Xiaomi Mi3 to be announced on September 5 in Beijing

Xiaomi Mi3 has popped up every now and then, revealing various aspects of the smartphone. We also saw the device on the GFX Bench database a few days ago. The third-generation Xiaomi flagship is all set to make its way to the market and the smartphone will be officially unveiled on September 5 in Beijing.

The launch event will also see the presence of the newly appointed Vice President, Hugo Barra, who recently moved from Google.
Xiaomi Mi3 is rumored to sport a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution display. The upcoming device is also said to feature an NVIDIA chipset clocked at 1.8 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, 13-megapixel rear camera, 5-megapixel front facing shooter, built-in NFC, HIFI quality stereo, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and a 3,000mAh battery.
Unfortunately, there is no official word at the moment, but we will know more about the Xiaomi Mi3 in less than 24 hours.
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Xiaomi MiPhone 3 with Tegra 4 or Snapdragon 800 CPU officially announced

Xiaomi has officially announced the MiPhone 3, its next flagship device that will (at least initially) be sold only in China. The powerful smartphone rocks some of the best hardware out there, including a 5-inch full HD screen from Sharp, 13-megapixel Exmor RS CMOS camera sensor from Sony, and a super fast processor made by either NVIDIA or Qualcomm. Yup, the MiPhone 3 will be available in different versions, some of which will rock Tegra 4 or Snapdragon 800 processor, both of which are super-fast. The former version will be sold to China Mobile’s customers, whereas the one featuring Qualcomm’s chip will be available for users on China Unicom and China Telecom.

Rest of the specs include 2GB of RAM, 16 or 64 GB (Tegra 4 version) of internal storage, 3,050mAh battery, dual-band Wi-Fi, NFC and so on. The best thing is the price – the 16GB model with Snapdragon 800 will go for 1,999 Yuan which translates into just $330. On the other hand, the Tegra 4-powered 64GB unit will sell for 2,499 Yuan ($410).

Yeah, we really, really want to see Xiaomi bringing this baby to the Western hemisphere. And are hoping that Hugo Barra will help them speed up that process.

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Xiaomi Mi3 appears on GFX Bench, runs on Tegra 4 CPU

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The Xiaomi Mi3 has been leaked a few times before and the specifications of the upcoming flagship device have been in the rumorland for quite some time. Now, the smartphone has appeared on the GFX bench database and reveals the presence of a NVIDIA chipset inside, clocked at 1.8 GHz.

The benchmark results also confirm that the smartphone will indeed sport a Full HD display with a 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, as rumored before. According to the GFX Bench database, the Xiaomi Mi3 will run on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, but we expect the device to feature the later versions of Android during the time of its launch.
The potential GPU scores of Xiaomi Mi3 are quite impressive, rubbing shoulders against the top notch smartphones on the market.
Higher is better
Sony Honami
60 Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
43 Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
41 HTC One GPE
41 Xiaomi Mi3
38.9 HTC One
37 Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE
33 Google Nexus 4
32 Sony Xperia Z
31 Sony Xperia ZL
31 Sony Xperia SP
31 Apple iPhone 5
30 LG Optimus G Pro
30 LG Optimus G
21 Samsung Galaxy Note II
17 HTC One X
11
Higher is better
Sony Honami
23 Xiaomi Mi3
18.1 Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
17.1 Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
17.1 Apple iPad 4
16.8 Samsung Galaxy S4 Active
16 Samsung Galaxy S4 GPE
15 HTC One GPE
13.9 LG Optimus G
13.9 Sony Xperia Z
13.5 Sony Xperia Tablet Z
13 Sony Xperia ZL
12.8 Samsung Galaxy Note II
4.9
Furthermore, the alleged specifications of the third-generation Xiaomi smartphone include a 13 megapixel rear camera, 2 GB of RAM and a 3,000mAh battery.
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Xiaomi app store hits 1 billion downloads in 391 days

Xiaomi announced that its own app store has hit 1 billion downloads in just 391 days. All these downloads came from roughly 17 million users who have conducted 1.3 million searches and 5 million downloads per day.

The Chinese company doesn’t just offer free downloads. Aside from the general MIUI App store, they operate the Game Center which is bringing in 10 million Yuan in revenue per month!

Pretty impressive and as far as we can tell, Xiaomi is just warming up. Their plan is to move 20 million smartphones this year, and we have no reason to believe they won’t achieve that goal. The newly launched Xiaomi Red Rice is selling like hot cupcakes and that will likely be the case with the upcoming Mi3 flagship as well.

Meanwhile, Xiaomi is looking for expansion to other markets, having recently hired Google’s Hugo Barra as the Vice President of Xiaomi Global.

Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.

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