Xiaomi Mi 4i 32GB variant launched in India for Rs. 14,999

In April this year  Xiaomi launched the Mi 4i smartphone with 16GB storage in India. It was criticized for lacking a microSD card slot, given the less storage it offered. Now the company has refreshed the Mi 4i by doubling the storage.

Xiaomi has announced a new 32GB model of the Mi 4i in India today. However, the refreshed edition also does not come with a microSD card slot. The Xiaomi Mi 4i 32GB comes in Dark Grey color and is priced at Rs. 14,999. It will be available on Mi.com starting 2pm on July 28 via flash sale. The registration for the sale have already begun. Apart from the storage rest of specs are similar to the 16GB variant Mi 4i.

Xiaomi is celebrating its one year anniversary in India, and the launch is part of the celebrations. Announcing the news on Facebook, Xiaomi India said. "To kickstart our birthday celebrations, we're introducing our Mi 4i 32GB, now with double the storage capacity and still our most compact innovation ever!"

To recap, the Xiaomi Mi 4i was launched in India for Rs. 12,999. It  features 5-inch FHD OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass protection. The display is also equipped with Sunlight Display technology for improved visibility under sunlight. Under the hood there is an octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor paired with 2GB RAM. Camera features include 13-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front facing camera. It runs Android 5.0 Lollipop with MIUI 6 on top, supports 4G LTE and is backed by 3120mAh battery. It sports a unibody design and has a thickness of 7.8mm.

Xiaomi is also offering Rs. 500 Mi coupon with every purchase of 16GB variant of Mi 4i from its online store that can be used to buy Mi accessories. Xiaomi also announced that it will reveal daily surprises for Xiaomi fans from July 22 to 28. Today's deal is colored case bundled with purchase of Redmi 2 or Mi 4.

In addition, the Mi Store App that was released as a public beta has been made official and is now available to download via Google Play Store. Notably, the Mi Store app comes pre-loaded in the latest update to MIUI, that was released for the Mi 4i couple of days ago. 

Manu Jain, Head of Xiaomi India, stated via a press release, "The past one year has been a truly exciting journey and we are glad to have come so far in such a short time. We would like to thank all our Mi Fans and the partners who have given us immense love and support, and helped us strengthen our foothold in the Indian market. We will continue to bring more amazing products to India and aim to deliver the best value to both our fans and partners."

Kaiser Bey

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