Although there has been a lot of focus on the Xiaomi Mi 5 unveiling set to take place today, we had a late indication that another smartphone would also be introduced at the event. That has now happened and the Xiaomi Mi 4S price has been made official at the announcement. This arrival took us a little by surprise and is an upgrade over the Xiaomi Mi 4 flagship that released last year.

Cracking on with Xiaomi Mi 4S specs first, we can tell you that it has a 2.5GHz Snapdragon 808 64-bit hexa-core processor and Adreno 418 graphics. There’s a 5-inch IPS display with Full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 resulting in 441 ppi, 3GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. Connectivity is catered for with 4G LTE (with VoLTE), WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac dual-band, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, and USB Type-C.

Further Xiaomi Mi 4S specifications include a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF and dual-tone LED flash, and a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter. The dual SIM handset runs the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system with Xiaomi’s MIUI 7. It also features an infrared sensor and a fingerprint sensor on the reverse. The juice is kept flowing by a non-removable 3260 mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0.

The handset has a metal frame and glass build. Availability of the phone starts in China from March 1, and the phone will be offered in a choice of Black, Gold, Pink, and White colors. The Xiaomi Mi 4S price is CNY 1,699. As a guide that equates to around $260, £185, €235, or Rs. 17,825. Later on today we also expect news on the Xiaomi Mi 5 so do stop by again for updates on this.

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Source: Fone Arena