AI-powered Qin featurephones launched under Xiaomi’s crowdfunding platform

Update 08/08/2018: Post was edited to reflect a correction in the information of the manufacturer.

Shenzhen Duoqin Technology Co., Ltd., under Xiaomi‘s crowdfunding platform, just launched a new series of featurephones dubbed Qin. It is, as mentioned earlier, a crowdfunded series and as of today, pre-orders total almost CNY6.5PHP 52USD 0.89INR 76EUR 0.85 million.

There are currently two featurephones in the series — the Qin 1 and 1s. Both phones have similar external structures as they come with 2.8-inch screens with a resolution of 240 x 320 along with a keypad that’s all tucked into a 132 x 53.8 x 8.5mm body. Both sports Xiaomi’s Xiao AI voice assistant, dual slots for micro SIMs and USB Type-C charging ports. Surprisingly, both devices also have no rear or front cameras and audio ports.

As for specs, the Qin 1 packs a MediaTek MT6260A chipset, 8MB of RAM, 16MB of storage, and WiFi and Bluetooth capabilities. It runs on the Nucleus OS and comes with a 1,480mAh battery. The Qin 1s, on the other hand, packs a Spreadtrum SC9820 chipset, 256MB RAM, 512MB storage, VoLTE, GPS, WiFi, and Bluetooth. It runs on the MOCOR5 OS and comes with the same 1,480mAh battery.

Qin 1 Specifications

• 2.8-inch 240 x 320 screen
• MediaTek MT6260A single-core processor
• 8MB RAM
• 16MB storage
• Dual SIM (micro)
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 4.2
• USB Type-C
• Nucleus OS
• 1,480mAh battery
• Black, White

Qin 1s Specifications

• 2.8-inch 240 x 320 screen
• Spreadtrum SC9820 1.2GHz dual-core processor
• 256MB RAM
• 512MB storage
• Dual SIM (micro)
• VoLTE
• GPS
• WiFi
• Bluetooth 4.2
• USB Type-C
• MOCOR5 OS
• 1,480mAh battery
• Black, White

Both devices are priced at CNY 199PHP 1,604USD 27INR 2,317EUR 26 (~Php 1,546USD 26INR 2,233EUR 25CNY 192) and will begin shipping on September 15. The pre-order page can be found here.