Xiaomi released in early February 2015 its Xiaomi Mi Note and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro, its answer to the ever-improving world of the smartphone/phablet industry.
Meant to be a cheaper alternative to Samsung's Galaxy Note 4, Apple's iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and Google's Motorola-made Nexus 6, the Mi Note fetches for about US$370 while the Mi Note Pro can be had for US$530.
As of this time, both units from the Chinese manufacturer garnered a number of positive reviews. Nothing is perfect, though, as the same reviews pointed out their non-removable Li-on 3000 mAh battery, lack of microSD expansion, and exclusive online availability as some of the products' weaker points.
Despite this, it is no surprise that they're still selling as good as they did the first time they came out in late January. Apparently, that release batch got sold out within minutes.
Why not? With the specs on the Xiaomi Mi Note and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro for the aforementioned price, that is expected to happen.
Aside from the earlier mentioned things, other common specs between the two are the 5.7-inch LCD, 13 MP (4128 x 3096 pixel) main camera, a 4MP secondary camera, and 64GB internal storage. Both are LTE-ready with dual stand-by capability for Micro or Nano-SIM, and available in black and white colors. They have identical dimensions (155.1 x 77.6 x 7mm) and weight (161 grams) as well.
Differences include the Mi Note having a lower 1080 x 1920 pixel LCD resolution compared to the Mi Note Pro's 1440 x 2560 pixel, the Mi Note's 16GB internal storage variant, the Mi Note's 3GB RAM against the Mi Note Pro's 4GB RAM, and the Mi Note's Android 4.2 Kitkat versus the Pro's Android 5.0 Lollipop platform. Under the hood, the Mi Note's chipset Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 with a Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400 CPU and an Adreno 330 is just a notch lower than the Mi Note Pro's Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 chipset which has both a Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 and a Quad-core 2 GHz Cortex-A57 with an Adreno 430 GPU. The Mi Pro Note has an additional Gold color variant.
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