Xiaomi brings its Mi 4 flagship smartphone to India
Half a year after it unveiled Mi 4, Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi is bringing its "fastest & most gorgeous Mi Phone ever" to India. Starting February 10, local consumers will be able to get their hands on the flagship device through retailer Flipkart.
Mi 4 is one of the most interesting smartphones unveiled in 2014, in no small part thanks to its $320 starting price. Handsets from rival makers such as Samsung have price-tags twice as high, so it is easy to understand what makes it such an appealing option in the flagship segment. Fortunately for those wanting to get their hands on Mi 4 in India, its price-tag is still as attractive as ever.
Flipkart currently lists Mi 4, in a white 16 GB trim, for INR19,999. For those who are not familiar with the currency, that's about $325 at the time of writing this article. It's only slightly higher than the price Xiaomi's Hugo Barra revealed when Mi 4 was announced in July of last year.
Xiaomi's India head revealed on Twitter that Mi 4 will ship in the country with MIUI 6 in tow, which is the vendor's interpretation of Android 4.4 KitKat. Prospective buyers will have to wait for an upcoming release for MIUI to get Android 5.0 Lollipop underpinnings.
It is worth pointing out that Xiaomi does not appear to also have the 64 GB version of Mi 4 available come launch day, or Mi 4 in black for that matter, on Flipkart. This could, however, be only a matter of time.
The higher-capacity model costs roughly $400 in China, and, judging by the price of the 16 GB model in India, its price-tag shouldn't be impacted much, if it will ever be available officially in India.
To learn more about Mi 4, check out our initial coverage of the device.