Xiaomi’s January 15 is finally over, and as the dust
settles, we see the silhouettes of two new phablets that have specs that might
make Apple a bit worried.
The new phablets are as large as the iPhone 6 Plus but are
packing bigger screens at 5.7 inches. The Mi Note’s display is manufactured by
Sharp/JDI and offers a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. The phone is
sandwiched by two Gorilla Glass 3 panels with the front layer featuring 2.5D
glass with a gentle curve around the edges.
The Xiaomi Note will be powered by a Snapdragon 801 chip
with a 2.5GHz quad-core processor, an Adreno 330 GPU, 3GB of RAM and either
16GB or 64GB of internal memory. There’s a 13MP Sony IMX214 sensor at the back
with an f/2.0 aperture, optical image stabilization and a two-tone flash. The
phone also comes with a powerful selfie snapper with a 4MP sensor with 2 micron
pixel size.
Energy will be supplied by a 3000mAh battery while the
software will run on MIUI 6 – a heavily modified version of Android.
The Pro version of the Mi Note brings most of the phablet’s
specs a notch higher. The display is still 5.7 inches but is upgraded to QHD
resolution (~515ppi). It also has a more powerful processor – a Snapdragon 810 with
an octa-core processor, Adreno 430 GPU, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal
storage.
The Mi Note Pro shares identical components as the base version
(13MP+4MP camera combo) and comes with the same 3000mAh battery.
The Xiaomi Mi Note will be available later this month
starting at $371 for the 16GB model and goes up to $451 for the 64GB version.
Meanwhile, the Pro version will sell for $523 around the same time as the base
Mi Note.
