Xiaomi enters local market with range of flagship products
Global technology leader Xiaomi recently announced its official entry into the Sri Lankan market to strengthen its presence with an array of flagship products with the highly anticipated Redmi Note 6 Pro, the company’s fist quad-camera smartphone in the local market.
The company unveiled its portfolio of products which are ‘best-sellers’ in Sri Lanka; the POCOPHONE F1, Mi A2, Mi A2 Lite, Redmi S2, Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A along with it.
Speaking at the event, Xiaomi India Overseas Expansion, Indian Subcontinent Head Sanket Agarwal said: “At Xiaomi, we always strive to push our boundaries and make higher level innovation accessible to all our users at honest pricing. We are proud to be bringing a host of new smartphones to the market which establishes our true philosophy. We are excited to bring Xiaomi officially into Sri Lanka for millions of our Mi fans here.”
Redmi Note 6 Pro features a contemporary arc design and sports the capable Qualcomm Snapdragon 636 octa-core processor. It brings to the table an Ai-powered quad-camera setup and a 4,000mah twoday battery with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. With high speed LPDDR4X RAM in tandem, Redmi Note 6 Pro makes for quite a capable setup.
Redmi Note 6 Pro houses a 20-Megapixel plus 2-Megapixel AI dual camera on the front, with a 12-Megapixel plus 5-Megapixel dual camera setup on the rear, with a large 1.4-micrometre pixels results in clear and crisp images even in low light. With portrait mode on both the front and rear cameras, supported by Xiaomi’s new AI Portrait Mode 2.0, Redmi Note 6 Pro is truly a quad camera wonder. The phone also comes with a 6.26-inch FHD+ IPS display with a 19:9 aspect ratio which is reinforced with Corning Gorilla Glass to protect the display against wear and tear.
The POCOPHONE F1 is a dream come true for power users who can enjoy gaming at high frame rates and use intensive applications without worrying about slowdowns resulting from overheating. This is thanks to the powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SOC paired with the highly efficient Liquidcool Technology cooling system, enabling it to deliver sustained peak performance for extended periods. Internal testing shows that this system is 300 percent more effective than conventional non-liquid cooling solutions as it allows heat from the CPU to dissipate quickly. The POCOPHONE F1 also features a 4,000mah battery that can sustain eight hours of non-stop gaming.
The POCOPHONE F1 churns out gorgeous images with its AI dual camera consisting of a 12-Megapixel Sony IMX363 primary sensor with Dual Pixel Autofocus, together delivering amazing photos even in low light and back-lit scenarios. On the front, it deploys a 20-Megapixel sensor featuring Super Pixel technology that combines the information of four pixels into one large 1.8-micrometre pixel for clearer images with less noise.
Redmi Note 6 Pro comes in 3GB + 32GB and 4GB + 64GB variants available in Black and Blue colours. The 3GB + 32GB variant is priced at Rs.35,999, and the 4GB + 64GB variant is priced at Rs.39,999.
POCOPHONE F1 comes in 4GB + 64GB and is available in Graphite Black and Steel Blue, priced at Rs.59,999.
Mi A2 comes in 4GB + 64GB and is available in Black, Gold and Blue, priced at Rs.45,999. Mi A2 Lite in the same three colours will be available at 3GB + 32GB priced at Rs.30, 999, and 4GB + 64GB for Rs.35,999.
Redmi 6 comes in 3GB + 32GB variant and is available in Gold, Black and Blue and is priced at Rs.24,999. Redmi 6A comes in 2GB + 16GB with the same three colours and is priced at Rs.17,999.
Redmi S2 comes in Black, Gold and Blue in the 3GB + 32GB variant priced at Rs.28,999, and the 4GB + 64GB variant in Black colour priced at Rs.34,999.
All four products will be available nationwide from December 3, 2018.