Xiaomi has announced an MIOI OS device that specs could list them among the world’s most powerful smartphones in 2011. Even more, it’s cheaper than you can imagine, yes, even for our Mr. Jobs there who are still probably counting the gazillion of money he had made with iPhones.
In today’s Beijing launch event, Engadget has learned that, with support of Qualcomm MSM8260 SoC, the phone officially named simply as “Xiaomi Phone” packs a mind blowing 1.5GHz dual-core chip. Not to mention it will also be running a powerful Adreno 220 graphics processor, which without doubt will make good use of the device’s 1GB RAM and a staggering 4GB ROM.
That is not even the scarier part of the phone, actually, not even close, because as we have been informed by a report, the phone only cost you ¥1,999 or $310, let’s say it again folks, three hundred and ten dollars and that’s without a contract steep in comparison with Apple’s iPhone package.
In addition to that, there is also a secondary version where it gets a 1.2 GHz of processing power. Not much details has been reported though about the second Xiaomi’s phone.
Other features of Xiaomi Phone includes 1930mAh cell (2 days “real-life” usage), GPS (with A-GPS), 4-inch 480 x 854 LCD, eight-megapixel camera with an F2.4 lens and MIUI OS, which is a low-level custom UI based on Android 2.3.5 of Gingerbread.
So, there you have it, since the iPhone 5 is expected to wear that outdated A5 processor which has been used in iPad 2, then there is no way in the world that it can beat this glorious, yet inexpensive smartphone. Well, unless Steve Jobs and co. going to surprise everyone on their iPhone 5 launch event.
Big G
Aug 16. 2011
Unfortunately nothing will ever beat the iPhone. Fact is you get what you pay for, and having used a few phones that come from China, this one would probably break before you get to charge it again.
Not even the Samsung Galaxy S II could beat the iPhone, and that’s the best major manufacturer attempt thus far.
iOS is also far superior to any other mobile operating system, so unfortunately I seriously doubt any Chinese attempt would be of any concern to Apple.
n!x
Aug 16. 2011
How is iOS superior in any way? ifanboys really are dumbasses.
higi
Aug 16. 2011
Ignorant fan boy – if you have ever used MIUI (available on multiple devices) you may beg to differ.
If you are an android user, and haven’t touched the MIUI rom. You should.
john
Aug 17. 2011
ahaha i got a zte blade, made in china, very good quality.
i paid only 100$, ru android 2.3.4, 800mhz, 3 megapixel, a/f, super screen like the iphone4.
the best phone i got in my life and the cheapest.
ahahahah!!!!
Iphone 5
Aug 17. 2011
Last time I checked Apple was listed as the most valuable company with a market cap of 300 Billion dollars with 2/3 of smartphone market profits and robust sales of iphones. Chinese phone are meant for the dollar stores. Chinese innovation is an oxymoron. When we have something to be copied we will let the chinese know.
Michael Moligano
Aug 17. 2011
My old 3GS can do a lot more than the HTC sensation or the Galaxy S2. They are not many good Android Apps, it’s like you have a big ship but just a smal lake. Well iOS is the sea. And as long everybody compairs their Phone with the iPhone, the iPhone is the best Phone.
A normal dude
Aug 17. 2011
I know about 20 friends/family members with Android phones, and all but one or two of them are going iOS for their next phone on account of being frustrated as SHIT with Android. I can’t blame them – they’re not the root/ROM sorta folks; they just want something that’s easy to use and dont mind giving up background processes that monitor your other background processes, sideloading, or widgets. Also, they never use any apps because they dont like any apps except the stock ones. iOS is like night and day from what they’re used to on account of how ugly/weak Android apps are – they ought to call the AppMarket the AppFleaMarket.
Amir Ariff
Aug 17. 2011
Spot on, i feel the same way with all of your friends and family. In my own right, i totally need an iOS phone to compensate with my horrible experience in Android
Neha Shukla
Aug 17. 2011
Upcoming iPhone may or may not be superior to every phone available in the market…….But I’ll buy that for just one reason …..it’ll make me happy……period.
Big G
Aug 24. 2011
There’s no way iOS will be beaten by ANY operating system. The Chinese crap is the absolute worst, their operating systems are as bad as their cars. Being a reviewer I’ve used countless phones, Android-based, BB, MeeGo, etc etc — nothing beats iOS.
Fact is it takes Android a few hundred different makes and models of mobile phones to even come close to the sales of an iOS device.
Sorry…
AndroiDev
Sep 04. 2011
You silly silly iPhone Cult Members. Android isn’t going to be beat by iOS. Android can be ported to any phone with compatible hardware. Therefore, many different manufacturers can produce phones and port the Android OS to it. iOS will be faster and smoother because the software is PROPRIETARY. (for you fanboys who don’t know what it is, it means its written specifically for that hardware, so it works optimally.) No matter how many iPhones Apple sells, they will always be outsold by Android because of its portability and stability.
Another reason why Android is better:
ROOTING and custom ROM’s. With apple, you have to stick to the software they provide because its Closed-Source and no Flash. Because it is Closed-Source, the only development that can be done is software development. Which can only do so much, but wont help performance. With Android, you can root it and do whatever you want. You can compile your own versions of Android for your phone and have more than just a theme for Winterboard, but a whole new optimized system. And believe me, its nice to have that freedom. Also because of all the amazing developers for it. Either at AndroidForum, XDA or SDX (my favorite. Im also a Developer there.)
For all you Apple Addicts, look at the facts. Android has made huge leaps and bounds ahead as far as system and hardware specs. Sure the iPhone looks sleek, but appearance isn’t everything. Apple is just now upgrading to Dual Core Processors that Android phones have had for almost a year now. Android has always had more high resolution screens and cameras. Android has Flash, fully customizeable interfaces and launchers. Better memory management, and EXPANDABLE MEMORY. What happens when you run out of space on your iPhone? Your screwed. With android, just pop in a new memory card with a larger size and your good to go!
Don’t just come out blindly saying how iOS is amazing until you actually experience what the right Android setup can do. And actually have legit and quantitative information and comparisons before you argue with someone who knows what they are talking about. Get your facts straight. Thank You.
the black guy
Sep 04. 2011
Your right apple sucks, half the people who buy it just bought it because of the name not knowing that there’s an Android phone out there for everyone.
Sci
Sep 04. 2011
It is amazing to me both how poorly this article was written, and how desperately fanboi-ish almost all of the posters here are.
iOS was and is an amazing platform, technologically, for ultra-portable devices such as smartphones and tablets. Apple has, much to their credit, created and cultivated an amazing ecosystem around it and their devices, and have many, many software and hardware developers which exist in a symbiotic relationship.
All that being said, this is not a Mac OS Classic vs. MS-DOS kind of situation or argument here. Android is Linux-based, is intended to be and therefore is distributed with the goal of licensing and broad hardware support in mind. Apple makes, essentially, just one kind of iPhone, generationally, at any given time. It’s this configuration, has this size screen, comes with this feature set. Take it or leave it. More than that, you have to jailbreak them just to make more than the most basic and modest changes to your phone.
That is just ludicrous based on principle, let alone reality. Also, Android’s licensing means you can find it available with a variety of different hardware, giving consumers choices and options Apple, for some reason, choses not to allow or provide with iOS.
Is iOS more polished and in some respects more refined than Android? Sure. After all, when you can and do justify spending what Apple does on R&D and spit-and-polish, it’s inevitable you’re going to put out a very well-thought-out, slick product. But, that doesn’t mean it’s the only worthy product. Having choice and options is inherently superior on many different grounds, none-the-least of which means a lack of vendor lock-in.
But what about this article? The author should be ashamed and embarrassed to have produced an article with the number of mistakes in grammar this piece contains. Did you actually check the article over before publishing it? What kind of professional do you think you are?
AndroiDev
Sep 04. 2011
Hes actually the Editor in Chief…