Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun unveiled the Mi Note during a launching event in Beijing, China. It’s a 5.7-inch phablet with curved edge Gorilla Glass 3 both at the back and front.
The Mi Note runs on a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 801 processor with 3GB of RAM, dual 4G connectivity and MIUI 6 as the OS, the company’s customized version of Android 4.4 Kitkat.
Xiaomi emphasized that the Mi Note is directly competing with Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus and boasts that it doesn’t have the ugly camera bump at the back. Instead, the 2.5D and ‘3D’ glass layers and metal frame gives it a sleek form.
The Mi Note’s display is made by Sharp/JDI and has a full HD resolution while its 13MP rear camera uses a CMOS image sensor from Sony and has optical image stabilization.
A particularly interesting feature of the Mi Note is its 4MP front camera which uses the ‘UltraPixel’ technology found in HTC One and Starmobile Up Snap.
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The Xiaomi Mi Note comes with either 16 or 64 GB of onboard storage but lacks a microSD card slot for storage expansion. The first one costs around ₱16,500 while the latter is around ₱20,100.
A 3,000 mAh Li-ion battery powers the device and employs the Quick Charge 2.0 technology allowing you to reach 60% battery capacity in just 30 minutes.
It’s not yet clear when the Mi Note will reach the Philippines. Even so, it’s difficult not to get excited over this phablet.
Specs:
- 5.7-Inch Full HD IPS Display (1080 x 1920 Pixels, 386 ppi)
- Scratch Resistant Curved Edge Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (Front and Back)
- Android 4.4 Kitkat OS with MIUI 6
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Chipset
- 2.5 GHz Quad Core Krait 400 CPU
- Adreno 330 GPU
- 3GB of RAM
- 13.0 Megapixel Autofocus Main Camera with OIS and Two Tone LED Flash
- 4.0 Megapixel Front Camera with ‘UltraPixel’ Technology
- 16/64 GB Internal Storage
- Dual SIM (Micro + Nano)
- 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, 2G EDGE and GPRS Networks
- Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Bluetooth 4.0 LE with A2DP
- GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS and Beidou
- FM Radio
- USB OTG Support
- 3.5mm Audio Jack
- Compass
- Gyroscope
- Acccelerometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Ambient Light Sensor
- 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm @ 161 g
- 3,000mAh Li-ion Battery
- ¥2299 (~₱16,500.00) Official Price for 16GB Version
- ¥2799 (~₱20,100.00) Official Price for 64GB Version
