The Apple of the East pulled off an Apple by launching the 4s along with the 5.
What I’m talking about is the company Xiaomi, and their new phones, the Mi 5 and the Mi 4s. This is the first time that Xiaomi launched an ‘S’ version of an ex-flagship, and have restricted availability to China probably to test the waters.
That said, the advent of internet will make sure that anyone in any part of the world with a credit card and an internet connection can get hold of the phone.
We took receipt of the Xiaomi Mi 4s yesterday, after it spent more than a month moving from city to city in a continent where neither the shipper or the addressee happen to be present. Anyway, moving on to the device now.
The Mi 4s is very similar to the Mi 4c with its spec sheet, but is intended to be more of a premium phone than the latter.
Here is what the Xiaomi Mi 4s comes with:
- 5-inch 1920 x 1080p display
- Hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor
- 3GB RAM
- 64GB on-board ROM (plus microSD support)
- 13 mega-pixel rear camera
- 5 mega-pixel front-facing camera
- 3260mAh battery
- USB Type-C port
Xiaomi Mi 4s Gallery
The Mi 4s also features glass on both the front and rear of the phone.
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Right out of the box, the phone feels extremely different from the Mi 4 in the hands for some reason. Probably because of the curved edges (the Mi 4 has uncomfortable sharp edges).
The front of the phone looks more like the face of a budget Redmi series device than an Mi-series phone.
The USB Type-C port is a refreshing change. The shift to this new interface is taking longer than it should’ve, causing people a great deal of harassment. Okay, I might have exaggerated a bit there, but we need one single standard.
The display seems to have a slight yellow tint… which was confirmed by placing the phone against the Mi 4. Wonder if it’s a conscious decision by Xiaomi to have a slight yellow tint on China-only phones?
Very much like the Redmi Note 3, the Mi 4s has a fingerprint sensor on the back. This one though, seems a little faster.
Anyway, stay tuned for the full review of the Xiaomi Mi 4s in the next two weeks. Meanwhile, head over to Banggood.com if you wish to buy one. That’s where we got ours from!
yes theyre too small
Same here.
If I had to pick one between them I would probably go with the 4S though
I like the Mi4s a lot, if it had an upgraded camera I would be very interested.
I heard its average at best. The whole latest line up from xiaomi is basically stinking of mediocrity. Mi5 being the biggest disappointment of them all. Wish one of these chinese manufacturers would just smash it out the park one time. I’m still eying up the pro 6 but i think camera wise it is still likely to fall short of competing with the big boys.
Yea I haven’t been as impressed with Xiaomi over the last year or so as I was in the past. Although I do love my Mi Pad 2 I just got. I am still undecided about the Pro 6, I really like the MX5 I have been using this past year but something is telling me the Pro 6 is going to be a letdown like the Mi5. From my limited hands on time with it the Gionee S8 ticked all the boxes especially for the camera but historically their software has been terrible and it doesn’t get updated.
But the back of the Gionee S8 is fugly. I am the werid person who really loves my mi4i it’s a nice size I have the Redmi note 3 pro and killing the battery is hard and the build is not bad and the finger print scanner works well. But I did order a black mi4s
I love the back of the S8, especially holding it in person. It felt so natural in the hand.
I agree with you, moreover I would say that Xiaomi should release a version with either SD652 SOC with upgraded camera or keep the one used in MI4C. Then it will justify its actual price in the market. I have seen that the phone get warm for intensive usage. If it was around 250€ shipping costs included I would have gone for it.
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro is a way better deal then both Mi4s a Mi5.