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Breaking: Xiaomi MI4 gets Price Cut to target Meizu MX4

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October 27
by chris eilers

After facing intense competition from Meizu, Xiaomi is launching two new low-cost versions of the popular Xiaomi Mi4 Phone. xiaomi mi4 price cut

 

Insider sources reveal now that the Xiaomi Mi4 3G version will be priced at 1599 Yuan (261 USD/856RM) and the 4G Version will sell at 1799 Yuan (294/964RM USD). Both versions of the low- cost Xiaomi Mi4 will start selling on the Big Sale in China on 11. November.

Xiaomi Mi4 Price Cut

The low-cost version of the Xiaomi MI4 has been showing on TEENAA earlier this year. The main difference to the current Xiaomi Mi4, other then the price difference, is 2GB instead of 3GB RAM. Also the phone will get 16GB of internal storage instead of 32GB ROM. The other specs of the Low Cost Mi4 will not change with 5-inch Full HD Screen (1920x1080p) and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 801. The phone also comes with 13 megapixel main Camera and 5 Megapixel Selfie Cam. The Low Cost Mi4 also comes with Android 4.4 pre installed with Xiaomi’s MIUI V6 on top.

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The Launch of the low-cost Xiaomi Mi4 does not come surprising for us. Xiaomi has been facing intense competition lately from Meizu and their Meizu MX4 Flagship. The Meizu MX4 is priced at 1799 Yuan and actually selling so well, that Meizu even has problems filling all the demand for the phone. Xiaomi has the Redmi Line on the lower cost end to compete with the cheaper Meizu MX4, but it the MX4 is really a step higher in terms of power and specs then the Xiaomi Redmi series.

There have been rumors that Xiaomi is launching a new high end Redmi phone to compete with Meizu MX4, but it seems Xiaomi is starting with a cheaper Xiaomi Mi4 targeted at Meizu MX4 first.