At its event in India today, Xiaomi announced the Mi 4i. It’s the first Xiaomi phone to see its initial release outside of China, and it costs only $200.
It packs an impressive amount of features into its affordable frame: a 5-inch 1080p IPS display coming at 44i ppi, a 13MP megapixel main camera and 5MP one for your selfies. Inside, you’ll find 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and Snapdragon 615 processor to power the Android Lollipop software.
Design-wise, the phone’s 7.8 mm thick. It’s a unibody polycarbonate(AKA fancy plastic) design with a soft-touch finish a coating to prevent fingerprints. There are five colors available; you’ll get the standard black and white, as well as orange, light blue and pink.
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It also comes with an impressive 3,120 mAh battery, much bigger than other phones around its size. Xiaomi says it’s one of the first to use a new high-density battery technology to fit that much juice into a thin frame. When you need to top the battery off, a quick-charge feature will deliver 40 percent of a charge in just an hour (full charge in three), according to Xiaomi.
The Mi 4 will be released on April 30 in India for a price of 12,999 Rupees – or around $205. It’ll also land in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan and Malaysia in May.
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