While Xiaomi may not be a globally known name, it has been making waves in its home Chinese market since its first smartphone launch in 2011. The company has also been in the news recently for its high profile hiring of Hugo Barra, ex-Vice President of Product Management for Android, who joined the company as Vice President of Xiaomi Global. Now the company has launched their brand new Xiaomi Mi-3 which aims to capture a global audience
The sleek and stylish Xiaomi Mi-3 was introduced during an even in Beijing and comes with some impressive specifications aimed at winning over a wide audience.
- 5 inch, 1080p resolution, IPS ultra-sensitive touch diplay
- 16GB / 64GB internal storage
- 13 megapixel Sony Exmore RCMOS rear camera
- 2 megapixel front facing camera
- 3050 mAh battery
- 1.8GHz quad-core NVidia Tegra 4 processor / 2.3GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor
- 2GB of RAM
- Android with MIUI version 5
The Xiaomi Mi-3 also proves that it is not only Google that can release high end devices at affordable prices as the 16GB variant of the device has been priced at just CNY 1999 ($327), while the 64GB version costs CNY 2499 ($408). The Xiaomi Mi-3 is expected to be released in batches, starting from mid-October.