Xiaomi used to be known as a blatant copycat in both design and marketing, but with the introduction of Xiaomi Play, I finally see that the newly listed company has moved on with its own set of vision. Xiaomi Play is not just another Android phone. It isn’t just another budget device. It has a brilliantly positioned device with its sight set on the young and trendy. How I know? Just take a look at Xiaomi Play’s product page. Color and youthful vibrancy are high on this one.
Plus, out-of-the-box, China consumers will get 10 GB data for free for the 1st year. Just exactly what a money-starved youth needs. Aesthetically, it is colorful, offering three gradient colorways (Dream Blue, Twilight Gold and Black) designed to catch the eyes of the tender minds. Fronting the device is a narrow bezel design (though hardly bezel-less) with a water drop display, coming in at 5.84-inch FHD+ (1,080 x 2,280 pixels) display with a 19:9 aspect ratio, packing in at an impressive 432 ppi.
Under the hood, it gets a MediaTek Helio P35 chip that features an octacore 12 nm ARM Cortex-A53 processor with up to 2.3 GHz clock speed and an IMG PowerVR GE8320 680 MHz GPU. With this MediaTek Helio P35 mid-range System-on-Chip, it also boasts AI enhancements in the imaging department and “rich connectivity,” which will get to in a bit. The SoC is backed by 4 GB LPDDR4x dual-channel RAM and 64 GB onboard storage. Imaging department is helped by a dual 12 MP AI camera, while the front gets a 8 MP beauty selfie camera.
Beyond those, the rest of the device specifications are really quite rudimentary (read: entry level), but hey, you really can’t expect a lot from a device that starts at 1,099 yuan (about US$160), can you? And may I remind you that sticker comes with free 10 GB of data for 12 months, and that is quite some deal there. Keep going to find a summary of the specifications.
Xiaomi Play Specifications
| OS |
| Android OS X.X (to be verified) |
| Chipset |
| MediaTek Helio P35 SoC, 12 nm ARM Cortex-A53 processor up to 2.3 GHz |
| GPU |
| IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU, up to 680 MHz |
| Display |
| 5.84 inches 19 : 9 aspect ratio "full screen" display FHD+ 1,080 x 2,280 (432 ppi) 1500 : 1 contrast ratio Support sunlight screen Support night screen Support eye protection mode Support for step-less color temperature adjustment Support standard mode |
| Memory |
| 4 GB LPDDR4x dual-channel memory 64 GB emmc 5.1 storage |
| Network |
| 4G dual SIM Support Nano-SIM card / Micro-SD expansion memory card, Support dual-card unlimited operators Dual SIM usage Dual Nano-SIM card slot, any card slot can be set as the main card Support Mobile / Unicom / Telecom 4G / 3G / 2G Support dual card VoLTE HD voice 2 Note 1: Whether 4G is supported depends on the local carrier network. When the primary card is Mobile/Unicom and the secondary card is telecommunications, the telecom can only support 2G, and cannot use two telecom cards at the same time. Note 2: Limited to the carrier network and service deployment, currently only supports China Mobile VoLTE service, and can subsequently support other operators' VoLTE requirements through software upgrade. Network Bands 4G FDD-LTE B1/B3/B5/B7/B8 4G TDD-LTE B34/B38/B39/B40/B41 (2,555 MHz-2,655 MHz) 3G WCDMA B1/B2/B5/B8 3G TD-SCDMA B34/B39 3G CDMA EVDO BC0 2G GSM B2/B3/B5/B8 2G CDMA 1X BC0 |
| Camera |
| AI dual rear cameras 12 + 12 MP AI dual front cameras 8 MP Rear cameras features AI dual cameras Portrait mode, bokeh effect Standard HDR EIS video anti-shake Continuous shooting mode Street shooting mode Front cameras features Front HDR Front screen flash light Facial recognition Mirror function Bokeh effect |
| Battery |
| 3,000 mAh (typ) no-removable battery |
| Connectivity |
| 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, dual band 2.4/5G WiFi, WiFi Direct, 5G WiFi, WiFi Display, Bluetooth 4.2, micro USB port |
| Sensors |
| Proximity sensor, Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Fingerprint sensor, Geomagnetic sensor |
| Positioning |
| GPS/AGPS/GLONASS/Beidou |
| Audio/Video |
| Supported Audio Formats: AAC, HE-AAC v1, HE-AAC v2, AMR, AWB, MIDI, MP3, OGG, VORBIS, WAV(Alaw/Ulaw), WAV(Raw), FLAC, OPUS Supported Video Formats: MPEG2 H.263, MPEG4 H.264, H.264(4KSW), H.265, H.265(4KSW), VP8, VP9, VC1 |
| Dimension |
| 147.76 x 71.89 x 7.8 mm, 150g (5.82 x 2.83 x 0.31 inches), 5.29 oz. |
| Colors |
| Dream Blue, Twilight Gold, Black |
Images: Xiaomi.
Source: Gadgets360.
