14 DAY TRIAL // Xiaomi’s president and co-founder Lin Bin confirmed a few days ago that the highly anticipated Mi4c handset was due to be unveiled on September 22. Initially, only 100,000 units will be made available for purchase, with the shipping date being set for October 3.
The Chinese tech giant will be offering not two but three versions of the device, one with 16GB of storage and 2GB of RAM, one with 32GB of native storage and 3GB of RAM, and the last with 64GB of internal memory and 3GB of RAM.
As we have been telling you before, the handset is expected to arrive with a USB Type-C port, but according to Bin, given that the technology is in its infancy, not so many people will be glad that Xiaomi has chosen to go with this new standard. As a result, it appears that those who want to keep on using their microUSB connection will be able to do so, as Tech Grapple reports.
So the Xiaomi Mi4c will ship out with a microUSB cable out of the box. A Type-C adapter will connect to the plug at the end of the cable to convert the microUSB plug into a Type-C connector. So everyone stays happy in the end.
What to expect from the Xiaomi Mi4c
In a few days, we’ll see the Mi4c make a debut on the market sporting a decent 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display with support for full HD (1080p) resolution and 438 ppi (pixel per inch).
The phone takes advantage of a 1.8GHz hexa-core Snapdragon 808 on the inside, complemented by an Adreno 418 graphics processing unit and 2GB of RAM out of the box. The Chinese-exclusive model packs a 13MP photo snapper with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, while on the front there’s a secondary 5MP camera for video calls and such.
Last but not least, the Mi4c supports 4G LTE Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, microUSB 2.0, and GPS and AGPS. It relies on a 3,000 mAh battery and ships out with Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box with MIUI 7 on top.
According to recent information, we can expect the Mi4c with 32GB of storage and 3GB of RAM to be offered for around $235 / €206.
