Xiaomi Mi 1
Xiaomi Mi1, (often referred to as Xiaomi Phone) (simplified Chinese: 小米手机; traditional Chinese: 小米手機; pinyin: Xiǎomǐ Shǒujī),[2] is a high-end, Android smartphone produced by Xiaomi. The device uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (dual core, 1.5 GHz) as its CPU and an Adreno 220 as its GPU.[3] The device is initially sold at a price of ¥1999. When it was released,[4] the device received more than 300,000 pre-orders in the first 34 hours.[5]
Codename | mione |
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Manufacturer | Xiaomi |
Compatible networks | GSM, WCDMA, CDMA2000 |
First released | August 16, 2011 |
Availability by region | China October 1, 2011 |
Successor | Xiaomi Mi 1S |
Type | Smartphone |
Dimensions | 125 mm (4.9 in) H 63 mm (2.5 in) W 11.9 mm (0.47 in) D |
Mass | 149 g (5.3 oz) |
Operating system | Original: MIUI V2.3 (Android 2.3 Gingerbread), Current: MIUI V5 (Android 4.1 Jelly Bean) |
CPU | Qualcomm MSM8260, MSM8660 (CDMA2000 version for China Telecom) Snapdragon S3 Dual Core @ 1.5GHz / S3 Dual Core @ 1.7GHz for MI-OneS |
GPU | Adreno 220 |
Memory | 1GB RAM |
Battery | 1930mAh |
Display | Sharp Inc. LCD 4.0in @ 480px x 854px (245 ppi) 16M colors (Toshiba for part/all the later production) |
Rear camera | 8 Megapixels F2.4 Lens, 1080p/30fps video recording |
Front camera | 2 Megapixels |
Connectivity | (Bluetooth: AVRCP, A2DP, OBEX) (WiFi: 802.11 b/g/n) |
Data inputs | Touch screen |
On 20 December 2011, the company announced a partnership with Chinese telco China Unicom. The plan was to offer one million custom Mi1 models at ¥2699 at Unicom stores on various two to three-year term contracts.[6]
Specifications
Hardware
The casing of the Xiaomi Mi1 is mostly made from plastic, with SIM card slots located inside. The microUSB port is located at the bottom of the device with the audio jack located at the top of the device. The volume keys were located on the right side of device meanwhile the power key was located at the top of the device. Near the top of the device are a front-facing camera and proximity sensors. The device is widely available in white, pink, blue, yellow, purple and grey color finishes. The device's display is a 4-inch, TFT capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of ~245ppi.
The model is one of two variations of the Xiaomi Mi1 Xiaomi created before creating the Xiaomi Mi2. The device comes a 1930mAh battery.
Updates
Updates for the Xiaomi Mi1 is available in three channels: stable, developer and daily. New stable builds are usually available every month with major changes between each update, new developer builds are usually available every week with small but sometimes significant features added between each update and new beta builds are usually available every Wednesdays and usually only contain small fixes and optimizations. Beta builds are only available to some beta testers selected on MIUI's community forums. To update between versions, users usually use an over-the-air updater application.
See also
References
- "Xiaomi Phone with MIUI OS: a $310 Android with 1.5GHz dual-core SoC and other surprises". Engadget. 2011-08-16. Retrieved 2011-09-07.
- "小米帐户 - 登录". Xiaomi.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- "Xiaomi Phone faster, cheaper than iPhone4". China Daily. 2011-08-19. Retrieved 2011-08-23.
- Lai, Richard (2011-08-16). "Xiaomi Phone with MIUI OS: a $310 Android with 1.5GHz dual-core SoC and other surprises". Engadget.com. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- Wee, Willis (2011-09-07). "Xiaomi Phone Fills All 300,000 Pre-Orders in 34 Hours". Penn-olson.com. Archived from the original on 2012-01-05. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
- Wee, Willis (2011-12-20). "Xiaomi, China Unicom Announce Cooperation". Penn-olson.com. Archived from the original on 2012-02-26. Retrieved 2013-07-28.