Lei Jun, founder and CEO of China's mobile company Xiaomi, shows new features at launch ceremony of Xiaomi Phone 4 in Beijing
Lei Jun, founder and CEO of China's mobile company Xiaomi, shows the new features at a launch ceremony of Xiaomi Phone 4, in Beijing, July 22, 2014. China's Xiaomi unveiled on Tuesday its new flagship Mi 4 smartphone, aimed squarely at the premium handset market dominated by Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd. REUTERS

The Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is the flagship phablet that has come out to take on the likes of popular phablets iPhone 6 Plus, HTC One M9 and Galaxy Note 4. Undoubtedly, the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has been one of the best selling smartphones of 2014 as it was launched with unmatched specs. The Mi Note Pro from Xiaomi too comes with unique specs that are not available on the Galaxy Note 4.

Marvelous Rear Cover
According to PhoneArena, the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is equipped with 3D toughened glass on its rear and the curved edges of the handset make it appear even more captivating. The Note 4 lacks protective glass on its rear.

Slim Design
The thickness of Samsung Galaxy Note 4 is 8.5 mm whereas the Mi Note Pro has a sleek appeal thanks to a very slim body which measures 6.95 mm.

64-bit Octa-core Processor
The Galaxy Note 4 that is powered by Snapdragon 805 or Exynos 5433 does not feature a 64-bit processor. However, the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro is packed with the most recent Snapdragon 810 chipset featuring a more powerful 64-bit octa-core processor.

More RAM
The Note 4 features 3 GB of RAM. However, the Xiaomi phablet beats the Note 4 again with 4 GB of RAM.

More Native Storage Capacity
The Xiaomi Mi Note Pro comes with an internal storage capacity of 64 GB. The Galaxy Note 4 offers it users with only 32 GB internal storage.

Dual-SIM
The Galaxy Note 4 only comes with single-SIM slot. However while the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro has come with dual-SIM slots and both of them support 4G LTE connectivity.

Faster LTE
The Note 4 is equipped with Category 6 LTE modem that offers up to 300 Mbps download and up to 50 Mbps upload speeds. On the other hand, the Mi Note Pro is available with Category 9 LTE modem supporting up to 450 Mbps downloads and 100 Mbps upload speeds.

Price Tag
The off-contract price of Note 4 is around $700. PhoneArena says that the Xiaomi Mi Note Pro will launch with a lower off-contract price of around $530.

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