Xiaomi Mi4 debuts in India with a competitive price tag of INR 19,999

As per the schedule, Xiaomi has announced its 2014 premium flagship the Xiaomi Mi4 in the Indian market where the company has been quite successful and has received tremendous response for its previous models like Mi3, Redmi 1S and Redmi Note all disappearing within seconds in the flash sale.

Now the company has went out announcing the 16GB variant of the device putting a competitive price tag of 19,999 Rs for the same. The registration for the handset has started at Flipkart where it will go on sale on February 10. The company has said that the other 64GB variant for the handset will also be available ahead however, there is no word regarding the pricing for it.

The Xiaomi Mi4 will straight away compete with the might of Huawei Honor 6 and the OnePlus One both of which are priced more competitively and offers similar specs on-board. The Honor 6 has already created ripples in Indian market priced for Rs 17,999 and comes with an advantage of additional expandable memory. Whereas the OnePlus One has a 64GB of flash memory already.

The device comes with a 5inch display with 441ppi density and Gorilla Glass 3 covering. It has a Snapdragon 801 clocked at 2.5GHz supported by 3GB of RAM memory and two storage options mentioned above. Its runs the Android 4.4.3 KitKat skinned with the company’s home baked MIUI v6. It has 13MP primary and 8MP secondary camera and battery life of 3080mAh. Check out our complete review of the device here.

Xiaomi Mi4 debuts in India with a competitive price tag of INR 19,999

Xiaomi Mi4 finally launching in India tomorrow

Xiaomi is all set to launch its upcoming 4G supported smartphone named Mi4 in India tomorrow. Manu Jain, Xiaomi India-Head already hinted the Mi4 price to be around Rs 20,000 in an exclusive interaction with IndianExpress.com. The company, just a half-year old in Indian market have launched Redmi 1S, Redmi Note (dual Sim and 4G variants), Mi3 along with various accessories in partnership with e-commerce leaders Flipkart.

Xiaomi Inc, popularly called as ‘Apple of China’ already launched the Mi4 in July last year. Moreover the device is yet to hit the Indian mart. Last week, Mi Note and Mi Note Pro smartphones were unveiled by Xiaomi at their official event in Beijing.

Mi4 sports a 5’ IPS display with a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution at 441 ppi protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It features a 2.5 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor along with 3GB of RAM. It runs on Android 4.4.3 KitKat OS based on MIUI 6. Mi4 supports 4k video recording with its 13MP rear and 8 MP front camera. It has a huge battery life of 3080 mAh.

Chinese giants Xiaomi is looking to strengthen its position in the booming mobile mart in India. IDC last quarter results reported that Samsung is leading the Indian smartphone market with 24% share. Micromax is placed second with 20%, followed by Lava, Karbonn, Motorola at 8%, 8% and 5% respectively.

Xiaomi Mi4 finally launching in India tomorrow

First real-life camera samples from Xiaomi Mi4 camera lens arrive

Xiaomi’s this year flagship Mi4 has already made much noise for its unique design, high-end features, excellent camera and much more. The Xiaomi Mi4 packs a very powerful hardware with a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset on-board. The handset has already gone on sale in China and has arrived at the door of many reviewers who are currently examining the device closely.

One of the USP of the device is its camera. The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with a 13MP primary camera at its back and a powerful 8MP secondary camera at its front. The primary camera comes with the latest Sony IMX214 1/3.06 sensor which is expected to be seen in many other flagships coming ahead this year. We have earlier examined the Xiaomi Mi4 camera with images with different filter effects and now we have some real-life images from the camera’s lens.

Well, looking at the images it seems that the Xiaomi Mi4 camera delivers excellent color reproduction and clear details from the images. Even the images captured at night produce some stunning results. Meanwhile, to know more about this excellent smartphone, check out our complete review of Xiaomi Mi4.

First real-life camera samples from Xiaomi Mi4 camera lens arrive

Xiaomi announces its MIUI 6 hosting some flatter look

According to plans, Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi who recently launched its flagship Mi4 has yesterday went out announcing its latest OS-MIUI 6 which hosts minimalistic looks, enhanced security and some stunning new features. This update is at the moment in the beta phase of its development and would soon come to its flagship devices like the Mi3 and the Mi4. According to the company, the MIUI 6 is a very simpler UI and can be very easily familiarized with the user. Colors say a bit more story about the UI wherein many apps appear to be white or grey and are even colored in orange, red and other colors giving it a similar look to the iOS 7 and iOS 8.

Xiaomi has made its phonebook even more powerful which enables users to identify unknown callers, mark the service numbers like that of banks or carriers and much more. The notifications shade in the new MIUI 6 has been re-designed and comes with toggles for various settings and has even new gestures for the homescreen. The notification center can even show notifications on the lockscreen and a theme’s support for the UI is also therewith nearly over 5000 options. Here is a video showing some of the features of MIUI 6. For more details regarding this wonderful UI, navigate to the official website here.

In the meanwhile, you can check our complete review on the newly launched Xiaomi Mi4 which hosts some very premium specs in very affordable price.

Xiaomi announces its MIUI 6 hosting some flatter look

Xiaomi Mi4 pre-orders begin in Italy, to launch in August

Chinese giant Xiaomi recently unveiled its new flagship smartphone Xiaomi Mi4 touted to be “the fastest phone in the world.” Well, Italy will be the first country in Europe to get this handset. Xiaomi Mi4 is up for pre-order with Xiaomi’s Italian distributor and the device will be shipped sometime in August.

Xiaomi Mi4 is priced at €394.90 (around $530) and is available in two colors, Black and White. This version of the handset does not support LTE networks in Europe. The LTE version may be offered at a later date and so will the 64GB one which is available in Asia.

The device will come with a 5-inch Full HD 1080p display and is powered with Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core SoC clocked up to 2.5GHz and Adreno 330 GPU. It has a 3GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, a 13MP primary camera capable of recording 4k vide, an 8MP front-facing camera and a powerful 3080mAh battery. Xiaomi Mi4 runs the latest Android 4.4.2 KitKat with company’s own MIUI v6.

The main appeal of the handset is its attractive price tag. Looking to the specs and performance of Xiaomi Mi4 which are comparable to flagship smartphones of other companies such as LG G3, Samsung Galaxy S5 or HTC One M8, its price is considerably less.

In Italy, Xiaomi is offering the device through its distributor and it might do so for other countries outside China as well. This may deter some users from buying it as they may fear lack of future support.

If you want to pre-order the phone, you can check out the mi-italia website. It is worth noting that since this is a pre-order and not a pre-registration, you’ll have to pay up the money while ordering.

Xiaomi Mi4 pre-orders begin in Italy, to launch in August

A view at the insides of Xiaomi Mi4

Few days back, Chinese giant Xiaomi announced its premium flagship Xiaomi Mi4 which hosts some very exquisite specs making it the fastest smartphone in the world currently.

The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with some high-end specs that includes a quad-core Snapdragon 801 chipset clocked at 2.5GHz, 3GB of RAM memory, an 13MP primary camera with new Sony IMX214 sensors having aperture f/1.8 and a whopping battery capacity of 3080mAh. The Xiaomi Mi4 when compared with many premium flagship available in the market, delivers an at par performance from others.

Well, the major attraction for Xiaomi smartphones is its pricing their devices come with! The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with extremely affordable price tag of $320 for its 16GB memory variant and 64GB variant of the device comes at a price of $400. The device is likely to be made available in China next month and we soon expect the international roll-out of the device from the company.

Well, here are few of the images which show us how beautifully the device is crafted from inside. Well, this teardown doesn’t come from the famous ’iFixit’ but still gives us a good view to the interiors of the handset.

A view at the insides of Xiaomi Mi4

Xiaomi Mi4 camera details! The new Sony sensor IMX214 is just stunning

Just yesterday we spotted Xiaomi unveiling its premium flagship Mi4 in an event in Beijing. Well, many would wonder why Xiaomi had just kept the camera to 13MP like the previous Mi3. But let us tell you that the camera of the Xiaomi Mi4 hosts a 13MP camera with more powerful Sony IMX214 sensors which is a BSI stacked CMOS sensor with 1/3.06” size and a wide f/1.8 aperture. The earlier Sony Mi3 hosted an IMX135 sensor found in most of the premium flagships these days.

Scroll Down to check the images from Xiaomi Mi4′s camera

The new Sony sensor comes with lot of upgradations like better sensitivity in low-light photography, less cross-talk and significantly improved real-time video HDR which comes with faster speeds and is implemented with the new SME-HDR technology. The new camera sensor also makes the camera module slimmer compared to its previous one with better backlight results. The new camera sensor is capable of recording 4K HDR videos at 30 frames per second supporting real-time video HDR. Check out the difference between the old and new Sony camera sensor.

The new powerful camera of the Xiaomi Mi4 can lock focus in just 0.3 seconds compared to the 0.6 to 0.8 seconds time required by the previous Xiaomi Mi3 camera. Well, so the surety of you never missing out some special moments go stronger. The Xiaomi Mi4 comes with a closed-loop focus system which enables speedy auto-focus acquisition. With the new camera sensor, the images with low-light shooting with flash have also improved and even produces more natural colors in flashless shot.

Now talking about its front camera, the company has come up with a powerful 8MP primary Sony IMX219 sensor which offers 80 degree field view with f/1.8 aperture. Well, this makes it a very powerful camera for selfie freaks. Moreover, Xiaomi has also offered several filters and effects that overlay on the top of images. Here are few of the camera samples in different light conditions. Take a look at the camera shots from Xiaomi Mi4 and get complete details for the device here.

Image results without flash, with flash and combined effect

Image results with adjust refocus after capturing

 

Image results of selfies applying different filters

Xiaomi Mi4 camera details! The new Sony sensor IMX214 is just stunning