THE FIRST MI SMARTPHONE THAT XIAOMI

THE FIRST MI SMARTPHONE THAT XIAOMI

5-INCH FULL HD 1080P IPS LCD

- QUAD-CORE 2.3GHZ QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 800 8274AB

- F2.2 13-MEGAPIXEL REAR CAMERA WITH DUAL-LED FLASH

- HSPA+ UP TO 42MBPS

- 3050 MAH INTERNAL BATTERY

          THE COMPANY HAS ENTERED INTO EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH E-COMMERCE SITE FLIPKART TO SELL ITS PRODUCTS. XIAOMI HAS ALSO SET UP 35 SERVICE CENTRES ACROSS INDIA, INCLUDING TWO EXCLUSIVE MI SERVICE CENTRES IN DELHI AND BANGALORE, TO ENSURE AFTER-SALE SERVICES FOR ITS CUSTOMERS.

          FEATURING A 5-INCH FULL HD (1920 X 1080) IPS TOUCHSCREEN, 13-MEGAPIXEL MAIN CAMERA WITH DUAL-LED FLASH, AND A 3050MAH INTERNAL BATTERY, THE XIAOMI MI 3 IS ONE OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE SMARTPHONES POWERED BY QUALCOMM’S SNAPDRAGON 800 CHIPSET (8274AB).

          IT IS THE SIMILAR HARDWARE COMPONENT FOUND INSIDE MUCH MORE EXPENSIVE DEVICES SUCH AS THE LG G PRO 2, NOKIA LUMIA 1520, SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 3, AND THE SONY XPERIA Z1.

          THE MI 3 HAS A 5-INCH FULL HD 1080P IPS DISPLAY, 2.3GHZ QUALCOMM SNAPDRAGON 800AB PROCESSOR, WHICH, ACCORDING TO XIAOMI GLOBAL VP HUGO BARRA IS FASTER THAN THE NEXUS 5'S.

          IT ALSO COMES WITH ADRENO 330 450 MHZ GPU, 2 GB RAM, AND EMMC 4.5 FLASH MEMORY OF 16 GB. UNFORTUNATELY, JUST LIKE THE CURRENT NEXUS HANDSET, IT LACKS MICROSD EXPANSION, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO BE PRUDENT WHEN IT COMES TO APPS AND CONTENT.

          THE MI 3 COMES PACKED WITH A 13 MEGAPIXELS REAR CAMERA AND A 2 MP FRONT CAMERA WITH BOTH SUPPORTING HD VIDEO RECORDING AND HAS A 3050MAH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY.

          THE SMARTPHONE COMES WITH A WATER-RESISTANT COVER AND SOFT MICROFIBER LINING THAT ENABLES USERS TO FOLD IT INTO A STAND FOR READING ARTICLES, WATCHING VIDEOS, AND BROWSING THE WEB.

          THE MI 3'S 8.1MM BODY HOUSES A MAGNESIUM ALLOY FRAME COATED WITH THREE LAYERS OF THERMAL GRAPHITE.

          XIAOMI ALSO OFFERS USE 10 G OF FREE STORAGE SPACE TO STASH YOUR CONTACTS, PHOTOS, VIDEOS, AND DOCS IN THE CLOUD. GO STRAIGHT TO YOUR CLOUD AT I.XIAOMI.COM FROM WHEREVER YOU ARE, ON WHATEVER DEVICE, TO READ AND REPLY TO TEXTS SENT TO YOUR PHONE.

THE FIRST MI SMARTPHONE THAT XIAOMI, OFTEN REFERRED AS 'APPLE OF CHINA', HAS LAUNCHED IN INDIA IS THE MI 3 PRICED AT RS 13,999. IT WILL GO ON SALE ON JULY 22, SAID THE COMPANY. THE PRE-REGISTRATION OPENED TUESDAY AND ONLY CUSTOMERS WHO REGISTER TILL MIDNIGHT JULY 21 WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PURCHASE THE MI 3. THE COMPANY HAS ENTERED INTO EXCLUSIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH E-COMMERCE SITE FLIPKART TO SELL THE MI 3. XIAOMI'S INTERNATIONAL VICE PRESIDENT HUGO BARRA, A FORMER GOOGLE INC EXECUTIVE WHO JOINED LAST YEAR, SAID THE PRIVATELY OWNED XIAOMI WAS PLANNING TO BUILD INDIA-SPECIFIC FEATURES FOR ITS PHONES AND SET UP A LOCAL TEAM TO HELP PENETRATE ONE OF THE WORLD'S FASTEST GROWING SMARTPHONE MARKETS. ACCORDING TO NEIL SHAH OF COUNTERPOINT TECHNOLOGY MARKET RESEARCH, THE PHONE'S FEATURES ARE COMPARABLE TO THE SAMSUNG GALAXY S4, WHICH COSTS BETWEEN RS 29,000-30,000. HERE ARE A FEW THINGS THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO KNOW ABOUT THE MI 3:

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