We've had early previews thanks to leaks, but Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi -- more recently known as the new home of former Google exec Hugo Barra -- just took the wraps off of a new flagship Android phone and smart TV. The MI3 or MiPhone 3 is available with either a 1.8GHz Tegra 4 processor (on China Mobile's TD-SCDMA network) or Snapdragon 800 CPU (China Unicom and China Telecom, which are WCDMA and CDMA2000, respectively) that provide a 40 percent performance boost over the MI2S. It also sports a 5-inch 1080p IPS LCD built by Sharp or LG with "ultra sensitive touch" that works even when the user has wet hands or has gloves on. Other bits include 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM, 16GB for storage (with a nice 120MB/s read speed), a 3,050mAh battery, 13MP / 2MP camera setup and NFC.
The 47-inch 3D-capable Xiaomi TV also runs the company's MIUI flavor of Android, supported by a quad-core Snapdragon 600 with 2GB of RAM and 8GB of storage behind an LG- or Samsung-built display. It even claims an "easy to use" remote with 11 buttons and Bluetooth 4.0. The TV will cost $490, while the phone runs $327 for the 16GB version and $408 for the 64GB. We'll have more news from the launch event shortly, check below for a peek at the new TV.
Richard Lai contributed to this report.
Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment, HD, Mobile
Source: Engadget Chinese, Xiaomi (Twitter)