Xiaomi Mi 4i Launched In India
A new variant of the venerable Xiaomi Mi 4
Xiaomi launched their Mi 4i, a version of their Mi 4, in New Delhi today.
CEO and Founder of Xiaomi, Lei Jun as well as Global Vice President, Hugo Barra led the show.
The Mi 4i goes on sale on Flipkart with registrations starting today with the phone expected to be shipped starting April 30,2015.
The device is priced at INR 12,999 and will be available in White, Light blue, Pink, Orange and Black colours.
The device features a polycarbonate unibody with a soft touch matte finish and an added anti-greasing coating.
The Mi 4i is a dual SIM (dual standby) device where both SIMs are active on standby, however when one SIM is active, it disengages the other SIM.
When compared to it’s inspiration the Mi 4, the Mi 4i is thinner (7.8 mm) and lighter (130 grams) than the Mi 4, with both SIMs supporting 4G LTE.
The device is powered by a 3,120 mAh battery with the ability to charge completely in 3 hours (40% charge in 1 hr). It has a 64-bit Snapdragon 615 processor (second generation) coupled with an Adreno 405 graphics processor and a 2 GB of RAM.
Additionally the phone supports WiFi 802.11 AC with Mu MIMO (Multiuser MIMO), Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB On-the-Go and will run on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop out of the box.
The Xiaomi Mi 4i has a 5 inch, 1080p full HD (a pixel density of 441 pixels per inch), fully laminated with OGS Corning Concore display with a 5 megapixel front facing camera and a 13megapixel rear camera with dual tone flash and host of features for the users like contrast tuning, colour correction, low light photography, halo suppression and HDR features.
The device comes with a 16 GB fixed memory with no memory expansion provision which could be a bummer for some users.
The pricing seems to be competitive based on the specifications it offers to its users, we will update you if the device cuts it with regards its competitors in the mid-range phones, when we get to take the Xiaomi Mi 4i for a drive.
Originally published at Chip-Monks.
