in July, a CDMA version which launches in August and a 4G LTE version which will launch in September.
Xiaomi Mi4 Full Specifications
▇ 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen▇ 1080 x 1280 pixels of screen resolution
▇ IP67 Dust and Waterproof
▇ Water resistant for 30 minutes in 1 meter water
▇ 3 GB RAM
▇ 16 GB or 64 GB of internal memory (in two variants)
▇ No Card Slot in both variants
▇ Accelerometer, Gyro, Compass and Proximity sensors
▇ 4G, 3G / EDGE / GPRS / WiFi / GPS / A GPS / GLONASS
▇ Bluetooth / NFC / USB
▇ 13 MP rear facing camera with auto focus and dual LED Flash
▇ 8 MP front facing camera
▇ Powered with Android v4.4.3 Kit Kat operating system
▇ Runs on Quad core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 processor
▇ Qualcomm MSM8974AC Chipset
▇ Adreno 330 GPU
▇ Battery non removable 3080 mAh Li Ion
▇ Battery on standby for 500 hours
▇ Battery on talk time for 4 hours
▇ Battery on Music Play for 57 hours
▇ Available in two different colours namely; White and Black
Xiaomi Mi4 Price in US
The Xiaomi Mi 4 16GB edition has been priced at CNY 1,999 (approx. US $322 ) and the 64GB edition has been priced at around CNY 2,499 (Approx. US $403).
You can buy the Mi4 from 3rd-party re-seller Xiaomishop for US $459 here, they do ship internationally. However, do check with their customer support before you place any order.
Xiaomi Mi4 Price Release Date in US
Unfortunately the Mi4 probably won’t be available outside of China at launch. While Xiaomi is starting to offer devices outside of its home country the company doesn’t plan to enter the US market until 2015
Both models should be available in China on July 29th.