Xiaomi has finally unveiled its Xiaomi Mi Play budget smartphone after several teasers and advertisement over the past few weeks.
The phone comes with an impressive price and a cool new-age design, consisting of a waterdrop notch design and an FHD+ display. It’s also the first phone from Xiaomi to have a waterdrop notch, and among the few from the company to have a gradient back finish.
Let’s find out what the Xiaomi Mi Play is actually made of.
Design & Display
As you can see, the all-new Xiaomi Mi Play is packing all of this year’s design elements which were seen recently mostly in midrange phones launched in China. The cool gradient back is present, as well as a trendy waterdrop notch, which greatly improved the screen-to-body ratio.
The new Xiaomi smartphone is surely among the very few phones in its price bracket to boast such screen real estate.
Moving on to the display, it’s an impressive FHD+ unit measuring 5.84-inches, with fairly reduced bezel size. The bottom chin is still fairly wide as compared to the competition but should fair well enough considering Xiaomi Play’s price.
Hardware & Storage
Xiaomi went for a cheaper Mediatek Helio P35 chipset for the Mi Play, which is a decent low-midrange processor which should provide good battery life. The chipset has octa-core Cortex-A53 processors in a 2.3 GHz configuration, coupled with 4 GB of RAM.
Internal storage is 64 GB, though it can be expanded by up to 256 GB via the phone’s memory card slot.
Camera & Software
Other than the aesthetic features, Xiaomi Play also has dual rear cameras to take high-quality shots. The primary sensor is a 12 MP unit with EIS, PDAF, and a f/2.2 aperture. The secondary 2 MP sensor is merely a depth sensor used for portrait mode and background blur features.
The front camera is a basic 8 MP shooter with 1080p video recording.
Software, by the way, is going to be Android 8.1 Oreo running Xiaomi’s proprietary MIUI skin.
Battery, Price, & Availability
Finally, the battery size has been kept at 3,000 mAh for the Xiaomi Mi Play, chargeable via a USB Type-C connector. The phone comes in two gradient color options of Red and Blue.
It costs just CNY 1,099 ($160/Rs. 22,160) for 4/64 GB memory and only has a single internal specification variant.
Mi Play has been launched in China today, and won’t take long to reach other markets worldwide.
Xiaomi Mi Play Specifications
- CPU:Â Octa-core 2.3 GHz Cortex-A53
- Chipset:Â Mediatek Helio P35
- OS:Â Android 8.1 Oreo, MIUI
- Networks:Â 2G, 3G, 4G LTE;
- Display:
- 5.84-inch 18:9 with 19:9 Full HD+ (1080 x 2280) resolution
- Memory:
- RAM:Â 4 GB
- Internal:Â 64 GB
- Card slot: yes, up to 256 GB
- Camera:
- Primary:Â 12+2 MP, EIS, PDAF, LED flash
- Secondary:Â 8 MP
- Connectivity:Â LTE, microUSB 2.0, GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth
- Battery:Â 3000Â mAh
- Price:Â ~Rs. 22,000
Nice.. Only issue.. MTK
Mtk is no issue now…. They have improved so much
AbdulB1 important
Better Battery Management and improved Speed too
Correction: in specification it says micro USB rather than type C.
good phone for the price
86k antutu score
in Pakistan price will be PKR 32,000 outside Pakistan price will be PKR 12,000.
As the GSMA Barcelona has lot to unveil, traditionally this is not the product to be launched at Barcelona. Hence they’re still on more or less th same usual price. Xiaomi and PPP your promotional ad., sponsored has no editorial skin whitener. As the GSMA will be swept with 5G and its appliction products etc., Huawei has her feet firm with 5G trails so please what’s there in the 5G which would be uneveiled the Government is very eager to state of the art technology, and the network support services for Driverless Car. Its all same hadware, in almost all products.
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