When is the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro coming out? Xiaomi might be yet to break the UK smartphone market, but outside our little island the Chinese firm was the third bestselling smartphone maker last year. And it just unveiled the most powerful phone in the world, with specs to rival the Note 4, Nexus 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. Here we reveal the Xiaomi Mi Note and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro UK release date, price and specs. Also see: Best smartphones 2015 and best phablets 2015.
Plus: We compare the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro and Samsung Galaxy Note 4 - see which is the most powerful phone in the world.
Xiaomi Mi Note / Xiaomi Mi Note Pro UK release date: When is the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro coming out?
Xiaomi's Mi Note will arrive on 27 January in China, and the Mi Note Pro at the end of March. Also see: Xiaomi Mi Note hands-on review
A UK release date has not been confirmed, although we will update this article as soon as one is given or we find a means of getting our hands on one of these devices.
Xiaomi Mi Note / Xiaomi Mi Note Pro UK price: How much will the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro cost?
The 16GB Xiaomi Mi Note costs 2,299 yuan, which is around $371 or £244. That's less than half the price of rivals such as the Note 4,Nexus 6andiPhone 6 Plus.
The 64GB Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is more expensive at 3,299 yuan, which equates to $532 or £350. Even at this higher price the phablet offers astonishing value.
Xiaomi Mi Note / Xiaomi Mi Note Pro specs
The Xiaomi Mi Note is a 5.7in full-HD (1920x1080, 386ppi) curved-screen phablet with a 2.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chip, Adreno 330 graphics, 3GB of RAM and 16- or 64GB of storage. This metal-framed phone is protected with Gorilla Glass 2.5D on the front and Gorilla Glass 3 on the back. It supports dual SIMs (nano micro, both 4G), and is packed with 13Mp rear- (with a six-element Sony lens, OIS and a Philips two-tone flash) and 4Mp front (with large 2-micron pixels) cameras. Also see: Best dual-SIM phones 2015.
A 3000mAh lithium-polymer battery supports quick charging, while the Mi Note's audio capability stretches to 24-bit/192KHz lossless playback, including support for APE, FLAC, DSD and WAV. At 77.6x155.1mm and just 6.95mm thick, the Mi Note is thinner than the smaller-screen iPhone 6 Plus, and it's 11g lighter at 161g, too.
More impressive, however, is the Mi Note Pro, which is said to be the most powerful phone in the world.
Xiaomi's Mi Note Pro has everything the Mi Note has, but swaps in a faster 2GHz Snapdragon 810 64-bit octa-core processor, which is paired with Adreno 430 graphics and 4GB of RAM. The screen is a 5.7in Quad HD panel from Sharp, with its 2560x1440 resolution offering 515ppi. Storage is 64GB as standard, and with support for LTE Cat 9 you can expect staggeringly fast download speeds of up to 450Mb/s.
Both phones run Xiaomi's MIUI 6 software, which is based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat.
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