Xiaomi Mi Note Now Official

The highly-anticipated launch of Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone has commenced, and after a short moment of reminiscing about the company’s achievement, CEO Lei Jun hopped on stage to introduce the new Xiaomi Mi Note.

Contrary to previous speculations, the Chinese company’s new flagship handset is not called RedMi Note 2, rather Mi Note.

Xiaomi Mi Note Specs:

5.7-inch Sharp/JDI Full-HD display, 1920×1080 @ 386ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 2.5Ghz quad-core processor
Adreno 330 GPU
3GB LPDDR3 RAM, 933Mhz
16GB/32GB internal storage
Dual-SIM (Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM card)
4G/LTE
13-megapixel autofocus rear camera w/ Phillips Two-Tone Flash
Sony IMX214 Image Sensor, f/2.0 lens aperture, OIS
4-megapixel front camera with 2-micron pixels
3000mAh Li-Ion battery
Dimension: 155.1 x 77.6 x 6.95mm
Weight: 161g

Xiaomi’s new flagship smartphone will be powered by a sizeable lithium-ion battery with 3000mAh capacity.

The Mi Note’s 5.7-inch panel is said to utilize a screen technology that will minimize eye strain. It has a Full-HD resolution and makes use of a NEGA negative LCD panel that has 95% NTSC Color Gamut, 1400:1 contrast ration and Adaptive dynamic contrast.

The front and back portions of the Xiaomi Mi Note are covered in curved glass which, in theory, should make it more easy to hold.

Optical Image Stabilization technology is also in play on the Mi Note’s rear camera which is accompanied by a two-tone flash unit made by Phillips. Below is a sample shot taken by the Xiaomi Mi Note.

Apart from its great cameras, the Xiaomi Mi Note also supports 24-bit/192KHz lossless playback.

The 16GB variant of the Xiaomi Mi Note will retail for Yuan 2299 or a little over Php16,500USD 281INR 23,836EUR 268CNY 2,048, while the 32GB model can be had for Yuan 2799. Xiaomi will also offer a spec’d-out version of the Mi Note called Xiaomi Mi Note Pro which will sport Quad-HD display, 64GB internal storage and 4GB LPDDR4 RAM. It will be sold for Yuan 3299 almost twenty-four grand in our local currency.

Xiaomi Mi Note Pro Specs:

5.7-inch Quad-HD display, 2560×1440 @ 515ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core processor
Adreno 430
4GB LDDDR4 RAM
64GB Internal Storage
Dual-SIM (Micro-SIM and Nano-SIM card)
4G/LTE