want a contract-free handset with decent specs but yet don't want to shell out too much of your hard earned loot? then may we suggest you to set your sight on China designed and made handsets. recently, Chinese firms have been serving up quite a fair bit of alluring handsets with pretty exciting specs to match. the Xiaomi Phone 2...

Xiaomi Phone 2
Xiaomi Phone 2 | about US$310.00 | www.xiaomi.com

want a contract-free handset with decent specs but yet don’t want to shell out too much of your hard earned loot? then may we suggest you to set your sight on China designed and made handsets. recently, Chinese firms have been serving up quite a fair bit of alluring handsets with pretty exciting specs to match. the Xiaomi Phone 2 aka MI2 is among one of them. costing just 1,900 RMB (about US$310) each, the phone may not be prettiest in the market but it is certainly not lacking of tantalizing features. specifications include 4.3-inch IPS display with 1,280 x 720 resolution that offers 342 PPI, Qualcomm’s Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064 quad-core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, and a 2,000 mAh battery to keep it juiced. though there’s a 3,000 mAh battery offered as an accessory, at the expense of a slight bump in thickness, if you needed something with a little more oomph. other features include a 27mm wide angle 8.0-megapixel BSI rear-facing camera, a 28mm wide angle 2.0-megapixel front-facing camera, an intelligent dual-antenna design, Bluetooth (4.0 and HID), WiFi Direct, support for WiFi Display, MHL (Mobile High-Definition Link) output, Dolby Digital sound, and a healthy serving of sensors including ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, accelerometer, and proximity sensor. slated to be available this October, Xiaomi Phone 2 will be blessed with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean at launch. all these exciting specs and features for just $310. wow. click through for a few more look.

Xiaomi [CH] via Geek