Xiaomi Mi 4 in India: Almost-iPhone at half the price, plus five other rivals

The much-awaited Xiaomi Mi 4 smartphone is here. Xiaomi, the fastest growing smartphone company in the world, has launched its 2014 flagship device in India. Registrations for the smartphone’s first flash sale via Flipkart on February 10 has already begun.

We take a look at the phone and its peers in the market.

Features:

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Display: 5-inch Full HD display (1080×1920 pixels), Corning Gorilla Glass

Storage: 16GB internal memory, expandable

OS: Xiaomi’s MIUI 6 OS, built on Android KitKat

Processor: Snapdragon 801 quad-core 2.5 GHz processor

RAM: 3GB RAM

Camera: 13-megapixel rear camera (real-time HDR photos and 4K video recording), 8-megapixel front camera

Battery: 3080mAh Li-ion

While Xiaomi Mi 4 is ready to make India launch, there are competitors it has to face in its price range. Learn about them too.

OnePlus One

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The OnePlus One is available exclusively on Amazon for Rs. 21,999. The devices come with an internal memory of 64GB. Other features include:

Display: 5.5-inch IPS display (1920 x 1080 Pixels), Corning Gorilla Glass 3

OS: Android v4.4 KitKat

RAM: 3GB

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 801

Camera: 13MP primary camera with dual LED flash, 4K resolution video with stereo recording, 5MP front camera

Battery: 3100mAH lithium-polymer

Samsung 

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Display: 5 Inches, Super AMOLED HD display (1280 x 720 Pixels)

OS: Android v4.4 (KitKat)

RAM: 2 GB RAM

Storage: 16 GB (Upgradable up to 64 GB)

Processor: 1.2 GHz, Quad Core

Camera: 13 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras

Battery: 2300 mAh

Price: Rs. 25,500

Micromax Canvas Knight A350

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Display: 5-inch, Full HD, 1920 x 1080 Pixels

OS: Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

RAM: 2 GB

Storage: 32 GB

Processor: 1.7 GHz + MT6592T

Camera: 16 MP Primary, 8 MP Secondary Camera

Battery: 2350 mAh

Price: Rs. 23,999

Micromax Canvas Gold A300

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Display: 5.5-inch TFT Touchscreen

OS: Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)

RAM: 2GB

Storage: 32 GB

Processor: 2 GHz MTK 6592T Octa Core Processor

Camera: 16 MP Primary, 5 MP Secondary Camera

Battery: 2300 mAh

Price: Rs. 21,500

Lenovo Vibe X2 4G

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Display: 5 inch FHD 1080p

OS: Android KitKat 4.4.2

RAM: 2 GB

Storage: 32 GB

Processor: 2 GHz True Octa Core

Camera:  13 MP primary, 5 MP secondary camera

Battery: 2300 mAh Li-Ion

Price: Rs. 19,999