All bets are on which smartphone maker will be the first to use the Snapdragon 821, and according to new reports it will be Xiaomi with a double whammy.
This mornings news is dominated by reports that Xaomi are planning to use the latest Snapdragon 821 chipset in their Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and a slightly upgraded Mi5 known as the Mi5S.
What’s more interesting is that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and Mi5S are rumoured to share more than just the same chipset but also a pressure sensitive display (ala Huawei, ZTE, Meizu and Apple).
In fact the spec sheets continue with reports also mentioning the use of Qualcomms Ultrasonic fingerprint technology, as much as 8GB RAM, dual cameras, HIFI audio and fast charging.
Dual cameras are set to make an appearance too, well at least on the Mi Note 2, but only on the more expensive models. 3 variants of Mi Note 2 are believed to be coming to the market, a basic with single camera and two other versions with dual cameras.
The Mi Note 2 is also thought to be the first Xiaomi phone to get a 3D curved display, so it is going to be quite the spec sheet monster should these details prove to be accurate.
Of course these are just rumours and we need to take the details with a pinch of salt, but these are also quite detailed reports and sound a little more plausible than some of the more pie in the sky rumours we see in Chinese tech sites.
It’s still just rumors. The Mi note 2 will probably be released 1st and Mi5s later.
I’d go for Mi5s just because I never really prefer bigger screens. haha. Really depends on the user.
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Just because your too poor for a Mi device, doesnt mean you need to harass us…Dear
come on man … you gained your fame by sellling ULTRA CHEAP phones with features BETTER than lg , samsung and sony !
please make minote 2 CHEAP as well ~!
you should have said … “your phone be cheap or else i buy nokia 3310”. 😛 😀
Send all us Gizchina users a lifetime of discount codes, as well as releasing kernel sources for all smartphones.
My point was that Xiaomi are still behind and not selling directly to the international markets.
Thank you for insulting me whilst I’m using a Xiaomi Note and have previously bought a Mi3 and Mi4.
Can’t wait for my OnePlus 3 to arrive.
Not really though, accidents can happen and such a brittle easily bendable body is not acceptable on a premium smartphone. Hence why apple fixed its bend issues on the S models and why companies like HTC and Samsung also reinforce the chassis’ of their devices. Its a simple matter of providing good build quality.
Accidents can happen but a phone isn’t going to bend unless you purposely try to make it bend. And under enough pressure a lot of phones today can and will snap like a twig. You would be surprised just how many “premium” phones will easily break in two if you know exactly where the weak spots are.
From the Youtube account doing the testing the S7,iphone 6s, HTC 10, LG G5 and almost all flagships from this year past the test and none of them crumbled in the epic fashion the Mi5 did. Its clear xiaomi cut corners on the chassis.
Takes some force but the S7 will bend under the right conditions. Again bending is something that will almost never happen under normal usage unless you try to bend it.
Almost every phone can be bent if you try hard enough. Not every phone can be bent as easily as Mi5 is.
You can try to talk this out but the evidence is out there. Good luck.
I am not arguing that. I am arguing that a phone won’t bend unless you try to bend it so it is a worthless test.
the guy didn’t even “try” lol
http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p119/KTVFreakGuy/Mobile%20Uploads/Mi5Bendgate.gif
that looks to have suffered less force than what my phone usually went through in a bad night in bed lol (and no, I’m not over the ideal BMI).
again tho’ defend all you want lol
Again though unless your trying to bend something it wont bend. I can snap in pencil in two but that’s not how your normally use a pencil. No one has a bigger opponent of the Mi5 than me but it’s a worthless test.
Not really, i think when a phone bends this easily it is at risk of bending under random accidental pressure in day to day use.
There’s no random accidental bending with normal usage. It only bends when you try to bend it.
lol, completely different league to the mi5 which snaps laughably easily, he’d already beat the crap out of these phones before bending and even then they didnt snap easily
https://youtu.be/d2jav7UdQtE
I am using the mi5 as my daily driver I have a thin clear TPU case on it. I don’t find it flimsy at all. But am going to bend it in half no and why would I want to? Have I sat on by mistake whilst in my back pocket yes. Have dropped it yet no but I don’t regularly drop my phones I tend to look after them very well. You can bend the iPhone 6 at the time that was nearly a £700 phone this phone is only £260
I wouldn’t worry if it will bend or break. I’ve sat on my phone many times. Stepped on it too. Even if I karate chop my phone it still won’t break. Actually I might be interested in seeing a video of someone breaking their phone in half using martial arts.
Who ever left their phone in a bed, a sofa, a chair, or a backpocket amirite?