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1Xiaomi Launches Mi Note 2 Smartphone and Mi VR Headset
2The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Smartphone
The Mi Note 2 handset features 3D curved glass for its 5.7-inch OLED touch-screen flexible display and its back side, an aluminum frame and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. The handsets come in three versions with 4GB of LPDDR4 memory and 64GB of built-in storage to 6GB of LPDDR4 memory and 128GB of storage.
3Mi Note 2’s 22.56MP Main Rear Camera
4Mi Note2’s 8MP Selfie Camera
5Multi-Band World Phone for Global Use
6NFC Capabilities for Tap Payments
7Hi-Fi Sound in the Mi Note 2
The Mi Note 2 features an AQSTIC audio processor that gives the handset HD audio quality at 192kHz and 24-bit resolution. The phone is priced at $413 for a version with 4GB of memory and 64GB of storage, while a version with 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage is priced at $487. A so-called global version, which offers no additional details, will sell for $516 and includes 6GB of memory and 128GB of storage.
8The Xiaomi Mi VR Headset
The new Mi VR headset includes a more sensitive hardware-level motion sensor and a nine-axis inertial motion controller than was included in the original concept Mi VR Play headset announced in August. It works with the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, Mi 5s, Mi 5s Plus and Mi 5 smartphones.