Xiaomi Mi 3 Launched : Can it woo the Indian Customers?

Those who are unaware about Xiaomi, it’s the biggest smartphone manufacturer in China and is often quoted “Apple of China”. It’s pronounced as ‘shao-mee’. The company had already launched its official Indian website and now its first smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3 is launched.

Xiaomi Mi 3 is the company’s flagship device and will be available from 15^th July and if previous reports are true than it will be exclusively available on Indian e-commerce giant Flipkart who had already bagged Motorola’s re-launch in the country.

Well, it packs some powerful specifications, let’s have a look.

·        2.3 Ghz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

·        2GB RAM

·        Adreno 330 GPU

·        5-inch 1080p display

·        16GB Internal Storage

·        13MP rear camera with Dual LED Flash

·        2MP Front Camera

·        Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with MIUI

·        NFC, 2G, 3G

Xiaomi has priced the smartphone at ₹14,990 giving a severe blow to Moto G. Its specs are of a high-end phone like that of Nexus 5 but priced at half the price. Also, a recent teaser on its official facebook page suggest a few more devices to be launched. Although there is no word out on which but there are speculations that it might be the Redmi series and if launched the Indian OEM’s like Micromax, Xolo may have a quite stiff competition sent by our neighbour.