Xiaomi to launch Mi Note Special Edition to compete with iPhone 6 Plus: Report

Soon after reports emerged about Xiaomi working on a new smartwatch to compete with the Apple Watch, Xiaomi has now confirmed to be working on a special edition of the Mi Note and plans to launch it today.In a Weibo post, Lin Bin, co-founder and President of Xiaomi said that the Mi Note will be lighter and thinner than the iPhone 6 Plus and feature a two-sided curved glass, reports GSMArena. The post also shows an image of the Mi Note with the date March 17 on it. However, not much is known about the other specs that make the Mi Note special.The company had recently launched the Mi Note along with its Pro version. The Mi Note features a 5.7-inch screen – slightly larger than the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus. It’s a full HD display with a pixel density of 386ppi. Similar to the iPhone 6 and the 6 Plus, the front panel of the Mi Note features a 2.5D curved glass and a 3D curved glass rear panel.It has a 13MP rear camera with optical image stabilisation. It uses Sony’s CMOS sensor, with a f2.0 aperture for low-light shots. It uses a dual-tone flash developed by Phillips for more natural-looking colours in photos.The Mi Note is fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery, and comes with dual 4G SIM slots and runs a Snapdragon 801 processor backed by 3GB RAM. It will be available in 16GB and 64GB storage options and there’s no card slot for increasing the storage capacity.Xiaomi had announced the 16GB Mi Note at an official price of 2,299RMB or about Rs 22,900 and the 64GB model for RMB 2,799 (approx. Rs 27,900). Find out how it stacks up against Apple iPhone 6 Plus and Samsung Note 4.