As expected (and leaked, and rumoured, and speculated), Xiaomi has made official the Mi 4c smartphone.
It shares quite a lot with the Mi4i which was launched in India in April this year, but improvements have been attempted on areas where the Mi 4i has lacked. This includes a RAM update; the Mi4c will come not only in a 2GB RAM version but also a slightly expensive 3GB RAM variant.
Coming to the specifications, the Mi4cΒ will come with the 64-bit hexa-core Snapdragon 808 processor along with theΒ Adreno 418 GPU. The display will remain the same elegant 5-inch 1920 x 1080p Sunlight Display panel we saw on the Mi4i, but will come from either Sharp or AUO or LG this time.
Moving on, the Mi 4c will again shareΒ the main camera resolution with the Mi 4i at 13 mega-pixel. It’ll either be a Sony IMX258 sensor or theΒ Samsung S5K3M2. Interestingly, Xiaomi have added PDAF (Phase Detection Autofocus) to the Mi 4c.
There’s a couple more interesting additions too, in an IR blaster whichΒ supports 2000+ appliances, including DSLR cameras, according to Xiaomi. The other addition is what Xiaomi call ‘Edge Tap’, where the phone will respond to light taps on either side. In the company’s words, ‘both sides of Mi 4c respond to light taps (for example, double tap to go back, single tap to snap a photo in Camera, among others).’
A 3080mAh battery will ship with the Mi 4c, which will support Quick Charge 2.0 with the bundled USB Type-C cable.
A common gripe that Xiaomi users have had with their phones is lack of the very popular Double Tap to Wake feature. The Mi 4c will support this out of the box.
The 2GB RAM/16GB ROM version will be 1299 Yuan (US$203) while the 3GB RAM/32GB ROM Mi 4c will go for 1499 Yuan (US$235). The lack of an initial 32GB ROM version for the Mi 4i drew flak for Xiaomi, and they’ve certainly addressed the issue with the new Mi 4c.
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can i get Mi 4c with 3GB RAM but with 16GB ROM and not 32GB ROM, because i dont need 32GB, and if want more then i will go and buy micro-sd of 64GB
And where exactly will you put that micro-sd in the Mi4c if I may ask? For me 32GB is the minimum if there is no micro-sd support but I prefer 64GB.
No microSD support in this phone.
Without the 800mhz band it’s quite useless in most of the European countries.
Yep, shows how much they care about the European market. This didn’t come as a surprise though since they never really supported this band.
Ah well, one more week and the N5 will be presented which has similar specs but a higher price. I prefer stock Android over MIUI anyways.
They don’t care about the B20 band because it’s irrelevant at this point,all the the 4 G traffic is handle by the 1800,unless H+ is not good enough for you on the Montblanc peak
really like this phone, just hate those gay colours they always choose.
Hey, some of us might like those colours.
Hey, some of us might be gay!
ROFL & LOL …. maxpower and you could put Seinfeld out of business. Extremely funny guys! π
“Itβll either be a Sony IMX258 sensor or the Samsung S5K3M2” how do you know which is which ???
Xiaomi do this quite often on their phones. I all depends on the stock and which factory is handling the manufacture
no 64gb version or support for micro-sd?
Nope.
@Jan
http://www.induowireless.com/s/g/gsm-3g-4g-frekvensband/
daaaayum! what a nice device.
Damn, 3/32 will be around 300$ after resellers. Will have to wait for a price drop.
to start with yes, but those prices will drop once production speeds up
Don’t care, just gimme an option to buy it today π
still cheaper than anything else out there
Got my Honor 6 for 199$(don`t ask how), so hard to beat that. Would have gone for the Snapdragon 808 at around 250$, but need the 3/32 version, nothing else will do for me.
I’ve got a OPO 64GB bamboo edition for free (don’t ask me how)
a quick look at the prices of the old Honor 6 3/32 and i see that average reseller price is about 300$. the 3/16 if about 275$.
if you got the 3/32 version of the honor 6 @ 199$ then you got a good deal, but i can’t find that price anywhere.
for 300$ you can get the OPO 3/64 which in my opinion is a better deal.
lol…. don’t ask me why π π
Geekbuying is asking $280 for it. Give it time. Soon it will be around $250.
Any news on if it supports wireless charging. Otherwise it ticks pretty much all the boxes
nope it doesn’t
oh well. thanks for letting me know. nearly ticked all my boxes then.
Ticked your boxes where?
Dual sim support?
at least it has fast charge 2.0 on usb type-C !
Looking at you OP2
Just realised no NFC either. Hmm. So the only leg up to OP2 is the quick charging. Now less boxes being ticked.
they haven’t put NFC since after the Mi3w
What about it’s availability? Are they just going to sell 100k units?
first it will be 100k then more as production ramps up
Now, lets wait for re sellers to drop price on Redmi Note 2 π
Xiaomi killed there own MI NOTE lineup with this phone,providing 3gb RAM and SD808….
Killer device and hence it will be hard to get in INDIA with flash sales….
It would kill Mi 4i rather than Mi Note, but Mi 4c seems a China only device.
So it wouldn’t be hard to get it via flash sales outside China, it will be impossible.
Does the “c” in Mi 4c means “China” … pun intended. π
Yep.
So I’m guessing no Mi5 this year then ?
mi5 will be coming with SD 820? in 2016
No microSD so Xiaomi still has no shame.They behave like the worst of us and always find excuses to do so. Other then this lack of decency and ethics , it would have been nice if it was SD620 for much better CPU perf and less overheating (SD808 is clocked too high too).
Honestly the bigger news today was that they launched as a MVNO. You can’t revolutionize pricing as a MVNO but you do gain some flexibility.
hm I wonder why do you need microsd?
I had one scenario where microsd was needed: imroting new photos from my dslr to post them on the internet, but now we have wifi card for 15 dollars
32GB is not satisfactory? And where have you seen sd620? It just doesnt exist yet, equally to sd820.
This phone looks like mi2 in 2012. But, mi2 was more powerful for that time.
i’d like a SD card slot too but i understand that they are a business.why do they have to bother to put a sd card slot when they still sell 100K in few seconds?
if I’m not wrong they also sell this kind of phone for the cheapest.
i will agree with you if you find me a phone with these specs for the same price with sd card slot, otherwise what you are saying is just nonsense.
i think it’s more immoral to sell devices like this for 400$+ even if they have sd card slot.
that’s why i would always pick Xiaomi over anything else that sells twice the price.
you really get me curious though.
why don’t suggest us what I’m your opinion would be the best deal nowadays (budget-middle-flagship).
mine would be:
Redmi Note 2
MI4c or LeTV x600
Honor7 or MX5 or OPT
(…so far)
You expect too much for the price. It’s got the same processor as the nexus 5x but costs half as much.
And surprise, surprise: the proof that USB-C works with fast charging, like Qualcomm always said.
Yeah, but this is USB 2.0 type C.
can i get Mi 4c with 3GB RAM but with 16GB ROM and not 32GB ROM, because i dont need 32GB, and if want more then i will go and buy micro-sd of 64GB
And where exactly will you put that micro-sd in the Mi4c if I may ask? For me 32GB is the minimum if there is no micro-sd support but I prefer 64GB.
No microSD support in this phone.
Without the 800mhz band it’s quite useless in most of the European countries.
Yep, shows how much they care about the European market. This didn’t come as a surprise though since they never really supported this band.
Ah well, one more week and the N5 will be presented which has similar specs but a higher price. I prefer stock Android over MIUI anyways.
They don’t care about the B20 band because it’s irrelevant at this point,all the the 4 G traffic is handle by the 1800,unless H+ is not good enough for you on the Montblanc peak
really like this phone, just hate those gay colours they always choose.
Hey, some of us might like those colours.
Hey, some of us might be gay!
ROFL & LOL …. maxpower and you could put Seinfeld out of business. Extremely funny guys! π
“Itβll either be a Sony IMX258 sensor or the Samsung S5K3M2” how do you know which is which ???
Xiaomi do this quite often on their phones. I all depends on the stock and which factory is handling the manufacture
no 64gb version or support for micro-sd?
Nope.
@Jan
http://www.induowireless.com/s/g/gsm-3g-4g-frekvensband/
daaaayum! what a nice device.
Damn, 3/32 will be around 300$ after resellers. Will have to wait for a price drop.
to start with yes, but those prices will drop once production speeds up
Don’t care, just gimme an option to buy it today π
still cheaper than anything else out there
Got my Honor 6 for 199$(don`t ask how), so hard to beat that. Would have gone for the Snapdragon 808 at around 250$, but need the 3/32 version, nothing else will do for me.
I’ve got a OPO 64GB bamboo edition for free (don’t ask me how)
a quick look at the prices of the old Honor 6 3/32 and i see that average reseller price is about 300$. the 3/16 if about 275$.
if you got the 3/32 version of the honor 6 @ 199$ then you got a good deal, but i can’t find that price anywhere.
for 300$ you can get the OPO 3/64 which in my opinion is a better deal.
Geekbuying is asking $280 for it. Give it time. Soon it will be around $250.
lol…. don’t ask me why π π
Any news on if it supports wireless charging. Otherwise it ticks pretty much all the boxes
nope it doesn’t
oh well. thanks for letting me know. nearly ticked all my boxes then.
Dual sim support?
Ticked your boxes where?
at least it has fast charge 2.0 on usb type-C !
Looking at you OP2
Just realised no NFC either. Hmm. So the only leg up to OP2 is the quick charging. Now less boxes being ticked.
they haven’t put NFC since after the Mi3w
edge tap to go back? so it just works like the back button? why not have it scroll to the top of the page since the back button is very reachable on the right side.
What about it’s availability? Are they just going to sell 100k units?
first it will be 100k then more as production ramps up
Now, lets wait for re sellers to drop price on Redmi Note 2 π
Xiaomi killed there own MI NOTE lineup with this phone,providing 3gb RAM and SD808….
Killer device and hence it will be hard to get in INDIA with flash sales….
It would kill Mi 4i rather than Mi Note, but Mi 4c seems a China only device.
So it wouldn’t be hard to get it via flash sales outside China, it will be impossible.
Does the “c” in Mi 4c means “China” … pun intended. π
Yep.
So I’m guessing no Mi5 this year then ?
mi5 will be coming with SD 820? in 2016
No microSD so Xiaomi still has no shame.They behave like the worst of us and always find excuses to do so. Other then this lack of decency and ethics , it would have been nice if it was SD620 for much better CPU perf and less overheating (SD808 is clocked too high too).
Honestly the bigger news today was that they launched as a MVNO. You can’t revolutionize pricing as a MVNO but you do gain some flexibility.
hm I wonder why do you need microsd?
I had one scenario where microsd was needed: imroting new photos from my dslr to post them on the internet, but now we have wifi card for 15 dollars
32GB is not satisfactory? And where have you seen sd620? It just doesnt exist yet, equally to sd820.
This phone looks like mi2 in 2012. But, mi2 was more powerful for that time.
i’d like a SD card slot too but i understand that they are a business.why do they have to bother to put a sd card slot when they still sell 100K in few seconds?
if I’m not wrong they also sell this kind of phone for the cheapest.
i will agree with you if you find me a phone with these specs for the same price with sd card slot, otherwise what you are saying is just nonsense.
i think it’s more immoral to sell devices like this for 400$+ even if they have sd card slot.
that’s why i would always pick Xiaomi over anything else that sells twice the price.
you really get me curious though.
why don’t suggest us what I’m your opinion would be the best deal nowadays (budget-middle-flagship).
mine would be:
Redmi Note 2
MI4c or LeTV x600
Honor7 or MX5 or OPT
(…so far)
You expect too much for the price. It’s got the same processor as the nexus 5x but costs half as much.
Just add fingerprint scanner and take my money.
can anyone tell me the CHEAPEST SD 808 phone ?
Mi 4c after a couple of years π π
lol
And surprise, surprise: the proof that USB-C works with fast charging, like Qualcomm always said.
Yeah, but this is USB 2.0 type C.
Are we getting a Redmi 2 review any time soon?
Due to TAP feature only Mi 4c is not so unique this we already using in Yureka Yuphoria and Lenovo K3 Note like phones in India it may be improved alittle bit by giving 5.5″ disp. why Xiaomi is not giving 5.5 or + size even mi note & note pro Redminote 2 is not given to India……….All Useless…………
Double tap to wake was invented as long as Nokia N8, I believe I read from some comments around the internet. Double to wake feature become popular when LG G2 put this feature. After that, It became widely use in many smart phone brands except a few like Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi (until Mi4c).
I wonder why they don’t use that feature, I have a Z5s phone with Miui v7 ROM and double tap works pretty good
Will the mi4c work in the U.S ? I’m considering buying one but I have no idea if I could use it on Sprint. Any advice ?
willmyphonework.net
The mi4c is not listed on the website. Thank you anyway.
It is now, just tried.
Yes. It only works on Sprint though according to the website.
It might work on Sprint, but not at LTE speed. It might fall back to HSPA+ or 3G. Check the phone ‘s specs and compare them to Sprint’s wireless frequencies (Google it).
Those bezels look huge, and no microsd.
I might reconsider my next phone choice…
The bezels do not look huge.
edge tap to go back? so it just works like the back button? why not have it scroll to the top of the page since the back button is very reachable on the right side.
Just add fingerprint scanner and take my money.
can anyone tell me the CHEAPEST SD 808 phone ?
Mi 4c after a couple of years π π
lol
Are we getting a Redmi 2 review any time soon?
Due to TAP feature only Mi 4c is not so unique this we already using in Yureka Yuphoria and Lenovo K3 Note like phones in India it may be improved alittle bit by giving 5.5″ disp. why Xiaomi is not giving 5.5 or + size even mi note & note pro Redminote 2 is not given to India……….All Useless…………
Double tap to wake was invented as long as Nokia N8, I believe I read from some comments around the internet. Double to wake feature become popular when LG G2 put this feature. After that, It became widely use in many smart phone brands except a few like Samsung, Apple and Xiaomi (until Mi4c).
I wonder why they don’t use that feature, I have a Z5s phone with Miui v7 ROM and double tap works pretty good
Interesting price if the 32gb ROM version is sold around $270. But why that awful white color all the time? I meant that the black version will be around 1 month later…a new device will be available at that time with better specs. Please Xiaomi release the white version at the end next time.
Will the mi4c work in the U.S ? I’m considering buying one but I have no idea if I could use it on Sprint. Any advice ?
willmyphonework.net
The mi4c is not listed on the website. Thank you anyway.
It is now, just tried.
Yes. It only works on Sprint though according to the website.
It might work on Sprint, but not at LTE speed. It might fall back to HSPA+ or 3G. Check the phone ‘s specs and compare them to Sprint’s wireless frequencies (Google it).
Those bezels look huge, and no microsd.
I might reconsider my next phone choice…
The bezels do not look huge.
Anyone know which bands are supported?
No 64 GB variant…
“Buy related products Now” (at shop.gizchina.com): 399.99 for Mi4c 2/16… Guys, you gotta be kiddin’! π
I like the new price. … and it is nice talking to myself. π
Interesting price if the 32gb ROM version is sold around $270. But why that awful white color all the time? I meant that the black version will be around 1 month later…a new device will be available at that time with better specs. Please Xiaomi release the white version at the end next time.
Anyone know which bands are supported?
No 64 GB variant…
“Buy related products Now” (at shop.gizchina.com): 399.99 for Mi4c 2/16… Guys, you gotta be kiddin’! π
I like the new price. … and it is nice talking to myself. π
No fingerprint reader and less than 5.5″. I am gonna pass.
5.0″ = perfect size
in phones
No fingerprint reader and less than 5.5″. I am gonna pass.
5.0″ = perfect size
in phones
Ha ha, they should add camera OIS if they’re going to use “tap” to enable shutter button! How’s that gonna work, otherwise? For the same price as the 3/32GB model, I’m still leaning towards Innos D6000.
Ha ha, they should add camera OIS if they’re going to use “tap” to enable shutter button! How’s that gonna work, otherwise? For the same price as the 3/32GB model, I’m still leaning towards Innos D6000.