A
leaked China Unicom document confirms the release of 2
Xiaomi phones on April 9th. An
updated Xiaomi Mi2 called the
M2s and
new entry-level Xiaomi
M2s.
It's been hard to keep up with
Xiaomi rumours over the past month as details continue to conflict. The latest reports however do seem to make a lot more sense than what we have previously heard.
Apparently
Xiaomi will be launching 2
new phones at the Miui V5 festival on 9th April. An
updated version of the current
Xiaomi Mi2 and a
new entry-level machine called the
M2s.
The release dates are confirmed by a
leaked document from
China Unicom which lists the dates and prices of both
phones. What it doesn't list though are the
specs, but sources close to
Xiaomi claim to know what they are.
The
M2S will look physically identical to the current
Mi2, but will receive a bump in performance thanks to are more powerful 1.7Ghz
quad-core Snapdragon 600
CPU. The
M2a will replace the current M1s and is said to get a larger 4.46-inch display and 1.7Ghz dual-core Qualcomm
CPU.
Like the
phones they replace, both
Xiaomi phones will be priced competitively with the
M2s said to cost just 1999 Yuan ($320) and the
M2a 1499 Yuan ($241).