Another Chinese based phone maker from the industry is Xiaomi, who manufacturers smartphone at really affordable prices. The company has got two new successor middle-end dual-SIM handsets, Hongmi and Hongmi 1S added their line of their Android and MIUI fleet, coming to store shelves on contract with China Unicom and China Telecom carriers, both being the Chinese state-owned telecommunications operators.
From the new Hongmi for China Unicom will bring along a Quad-Core MediaTek MT6589T processor clocked at 1.5GHz, a PowerVR SGX544 Imagination Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), 4.7-inches IPS High Definition screen of 1280 x 720 resolution display, four gigabytes of internal memory (expandable via microSD card slot up to 32 GB), one gigabyte of Random Access Memory (RAM), eight megapixels primary camera on the back with LED flash light, capable of capturing 1080p videos, 1.3 megapixels secondary camera, Bluetooth 4.0 and connects dual-SIM on carrier's 3G TD-SCDMA + GSM networks, powered with a 2,000mAh battery and runs Android's version 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box with MIUI V5 over the hood.
Nevertheless, the China Telecom smartphone, Hongmi 1S will sport identical specifications from the Unicom carrier based phone, but with an improved Quad-Core Qualcomm MSM8628 Snapdragon 400 chipset speeding at 1.6GHz and an Adreno 305 GPU, eight gigabytes of mass memory (expandable via microSD card slot up to 64 GB), 1.6 megapixels front facing camera, again dual-SIM support on Telecom's 3G CDMA + GSM network connectivity and Android's version 4.3 Jelly Bean on board with MIUI V5 system.
The device will come in flavors of Red, White and Black color options, measured at 137 x 69 x 9.9 millimeters in dimensions and weighs 158 grams on mass. Pre-orders are expected from the carriers this month, where China Unicom is said to sell the phone for 699 and 766 Chinese Yuan, around $115 and $132 and China Telecom will have the Xiaomi Hongmi 1S priced at 799 Chinese Yuan, around 132 USD.
Source: xiaomi.com 1, 2