Xiaomi Phone 2 announced - the first with quad-core Snapdragon S4 Pro tops Quadrant, is just $310
UPDATE: Sample shots from the 8MP rear camera added in the slideshow below, Xiaomi claims they haven't been modified in any way.
There is a back-illuminated camera sensor on the rear, seemingly the same 5-element lens that is in the iPhone 4S and Galaxy S III, but the stock battery seems somewhat wimpy at 2000mAh for all that might. This can be easily remedied, since the company will sell a version of the Xiaomi Phone 2 with 3000mAh juicer that will add 2mm to the thickness of the device, not exactly a dealbreaker, although it will bring the device to 12mm, which is on the chubby side these days. The slim 3.9mm side bezel is also touted in the slideshow below, comparing it as the thinnest from the flagships on the market.
The whole premise is that this compelling components package comes in an affordable manner, and the $310 price equivalent certainly puts the big guys Samsung and Apple flagship smartphone pricing to shame. Such price tag certainly won't allow the Xiaomi team buy yachts and Hampton mansions any time soon, but is likely to make them heroes in the eyes of their Chinese customers, and that smartphone market will be the largest in the world for the foreseeable future. Availability for the device is slated for October, and by that time it might be battling S4 Pro phones from more established smartphone makers, which, however, are likely to be much more expensive.
source: Xiaomi via Engadget
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