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03-22-2016, 04:37 PM
Xiaomi Mi 5 is an incredible Chinese phone with an unbeatable price
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In China, Xiaomi (http://mashable.com/category/xiaomi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) is a titan, second only to China's other giant Huawei (http://mashable.com/category/huawei/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). People go crazy for new Xiaomi phones the way fans go crazy for new iPhones.
The company's latest flagship, the Mi 5 (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/xiaomi-mi-5/), racked up 16.5 million pre-orders (http://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/1535269) in the few weeks since its unveiling in late February
What's Xiaomi's secret to success? There's ** secret sauce, really. They just sell high-quality phones at ultra-low prices.
See also: The search for the ultimate smartphone camera (http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/best-smartphone-camera-2015/)
Compared to the iPhone 6S (http://mashable.com/2015/09/22/iphone-6s-review-apple/) and Galaxy S7 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s7-smartphone-review/), which start at $650 and $700, respectively, the Mi 5 starts at only about $305. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/xiaomi-mi-5-review/)
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Video: Mark Boyer, Rill Causey, **ah Throop
In China, Xiaomi (http://mashable.com/category/xiaomi/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial) is a titan, second only to China's other giant Huawei (http://mashable.com/category/huawei/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial). People go crazy for new Xiaomi phones the way fans go crazy for new iPhones.
The company's latest flagship, the Mi 5 (http://mashable.com/2016/02/24/xiaomi-mi-5/), racked up 16.5 million pre-orders (http://money.udn.com/money/story/5612/1535269) in the few weeks since its unveiling in late February
What's Xiaomi's secret to success? There's ** secret sauce, really. They just sell high-quality phones at ultra-low prices.
See also: The search for the ultimate smartphone camera (http://mashable.com/2015/12/16/best-smartphone-camera-2015/)
Compared to the iPhone 6S (http://mashable.com/2015/09/22/iphone-6s-review-apple/) and Galaxy S7 (http://mashable.com/2016/03/08/samsung-galaxy-s7-smartphone-review/), which start at $650 and $700, respectively, the Mi 5 starts at only about $305. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/03/22/xiaomi-mi-5-review/)
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