Here, we take a look at the Xiaomi Mi4 Black Edition smartphone.

Unboxing

The Xiaomi Mi4 uses the Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 CPU which has four Krait 400 cores (2.5GHz). It increases operating speed by 14% and offers stronger performance.

This phone’s GPU is the Adreno 330 which is API-supported, and uses OpenGL ES 3.0, OpenCL, Rederscript Compute, and FlexRender.

The Xiaomi Mi4 sports a SHARP/JDI display screen with a high color saturation. Whether you are browsing photos, watching videos, or using certain Apps, the colors in the screen are well-handled.

The Xiaomi Mi4 is 139.2mm long, 68.5mm wide, and 8.9mm thick. It sports a chassis that is made of stainless steel.

This phone sports a 8mp Sony front-facing camera.

The Xiaomi Mi4’s chassis, especially the black version’s, looks pretty good. On the upper right side of the front is an infrared sensor.

On the right side of the phone are the power and volume switches.

On the lower left corner is a Micro USB port.

Here is the speaker.

The Xiaomi MI4 sports a 13mp Sony rear-facing camera.

On the left side is a Micro-SIM slot.

Operating System

The Xiaomi Mi4 uses the new MIUI V6 OS.

The lock screen interface and the usual icons.

So far, this phone’s OS is the MIUI V6 1.2.0 KXDCNBJ (newest stable version) which is based on the Android 4.4.4.

The Xiaomi Mi4’s notification bar

The one we are reviewing is the 16GB version. After restoring it to factory settings, there is about 13.1GB left. For the regular user, 13.1GB is enough to do a lot of things, but for gamers, this might not be enough. They would be better off getting the 64GB version.

The MIUI V6’s phone call interface. Swipe your finger the icons upwards to receive and cut calls.

Benchmark Scores

The Xiami Mi4 Black Edition received a score of 43288 in the AnTuTU benchmark test, which is not really considered a lot now. It also received a 34255 in the Ludashi benchmark test. In the Ludashi HTML5 benchmark test, it received 25173. Finally, it received 10 points in the Ludashi capactive touch test.

Next is the Ludashi screen brightness test.

During the test, a little bright dot was spotted on the lower right side of the screen.

Here is a close-up of it on the green display.

To ensure that it was not just the test’s problem, the reviewer also tested the screen with the Antutu benchmark. The bright dot was still there. Hopefully, Xiaomi can better inspect their products next time.

It received 6681 in its 3D test.

Camera

Here are some sample photos taken using the Xiaomi Mi4 black.

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After the MIUI v6 launched, some people, especially the Medias, criticized that the new version of MIUI copied iOS7’s design, or at least the inspiration was derived from iOS7. Concerning to this matter, Hong Feng, director of MIUI, replied and questioned that:

“Did they use MINU v6 ever? If they didn’t use, how can they say like that. If I check the development log of MIUI v6, at least 10 features of iOS I can find out are derived from us. And if we check the document of MIUI v5, the motion blur are applied already. What’ more, from the development history of the computer, the motion blur was initially from Windows Vista actually. Apple has this feature, but it doesn’t means that they did firstly.  ”

In our opinion, flattening, transparency and aero glass are not the patents of iOS7, it was indeed Apple applied it in iOS7, which brought this design to the UI design of mobile phone system, and led the transformation of UI design, after that, almost all manufacturers followed, and therefore, it is a little rigor for criticizing MIUI v6 only.

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The Mi User Interface developed by Xiaomi which is based on open source Android operating system has completed 4 years of its existence. It was in year 2010 when the first version of MIUI was released. Since then, 5 new versions have been released in these 4 years and the latest version being the 6^th version (MIUI V6) was released on 16^th August 2014, on the 4^th anniversary.

Everyone related to MIUI in some way or other is happy for the 4^th Birthday celebrations of MIUI. On this occasion, Xiaomi also gave away coupons to people in Malaysia. Coupons are of value ranging from $2 to $10. According to the sources 3 types of coupons have been distributed:

–          Phone coupon worth $10.

–          Accessories coupon worth $4.

–          Accessories coupon worth $2.

MIUI fans across the world are so excited for MIUI birthday that they have sent in their video clips to wish MIUI a happy birthday. These video clippings have been put together in a special video that has been created and posted by the team at MIUI.

Hugo Barra, the vice president of global affairs at Xiaomi, gave birthday wishes to MIUI through his Google Plus page by writing “Happy 4^th Birthday MIUI”. According to the statistics MIUI has a total of 70 million fans and users worldwide.

We also wish MIUI a very Happy Birthday. MIUI has a long way to go. Cheers!

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Xiaomi is considering to release an update for its smartphones Xiaomi Mi2 and Mi 2S during this week. The update version is MIUI v.6. It was announced at the launch of Xiomi Mi4.

The update promises more clean look. It will use popular ‘Flag Design’ with some new features. The MIUI v.6 is built on Android KitKat 4.4.4, which is the latest Android OS version.

It is not known what will be offered besides refreshed looks. The Mi Pad and Mi3 users will also be able to get the update but it is not know when. However, the update will not be released before August 16. Xiaomi is supposed to announce update information.

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On July 22, during the launch of the Xiaomi Mi 4 held in the International Conference Center, Lei Jun announced that the MIUI V6 will be launched on August 16. Xiaomi has already posted an invitation poster in their Weibo account saying that the launch will be held at D.Park in Beijing’s 798 art district. The slogan in the poster says “Better-looking and more useful.” That day also happens to be the fourth anniversary of the release of the first MIUI. 

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July is a big month for Xiaomi as they prepare to release a wave of new products. ePrice announced that Xiaomiwill hold a launch event for their newest products on July 22. The products they will launch are the Hongmi 4G edition, Mi 4, Xiaomi bracelet, and the long-awaited MIUI V6 OS.

Not too long ago, the Hongmi 4G edition received certification from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology’s website where it’s listed as 2014501. It supports TD-LTE/TD-SCDMA/GSM China Mobile internet, uses the 1.3GHz MT6582 quad-core LTE chipset, and its OS is likely to be the MIUI V6. Its other specs are the same as previous versions including its appearance.

Like its predecessors, the Hongmi 4G will probably sold at 699 RMB (112.61 USD) or 799 RMB (128.72 USD).

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There’s only about a few weeks left until Xiaomi launches their newest installment in the Mi series, the Xiaomi Mi 4. Xiaomi will host a launch event for the Mi 4 along with their other new products on July 22.

In the meantime, new information has come out on the phone’s specs. The Mi 4 uses a 5-inch 1080p display screen. Its processor is the Snapdragon 801 chipset (MSM8974AC) with 2.5GHz. It also sports a 5mp/13mp camera and its operating system is the MIUI V6 OS. The biggest changes in the phone are its mid-size frames and the fact that it was designed with a metal case. Hopefully, the Mi 4 supports 4G internet.

According to previous reports, the Mi 4’s starting price is 1999 RMB.

In addition to the Mi 4, Xiaomi will launch the Hongmi Note 4G edition, Xiaomi Smart Armband, and the MIUI V6.

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While for now, Xiaomi is going hype with the RedMi Note lauch, they also reach the 15 milions pre-order through QQ Space, but hey… there is another product that ready release by Xiaomi, that’s the Xiaomi 3S and Xiaomi Mi4 smartphone.

According to some rumors, the upcoming Xiaomi smartphone will be packs with the new MIUI v6, this is te latest Xiaomi interface that ready to release for smartphone.

And now we have a leaked picture if Xiaomi MIUI V6 screenshot that give more intuitve and look like iOS 7 approach with more refersh new icon and rounded corner design. Here is the picture:

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