Xiaomi Mi4 Advantages, Disadvantages, Price and Specifications

Advantages of Xiaomi Mi4:

1. Xiaomi Mi4 comes with Android KitKat version 4.4 OS.
2. Xiaomi offers 5.0 inch pure IPS LCD capacitive Display and multiple touch with MIUI 5.0
3. It is powered by Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 processor, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 chipset which is latest in market and display was superb with good graphics and pixel density.
4. It works super fast while switching between different applications and it incorporated with 3GB RAM, 16/64 GB internal storage.
5. It offers 13MP rear camera and 8MP front camera with high resolution autofocus, dual-LED flash,Geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR.
6. Supports almost Connectivity like bluetooth, Wifi, 3G, 4G and USB.
7. It supports all sensors like Accelerometer,gyro, proximity, compass, barometer.
8. Extraordinary battery back up which last for many hours even with heavy usage.

Disadvantages of Xiaomi Mi4:

1. No Gorilla Glass for screen protection, as it is common feature in present smart phones.
2. No NFC feature available for Mi-4.
3. No micro SD card support to extend memory.
4. It supports only single SIM. For mid range phones normally people will expect dual SIM which is also missing here.
5. Only two handset color options are available.

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Xiaomi Mi4 Specifications

NETWORK Technology

GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE 

LAUNCH Announced 2014, July

Status Available. Released 2014, August 

BODY Dimensions 139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm (5.48 x 2.70 x 0.35 in)

Weight 149 g (5.26 oz)

SIM Micro-SIM 

DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors

Size 5.0 inches (~72.3% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~441 ppi pixel density)

Multitouch Yes

  - MIUI 5.0 

PLATFORM OS Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat)

Chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801

CPU Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400

GPU Adreno 330 

MEMORY Card slot No

Internal 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 

CAMERA Primary 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, check quality

Features 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR

Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, check quality

Secondary 8 MP, 1080p@30fps 

SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones

Loudspeaker Yes

3.5mm jack Yes 

COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot

Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP

GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, GLONASS, Beidou

Infrared port Yes

Radio FM radio

USB microUSB v2.0, USB Host 

FEATURES Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer

Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM

Browser HTML5

Java No

  - Fast battery charging: 60% in 30 min (Quick Charge 2.0)

- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player

- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player

- Photo/video editor

- Document viewer 

- Voice memo/dial/commands 

BATTERY   Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery

Stand-by Up to 280 h (3G)

Talk time  

MISC Colors Black, White

Price group 5/10 (About 240 EUR) 

TESTS Performance Basemark OS II: 1324

Display Contrast ratio: 929 (nominal), 2.424 (sunlight)

Camera Photo / Video

Loudspeaker Voice 62dB / Noise 62dB / Ring 66dB

Audio quality Noise -91.6dB / Crosstalk -49.7dB

Battery life

Endurance rating 68h

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