The Would Be Best Seller – Xiomi Mi3

Looking out for a smart phone for yourself and confused whether which one to go for? Well, we often end up talking about Apple or Samsung. But, we do have another player in the market which will surely make you turn your heads for it. We have some enormous options to look over when we wish to buy a smartphone for ourselves. Especially in India, companies like Micromax, Lava, etc. and some other have entered the market with some really low budget costing. Still consumers do not prefer them as they are mostly Indian based. Though the technology is same including the OS, Indians have a different mentality over smartphones today. Let’s talk about the all new introduced Xiomi Mi3.

This China based company phone has entered India on flipkart with a huge opening. Though it was already launched in China in September 2013 and sold more than 2 million pieces in just 3 minutes, it has now crossed borders of Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore.

Xiomi Mi3 - TekSea

Well initially it wasn’t surprising since its MIUI OS was easily available for other android supported devices, which could be easily installed in our phones. The OS has been incredibly reviewed and it is also being reported it was much awaited in India. Xiomi is actually pronounced as Shao-Mi, funny isn’t it? This Chinese based smart device is actually known as the “Apple of the East” and its known to have a fan base all over the world. Due to its incredible configuration and structure, in India alone, there 1,00,000 customers who had pre-registered to buy the Mi3. Xiomi is selling this piece almost at par price. Its focus is to make money over the life cycle of the product as component costs come down as well as selling accessories that have higher margins. The consumers are really impressed with the hardware of the device which any other smartphone is ready to offer but not at the same price like Mi3.

The Mi3 is priced at Rs.13,999 – pretty economical for any person who once thought of going for a Samsung or an Apple. It features Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with a quad core processor with 2.3 Ghz, 2 GB Ram and 5 inch Gorilla glass protected screen. A fine quality 13 mega pixel rear camera & internal storage of 16 GB. It is just next to a Sony Xperia z1 which is nearly priced at Rs.35,000. The device runs on MIUI OS; supposed to be an Android based platform with a very user friendly interface. Its integration is incredible. Taking a note or recording a call, it is on the snap of your fingers to have them. Looks are similar to that of a recent launch of Blackberry. It has a unibody design. It doesn’t sport a user replaceable battery and does not have a rear panel that can be pulled to open. The front has a glossy and raised display. Sides are round and it gives a metallic finish, but actually made of plastic.

The main highlight of the MIUI operating system is its themes. Highly customisable and the database includes thousands of themes built through a large community of fans and developers around the world. Themes can be downloaded for free (there are paid ones too) and applied on-the-go. Themes are available in various genres, ranging from simple to cool ones. Yes, there are some concern with the camera. A normal portrait shot is perfect whereas when used in the macro mode, the camera takes some time to actually focus on the subject and repeated attempts are sometimes necessary. This is one of the most economical handsets ever introduced. Though the Moto has already placed their feet well, this could be a game changer. Well the Mi5 has also come up with some really good features. Let’s wait for more.