Xiaomi MI5 Reportedly Compatible With Other Major Carriers In The US At A Mid-Range Price
China's Xiaomi is rumored to launch its 2016 flagship Mi5 and could arrive on US soil with LTE bands offering support for major American telecom carriers like Sprint, T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon. The report has been circulating in the Chinese smartphone maker's online forum although no confirmation from the company has been released yet.
According to a report by Techno Buffalo, Xiaomi's purported entry in the US market through the leading networks would make it a tough competitor in smartphone sector with its impressive specs such Snapdragon 820 processor, a fingerprint reader and a 3000mAh battery at an incredibly consumer-friendly price for as little as $306 with a high-end version for about $400.
Xiaomi's flagship Mi5 has been officially unveiled at the Mobile World Congress 2016 in Barcelona, Spain. It appears that Xiaomi has gotten out from the Chinese-made cheap and shoddy stereotype as tech buffs and analysts laid down their verdict.
"Overall I was fairly impressed with Xiaomi's new flagship device. The screen and design are definitely the highlights of the device. The Snapdragon 820 seems reasonable and represents a large improvement of Qualcomm's previous generation of SoCs. While there's still a lot more to test for the upcoming full review...I didn't find any outstanding faults with the Mi 5 so it looks like Xiaomi was able to pull off a quite outstanding device," observed Andrei Frumusanu of Anand Tech as quoted by Tech Times.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi is reportedly focusing on capturing a sizeable market share in India before setting its eyes for far-reaching global ambitions.
"With the new products coming up for Xiaomi, a lot of hard-work has gone in, both from the China teams and India teams. We bought the Mi Band to India last year, and yes it was immensely popular. Some even said that it was the number one fitness tracker in India," said Xiaomi India Chief Manu Jain in an exclusive interview with Indian Express.
