Xiaomi is planning to launch their, the Mi 4, in India on January 28th.
Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s VP of International Operations, confirmed this to the Economic Times.
And one of ET’s bloggers tweeted a message regarding the same:
#Xiaomi to launch the Mi 4 in India on 28th January
— Karan Bajaj (@Karanbajaj) January 15, 2015
The Mi 4 was unveiled on July 22, 2014, at a press event in Beijing, China.
The Mi 4 sports 5 inch Full HD display, and is powered by a Quad-Core QualComm Snapdragon 801 processor, clocked at 2.5 GHz.It runs on Android KitKat, with MIUI 6.
The phone has 3GB of RAM, and is available in two storage variants: 16/64 GB. It does not have a micro SD card expandable storage.The phone features a 13 Megapixel snapper on the rear, and an 8 Megapixel front shooter. It is backed by a 3,000 mAh battery.
Xiaomi Mi 4 Technical Specifications:
| Operating System | MIUI 6 |
| Display | 5-inch 1080p Sharp / JDI OGS full lamination display |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.5GHz |
| RAM | 3GB LP DDR3 |
| Storage | 16/64GB internal storage. |
| Cameras | 13Megapixel rear camera, f1.8, real-time HDR, 4K video recording (Sony IMX214) Dual LED Flash, 8 Megapixel front camera, f1.8, 80-degree wide angle (Sony IMX219) |
| Battery | 3080mAh |
| Weight | 149g |
| Other | Stainless steel frame, Swappable back plate |
The 16GB version costs Yuan Renmibi 1999 (approx $320 or Rs. 19,000), while the 64GB version costs Yuan Renmibi 2499 (~$400 or Rs. 24,000).
The price of the Indian Mi 4, hasn’t been revealed yet, but based on the Chinese variants price tag, we can expect it to be somewhere in the range of 17,000 – 20,000 Rupees. It will be sold exclusively through online retailer Flipkart, like all the other phones from the Company.
