It looks like Xiaomi is finally headed to the United States. The tech firm, which is based in China and has already established a strong market in several territories in Asia, may finally be ready to take over the other side of the planet.
The Chinese company plans to do so with their Xiaomi Mi Note and Mi Note Pro, which were released earlier this year and were deemed the devices that helped Xiaomi step out of Apple's shadow and ultimately allowed the tech firm's own star to shine through.
Xiaomi CEO Bin Lin revealed the company's plans during the WSJD Live global technology conference. As it turns out, selling the pair of its premium handsets in the US is one of the company's ways to sell around 80 million units of its smartphones this year.
Xiaomi Mi Note is said to be getting a successor but the device's flare remains, with its own stellar specs sheet. The device comes powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, which should be enough to power up its 5.7-inch Full HD display.
The device comes with 3-GB RAM and has two storage configurations –16 GB and 64 GB. Its camera on the back is a 13-MP Sony unit complete with OIS. On the front is a 4-MP camera. It looks like it still has Android 4.4.4 KitKat running and 3,000 m-Ah battery to keep it going.
Xiaomi Mi Note Pro has a better display quality with 2560 x 1440 pixels. Needless to say, it also has a more powerful chipset – a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor. Its 4-GB RAM should help the processor bolster the handset's performance.
There's 64 GB of memory space to boot and the same 13-MP and 4-MP camera combo. All this gets a slightly bigger battery support – a 3090-mAh battery unit. It comes with a $532 price tag. Xiaomi Mi Note costs $371 for 16 GB and $451 for 64 GB.
Although Xiaomi plans to make it big worldwide, it doesn't rest its success on its smartphone alone. In the same conference, Lin revealed that the company also sets its eyes on expanding its product portfolio.
