After numerous leaks and teasers, Chinese tech brand Xiaomi has announced their latest flagship, the Xiaomi Mi6, at an event in Beijing on April 19, 2017. The base price of the Mi6 is priced just at USD $360 & offers high-end specs, at least on specs. However, in Nepal, the price of Xiaomi Mi6 (6GB RAM + 64GB ROM) is Rs.54,999.
Xiaomi Mi6 Specs Overview:
Specs wise, the Xiaomi Mi6 sports a 5.15-inch 1080P IPS display with 600 nits brightness, 94.4% NTSC color gamut and 1500:1 contrast ratio. It is powered by the latest top of the line 10nm octacore processor, the Snapdragon 835. It is backed by a 6GB of RAM with either 64 or 128GB of onboard storage.
Optics is provided by a dual rear-facing camera and an 8MP front camera. The rear camera has a 12MP wide angle and a 12MP telephoto camera that allows you to have 2x lossless zoom. All this is powered by a 3350mAh battery with Qualcomm quick charge 3.0 support. The phone lacks headphone jack on the bottom to provide room for stereo speakers. It is also splash resistant and has a fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button.
Design wise, the Xiaomi Mi6 houses a curved glass on the front and back just as Samsung Galaxy S7. There is a metal frame with a polish which the company claims will take12 days and 40 processes to engineer. You can also get the Ceramic version of the Mi6 with ceramic back and 18K gold rims, but it’s going to cost slightly more and won’t be easily available.
- 5.15-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD display
- 2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 SoC
- 6GB LPDDR4x RAM
- 64GB / 128GB (UFS) onboard storage
- Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI 8
- Dual SIM (nano + nano)
- Splash resistant
- 12+ 12MP Dual rear camera
- First Camera with 1.25μm pixel size, f/1.8 aperture, dual-tone LED flash, 4-axis OIS, 4K video recording
- Second Camera with 1.0 μm pixel size, 52mm portrait lens, f/2.6 aperture
- 8MP front-facing camera
- 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11ac dual-band (2×2 MU-MIMO), Bluetooth 5.0,GPS/GLONASS/Beidou, NFC, USB Type-C
- 3350mAh battery
- Colors: Blue, Black, White
- Xiaomi Mi6 in Nepal Price in Nepal: Rs. 54,999
“Mi 6 is the culmination of our seven years of research and development in the smartphone industry and represents the pinnacle of our journey thus far. Besides being a performance beast that is powered by Snapdragon 835, Mi 6 also demonstrates how we are constantly refining our design and pushing the boundaries of materials technology with the use of four-sided 3D curved glass and ceramic. I’m really excited to join our Mi fans today to introduce Mi 6, which once again defies price expectations, and I’m looking forward to unveiling even more amazing products in the year to come.” – Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun
Price of Xiaomi Mi6 (International):
| Variant | Price |
| 6GB RAM, 64GB ROM | US$360 |
| 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM | US$420 |
| 6GB RAM, 128GB ROM, Ceramic Version | US$435 |
