Xiaomi goes global with Mi 4i, a smartphone packing a punch for $200

Xiaomi, the Beijing-based electronics company that produces mouthwatering smartphones and tablets only for Chinese markets, has launched a global model: the Xiaomi Mi 4i

The Mi 4i, which was unveiled in New Delhi, India, on Thursday, is a slightly less powerful but more affordable version of the company's Mi 4 smartphone. It has a 5-inch 1080p display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 octa-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of memory and a 13-megapixel camera on the back (coupled with a 5-megapixel one on the front

The device also sports a beefy 3,120 mAh battery, which Xiaomi claims offers 38% more capacity than most phones in its class. 4G is supported, and the phone has dual-SIM capability Read more...