Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has launched its Mi 3 smartphone, in the Indian market at Rs 14,500. The smartphone, currently listed on the company’s India website only, will be available for sale on July 15.
The all-new Mi 3 has a 5-inch Full HD display and runs on a 2.3GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor with 2GB RAM. It is powered by Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean) with Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI skin on top. It packs 16GB internal storage, but does not support storage expansion via microSD cards.
Xiaomi Mi 3 sports a 13MP camera with dual-LED flash on the back and a 2MP camera in front. Connectivity suite of the smartphone consists of 2G, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0 and NFC. It has a 3,050mAh battery, and Xiaomi claims that the smartphone can deliver talk time of up to 21 hours on 3G networks.
Made of aluminium-magnesium alloy, this smartphone weighs 145gram and is 8.1mm thick.
The smartphone will come with Xiaomi’s Mi Cloud service, which will allow users to save and access their contacts, messages, photos, notes and call logs online. They will also be able to back up apps in the cloud and locate the handset online in case it is lost.
