Xiaomi Mi 4s with Snapdragon 808, fingerprint scanner announced

Xiaomi, ahead of unveiling of its flagship Mi 5, has introduced a new mid-range smartphone, the Mi 4s in China. The Mi 4s sports a metal frame and a glass panel on the front and back giving it a premium look.

The Xiaomi Mi 4s features 5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display and is powered by hexa-core Snapdragon 808 64-bit processor paired with Adreno 418 GPU and 3GB RAM. On-board storage is 64GB, further expandable via microSD card. It runs MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

The Mi 4s sports 13-megapixel rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF, 5P lenses, f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording capabilities and 120fps slow motion video capturing. On the front there is 5-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and 85-degree wide angle lens.

Connectivity features include 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac dual-band (w/ MIMO), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS and USB Type-C. It is fueled by 3260mAh battery that supports Qualcomm's Quick Charge 2.0 fast charging technology. The Mi 4s also includes a fingerprint sensor at the back panel, Infrared sensor and Hybrid Dual SIM slot (nano-SIM + micro SIM (or) nano-SIM  + microSD card). 

The Xiaomi Mi 4s is priced at CNY 1699 ($260 | Rs. 18,000) and will go on sale in India starting March 1. It will be available in White, Black, Gold, Purple and a limited edition Pink colors