Xiaomi Mi 4 gets a price cut in India
NEW DELHI:
Chinese device maker Xiaomi has announced a price cut for its Mi 4 smartphone.
The company which recently announced Rs 2,000 price cut as part of its Mi Fan
Festival in the country has decided to make it permanent.
In a
statement, the company announced,"Mi India offered a special price for Mi
4 during Mi Fan Festival, and it was very well received. We have thus decided
to make this price drop permanent."
Post the
price cut, Mi 4 16GB will now be available for Rs 17,999 (down from Rs 19,999),
while its 64GB model can be purchased at Rs 21,999 (down from Rs 23,999).
Successor to
the Xiaomi Mi 3, the phone features a stainless steel metal frame and a 5-inch
full HD display made by Sharp or JDI. It also has changeable plastic back
covers.
Xiaomi Mi 4
is powered by a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 quad-core processor and 3GB RAM.
It will be available in 16GB and 64 GB storage variants. The phone runs MIUI 6,
a new version of the company's operating system, based on Android 4.4 KitKat.
The phone
sports a 13MP rear and 8MP front Sony stacked CMOS camera and a 3080mAh
battery. According to Xiaomi, the battery lasts one and a half day with normal
usage and will offer quick charging, reaching 60% charge in an hour's time.
The Mi 4 is
available on Flipkart and The Mobile Store for now, and will be available on
Snapdeal and Amazon India soon.
