Xiaomi Mi4i rumoured to cost as little as $161!

Xiaomi’s mystery Mi4i has been sighted on numerous occasions with today’s latest news suggestion that the Mi4 variant could cost as little as $161!

In just a few days time, Xiaomi will head to India for a big announcement. It’s all a hush hush at the moment, but many insiders believe that Xiaomi will be their to announce a new, low-cost, variant of the Xiaomi Mi4.

Seen in official documentation, the Xiaomi Mi4i, is rumoured to be similar to the current Mi4 but a more affordable price tag to compete with the current crop of Chinese flagship phones with Mediatek MT6752 chipsets.

Benchmarks of the phone show it with a Snapdragon 615 chipset, 2GB RAM and Android 5. The current Mi4 with higher specification costs just 1799 Yuan in China, but a report today says that the Mi4i could retail for as little as 999 Yuan!

With the Redmi models at 599 and 699 Yuan, a 999 Yuan Mi4i could be a nice addition to the mix for anyone wanting a metal and glass bodied phone with good performance at a reasonable price.

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