The Xiaomi 13 Ultra is scheduled to launch next week. Ahead of that, last year’s Xiaomi 12S series is being sold at heavily discounted prices in China.
For the unaware, the Xiaomi 12S series phones are the brand’s first smartphones with Leica-powered cameras. They are also the company’s first Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 handsets.
They are not even a year old, however, Jingdong, commonly known as JD, is selling the vanilla and pro models at the price of the Redmi K60 series.
JD has listed the Xiaomi 12S Pro in 12GB + 256GB memory configuration at only ¥3,554 (~$515). Originally, this variant of the phone was introduced at ¥5,399 (~$785).
Similarly, the 8GB + 256GB variant of Xiaomi 12S is on sale for ¥2,979 (~$435). This version was launched at ¥4,299 (~$625).
This limited deal on JD makes the Xiaomi 12S Pro as affordable as the 8GB + 256GB variant of the Redmi K60 Pro. On the other hand, the Xiaomi 12S costs about the same as the 12GB + 256GB variant of the Redmi K60.
At these prices, the Xiaomi 12S series handsets are better than most smartphones in China, especially in the camera and performance departments.
For the unaware, these devices were released exclusively in China in July 2022. Seems like retailers are emptying the old stock to make space for the newer models.
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