Xiaomi’s Mi 4i will hit Asia as early as May 12

The Chinese smartphone maker’s flagship handset for emerging markets will make its way to Singapore and Hong Kong in early May.

 

Xiaomi’s Mi 4i is an Android Lollipop smartphone clad in polycarbonate.Aloysius Low.

 

If you live in either Hong Kong or Singapore and have been waiting for Xiaomi’s Mi 4i since it was released two weeks ago in India, the Chinese smartphone maker announced that the $205 phone will hit these markets on May 12. Announcements for Taiwan, Indonesia and Malaysia will be made soon.

In India, where the phone first launched, Xiaomi sold 40,000 units in less than 15 seconds. The forthcoming release in Hong Kong and Singapore will also likely translate to more stock for third-party resellers, where you might be able to snag a Mi 4i at a slight premium.

Meant as a flagship phone for emerging markets, the Android 5.0-powered Mi 4i sports a full-HD display with an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor and a huge 3,120mAh battery. Other specs include a 13-megapixel rear camera, 16GB of onboard storage and dual 4G SIM slots.

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