2014年7月22日星期二

Xiaomi's hottest phone gets a steel frame, IR blaster and top specs in lieu of truthful $320

Xiaomi's hottest phone gets a steel frame, IR blaster and top specs in lieu of truthful $320

Having sold 26.11 million phones in the sphere of the leading partly of this time, the beast from the East with the aim of is Xiaomi is back again with a contemporary flagship machine phone: The Mi 4. In lieu of the leading generation increasingly, the company is adding together a pat of metal -- SAE 304 stainless steel, to ensue exact -- to the phone's frame, which is sandwiched concerning a total 5-inch 1080p screen and a swappable, to some extent curved plastic back cover. The interior specs are to the same degree you'd expect: 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 16GB/64GB of interior luggage compartment, 13MP f/1.8 highest camera, 8MP selfie camera, LTE data lines (at last), 802.11ac WiFi plus a 3,080mAh battery. To the same degree a bonus, you besides induce an infrared transmitter to tease with the television (which Xiaomi besides sells). To the same degree usual, the Mi 4 yearn for ensue very reasonable: Truthful CN¥1,999 or else in the region of $320 in lieu of the 16GB version, and CN¥2,499 or else in the region of $400 in lieu of the 64GB version (both off-contract, of course).

Admittedly, from far away, the black Mi 4's front margin and frame accomplish tell again us of the iPhone 5 or else 5s, but you boast to assign acclaim to Xiaomi and its partners -- Foxconn and HiP -- in lieu of the ultra labor passed on into crafting the metal parts. The shiny chamfer on your own takes additional than six hours to surface, apparently, and they've besides added a nano-coating to the sides to deter fingerprints and liquids. The consequence is a 67.5mm-wide body -- beating the Smartisan T1's 67.74mm -- with the aim of sits comfortably in the sphere of your hired hand, and the phone solitary weighs 149g.

The Mi 4 yearn for ensue to be had in lieu of pre-ordering in the sphere of serving dishes to the same degree premature to the same degree July 29th, and you'll besides ensue able to pick up single of the many back covers to suit your taste -- ensue it cane, firewood, leather, cloth or else even remove seeds from textures. On top of with the aim of, you can add CN¥99 or else in the region of $16 in lieu of an twelve-monthly insurance in lieu of dispirited screen plus unplanned liquid wound. Sadly, Xiaomi reps told me with the aim of there's rebuff info regarding the phone's total availability truthful yet, so stay tuned.

The boost in the sphere of Xiaomi's sales picture is helped by the company's spreading out into other parts of Asia, plus Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and, very recently, India. You can thank ex-Googler Hugo Barra in lieu of with the aim of, who has been very hands-on with this project. On a linked message, near are at present 65 million activated MIUI users, who yearn for ensue able to upgrade to version 6 to the same degree of grand 16th. In the manner of 26.11 million phones -- which translates to 33 billion yuan or else in the region of $5.32 billion -- so far this time, Xiaomi first in command Lei Jun expects to vend a splendid entire of 60 million phones in the sphere of 2014, which would ensue additional than twice of with the aim of from 2013. With with the aim of cost detail and Lei's bode well to keep a tighter grip on the supply fetter, this yearn for rebuff doubt ensue a stroll in the sphere of the commons in lieu of Xiaomi.

Tags : Android, china, lte, mi4, miui, mobilepostcross, phone, Snapdragon801, stainlesssteel, steel, video, xiaomi

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