A dark grey version of the Xiaomi Mi 4i is going to start selling in India soon. The Chinese manufacturer posted a video on its Facebook page a couple of days ago, announcing the new variant of its made for India flagship. The first flash sale for the device will be held on June 16, at 2PM. Unlike the white version though, the dark grey variant of the Mi 4i will sell exclusively on the company’s Mi.com website.
Edit: The Xiaomi Mi4i registration for sale on 18th june on Flipkart is now live.
This is in line with the company’s launch day promise of Black, White, Pink, Orange and other colours for the Mi 4i smartphone. The grey variant will sell at the same price as the original Mi 4i and doesn’t differ in specifications.
Welcome to the dark side. We have another option available for our Mi fans soon. Stay tuned to our announcement tomorrow evening.
Posted by Mi India on Tuesday, 9 June 2015
The Xiaomi Mi 4i is the first Xiaomi smartphone to be launched in India first. The company held the first flash sale for the phone on April 30. The device sports a 2nd generation Snapdragon 615 SoC, along with 2GB of RAM and a 5 inch 1080p display. Xiaomi has fitted a 3120 mAh battery into a really slim body and added 13MP and 5MP cameras on the back and front respectively.
Xiaomi calls this device its ‘made for India flagship’, and while it has met with stiff competition from the Asus Zenfone 2 (2GB RAM), the device still boasts the best camera in the sub-15k smartphone range.
Furthermore, Xiaomi has recently also brought its Mi 16,000 mAh power bank to India, the first flash sale for which was held on June 9. The company has also announced that its Mi 5,000 mAh power bank will be brought back to India, at Rs. 699 soon.