CRAZY! 100,000 Units of XiaoMi Phone 2 Sold Out In 2m 29s, 300,000 Units of XiaoMi M1S Sold Out In 12m 02s

(GSM Insider) - Forget about the LG Nexus 4 in China. The hottest smartphone at the moment belongs to XiaoMi Phone 2. XiaoMi Phone 2 sold out in less than 3 minutes. It was faster than the LG Nexus sold in around 22 minutes. The was the crazy scene that happened in Chinese smartphone market.

On October 30, 2012, XiaoMi sold out 50,000 units of XiaoMi Phone 2 in less than 3 minutes on sales. This was amazing numbers. So now XiaoMi opened its second round of sales, the XiaoMi Phone 2 sold out as well.

According to official website, XiaoMi Phone 2 sold out in just 2 minutes and 29 seconds. What a record! The XiaoMi M1S also sold out in 12 minutes and 2 seconds. There were 300,000 units of XiaoMi M1S and 100,000 units of XiaoMi Phone 2 on sales this time. But seems like the demand was too large.

The XiaoMi Phone 2 comes with 4.3 inch of HD display up to 342ppi, Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8 mega-pixels of camera and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The specs are almost same level like the LG Nexus 4 and the LG Optimus G. It is also known as the XiaoMi Mi2 or XiaoMi M2 in China.

The XiaoMi M1S is the upgraded version of XiaoMi M1. It packed with Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, 8 mega-pixels of camera, 4 inch of display, and Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as well.

Since both were sold out in such short period. You can see how popular these two devices in China. The XiaoMi Phone 2 selling at RMB $1999 and the XiaoMi M1S selling at RMB $1599.  

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LG Nexus vs Huawei Honor 2 vs XiaoMi Phone 2 - Specs Comparison

(GSM Insider) - With the introduction of Huawei Honor 2 in Chinese market, it brings serious competitiveness to the XiaoMi Phone 2 (also known as XiaoMi Mi-2). Huawei Honor 2 which is RMB $111 cheaper than the XiaoMi Phone 2. XiaoMi Phone 2 with the Snapdragon S4 Pro processor while the Huawei Honor 2 with Huawei owned K3V2 processor. How these two leading China smartphones come against the LG Nexus 4?

Here are the specifications comparison between LG Nexus 4, Huawei Honor 2 and XiaoMi Phone 2:

	LG Nexus 4	Huawei Honor 2	XiaoMi Phone 2
Display size	4.7 inches	4.5 inches	4.3 inches
Resolution and ppi	1280 x 768 (318ppi)	1280 x 720 (326ppi)	1280 x 720 (342ppi)
Processor	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064	1.4GHz Huawei K3V2	1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064
Core	Quad-Core	Quad-Core	Quad-Core
GPU	Adreno 320	N / A	Adreno 320
RAM	2GB	2GB	2GB
Internal Memory	8GB, 16GB	8GB	16GB, 32GB
MicroSD Expansion	No	Yes, up to 32GB	No
Operating System	Android 4.2 Jelly Bean	Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich	Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Front Camera	8 MP with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash	8MP with LED Flash
Rear Camera	1.3MP	1.3MP	2MP
4G LTE	No	No	No
NFC	Yes	No	No
GPS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS	Yes, with GLONASS
Bluetooth	Yes, 4.0	Yes, 3.0	Yes, 4.0
Dimension	133.9 x 68.7 x 9.1mm	134 x 67.5 x 10.5mm	126 x 62 x 10.2mm
Weight	139g	145g	145g
Battery	2100mAh	2230mAh	2000mAh

The hardware in LG Nexus 4 and XiaoMi Phone 2 are quite similar. Both share Snapdragon S4 pro, Adreno 320 and 2GB of RAM memory. XiaoMi Phone 2 is the first smartphone to use Snapdragon S4 pro quad-core processor. Soon this processor getting popular among manufacturers. The processor in Huawei Honor 2 is the K3V2 which is developed by Huawei itself. 

The advantage of Huawei Honor 2 is it supports microSD expansion up to 32GB which is not available at rivals. The battery of Huawei Honor 2 also has the largest capacity among three devices. 

The display of XiaoMi Phone 2 is the smallest but it has the highest resolution and ppi. LG Nexus 4 features the stock launcher of Jelly Bean while XiaoMi Phone 2 runs on MIUI V4 which is based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. The Huawei Honor 2 is on Android 4.0 ICS. 

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50,000 Units of XiaoMi Phone 2 Sold Out In Less Than 3 Minutes

(GSM Insider) - You can imagine how popular the XiaoMi Phone 2 (also known as XiaoMi Mi2) in its native country, China. XiaoMi Phone 2 is one of the leading smartphones in China which offers high specs and affordable price. XiaoMi Phone 2 is running on the MIUI 4 which is based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean.

Earlier today, XiaoMi Phone 2 finally on sales. However, it has sold out in just 2 minutes and 51 seconds. Just imagine what phone are able to do so in such short time. XiaoMi plans to organize another event on November, this time 250,000 units of XiaoMi Phone 2 available for purchase. We shall see how is the performance of XiaoMi Phone 2 later in November. 

The XiaoMi brand already received attention from some of the local and foreign media. XiaoMi CEO Leijun running the XiaoMi business following the footstep of Apple. Huawei and ZTE already aware on the rise of XiaoMi as Huawei introduced Huawei Honor 2 yesterday to compete with XiaoMi Phone 2. In the past, XiaoMi held the keynote event just like how Apple did for its iPhone. It is not an easy job to emulate Apple, but the progress of XiaoMi looks bright at the moment. 

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Huawei Honor 2 U9508 vs XiaoMi Phone 2 vs Meizu MX 4-Core - Chinese Quad-Core Comparison

(GSM Insider) - After Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core unveiled, it is set to battle with other leading Chinese quad-core smartphone in China market. Another two of its rivals are XiaoMi Phone 2 (also known as the XiaoMi Mi2) and Meizu MX 4-Core. Here are the specifications comparison of Huawei Honor 2 vs XiaoMi Phone 2 and Meizu MX 4-Core:

華為榮耀四核

小米手機 2

魅族 MX 四核

系統	Android 4.0.4 Emotion UI	Android 4.1 MIUI V4	Android 4.0 FlymeOS
處理器	海思 K3V2 四核 1.4GHz	高通 Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 四核 1.5GHz	三星 Exynos 4412 四核 1.4GHz
螢幕	4.5" IPS 面板 解析度 1,280x720	4.3" IPS 面板 解析度 1,280x720	4" ASV 面板 解析度 960x640
記憶體	2GB	2GB	1GB
內置儲存量	8GB	32GB	32GB / 64GB
外置儲存	microSD 最大支援 32GB	無	無
行動網路	GSM / EDGE UMTS / HSPA / HSPA+	GSM / EDGE UMTS / HSPA / HSPA+	GSM / EDGE UMTS / HSPA / HSPA+
主相機	800 萬畫素 BSI 背照式感光元件	800 萬畫素 BSI 背照式感光元件	800 萬畫素 BSI 背照式感光元件
前置鏡頭	130 萬畫素	200 萬畫素	30 萬畫素
閃光燈	雙 LED	單 LED	單 LED
錄影	1080p	1080p	1080p
藍牙	3.0	4.0	2.1
Wi-Fi	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n	802.11 b/g/n
GPS	YES	YES	YES
NFC	NO	NO	NO
陀螺儀	NO	YES	YES
光學感應器	YES	YES	YES
距離感應器	YES	YES	YES
加速感應器	YES	YES	YES
電子羅盤	YES	YES	YES
連接埠	microUSB	microUSB 支援 OTG	microUSB 支援 S/PDIF 輸出、USB HOST
外接顯示	NO	MHL、Wi-Fi Display	MHL
電池	2,230mAh 3.7V 可拆卸	2,000mAh 3.7V 可拆卸	1,700 mAh 3.7V 不可拆卸
重量	145g	145g	139g
三圍尺寸	134x67.5x10.5mm	126x62x10.2mm	121.3×63.3×10.3mm
售價	人民幣 1,888 元 約 NT$ 8,900 HK$ 2,400	人民幣 1,999 元 約 NT$ 9,500 HK$ 2,500	人民幣 32GB / 2,999 元 64GB / 3,999 元 HK$ 3,099 / 4,099 約 NT$ 12,000 / 16,000

All these three devices are with different processors - Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core with 1.4GHz K3V2, XiaoMi Phone 2 with 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 pro and Meizu MX 4-Core with 1.4GHz Exynos 4412. XiaoMi Phone 2 is the only one with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean as another two with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich only. Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core with largest screen which is 4.5 inches, followed by XiaoMi Phone 2 with 4.3 inches and Meizu MX 4-core with 4 inches only. The RAM of Meizu MX 4-core only 1GB as other two have 2GB. All three devices come with 8 mega-pixel camera. Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core is the cheapest among all three as it selling for RMB $1888 Yuan only. 

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Huawei Honor 2 U9508 vs XiaoMi Phone 2 - Ultimate Chinese Flagships Comparison

(GSM Insider) - Earlier today, Huawei unveiled the 2nd generation of Huawei Honor smartphone. It is known as the Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core. Huawei hopes that this smartphone able to continue the success of older Huawei Honor. Besides that, Huawei Honor 2 is targeting on the XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2. The pricing of Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core is even cheaper than the price of XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2. 

Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2

Here are the specifications comparison of XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2 vs Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core:


Display 

Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 4.5 inches IPS

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 4.3 inches IPS


Resolution


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 720p, 326ppi

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 720p, 342 ppi


Processor


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 1.4GHz Hisilicon K3V2 Quad-core

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core


RAM


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 2GB

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 2GB


ROM


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 8GB

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 16GB


Operating system


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: MIUI 4 based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean


Camera


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 8MP, 1.3MP

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 8MP, 2MP


Battery capacity: 


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: 2230mAh

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: 2000mAh


Price:


Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core: RMB $1888 YUAN

XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2: RMB $1999 YUAN

Verdict

Both Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core and XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2 have its own advantages. Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core has larger screen, larger battery capacity then its rival. XiaoMi Phone 2 has high display resolution, larger ROM storage, latest Android version 4.1 and better quality front camera. The RAM for both are the same at 2GB and the rear camera quality also are the same at 8 mega-pixel. The K3V2 quad-core processor is produced by Huawei while the processor of XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi2 is the popular Snapdragon S4 PRO. From the processor aspect, Snapdragon S4 PRO has the upper hand over K3V2. From the pricing, Huawei Honor 2 Quad-Core is slight cheaper than the XiaoMi Phone 2 / Mi 2. 

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XiaoMi Mi2 Available For Pre-Order Now, On Sales 30th October And Prices From RMB $1999

(GSM Insider) - It has been a few months since XiaoMi Mi2 / XiaoMi Phone 2 announced in China. It is the first ever smartphone to equip with Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor. Finally, it will on sales four days later, 30th October 2012.

Here are the key specifications of XiaoMi Mi2 / XiaoMi Phone 2:

Display: 4.3 inches IPS
Resolution: 1280x720 
Processor: 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core
GPU: Adreno 320
RAM: 2GB
ROM: 16/32GB
Operating system: MIUI V4 based on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean
Camera: 8 mega-pixel / 2 mega-pixel
Connectivity: Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS
Battery capacity: 2000mAh

XiaoMi stated that the first batch will only limited to 50,000 units on sales. Another 250,000 units will on sales in the mid-November. The price of XiaoMi phone 16GB is RMB $1999 while 32GB is RMB $2299. 

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