iPad Mini look-alike Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 to be powered by Windows 10
It will be lighter and thinner than the first-generation Mi Pad
Chinese tech giant Xiaomi has unveiled three new products and one of them is a real surprise. Earlier rumours suggested Xiaomi Mi 4 users might get the first glimpse of Windows 10 ROM, but now Mi Pad 2, the Redmi Note 3 and the Mi Air Purifier are also included in the devices to receive Windows 10 ROM.
The Mi Pad 2 will feature a 7.9-inch metal-body that looks like an iPad mini; will have Windows 10 ROM and the company's MIUI Android fork. Originally, Mi Pad 2 sported a colourful plastic casing similar to that of iPhone 5C but the new Mi Pad 2 has an all-metal build evocative of the iPad Mini.
Xiaomi claims the Mi Pad 2 is comparatively lighter and thinner than the first-generation Mi Pad and will boast 2 GB of RAM, 16 GB or 64 GB of internal storage.
The new Mi Pad 2 will have a 7.9-inch, 2048 x 1536 resolution. It also incorporates the Mi Pad's original Nvidia Tegra K1 chip for Intel's 64-bit Atom X5-Z8500 processor, along with a reversible USB Type-C port.
Moving on to the most interesting specs of Xiaomi’s devices, the 16 GB Mi Pad 2 will be available for RMB999 ($156), while the 64 GB version will be available for RMB1,299 ($200) by late December. The Windows 10 version of the device comes with 64 GB of storage and will go on sale for RMB 1299.
Tech Times reported that Xiaomi's new tablet will sport a dual operating system (Windows 10 and Android). But this isn’t exactly the case since a user will have to decide between the Google and Microsoft’s operating system.
Meanwhile, Xiaomi's new Redmi Note 3 smartphone has a unique design and a fingerprint sensor mounted on the back in a ringed circle -- similar to the design of the Nexus 5X and 6P. The Note 3 and its predecessor share the same processor, a 64-bit MTK Helio X10, and bears a 5.5-inch full HD display.
Redmi Note 3 sports a 13 MP camera on the rear and 5 MP camera on the front. The device includes 16 GB of internal storage and 2 GB of RAM and will cost RMB899 ($140), while the 3 GB RAM version that has 32 GB of storage will go for RMB1,099 ($171).
It's unlikely any of these products will be available in the U.S. Xiaomi previously stated it doesn’t intend to start selling its products in Europe or U.S. for a few more years.
Although Xiaomi has been gradually escalating its international presence by launching in neighboring Asian countries in 2014, it has started selling to Brazil, thus leaping out of Asia.
Contact the writer at feedback@ibtimes.com.au or tell us what you think below.
