Xiaomi Play starts at $159 in China, comes with 10GB of monthly data for a year




Overview


GENERAL

Release dateDecember 2018
Form factorTouchscreen
Dimensions (mm)147.76 x 71.89 x 7.80
Weight (g)150.00
Battery capacity (mAh)3000
ColoursBlack, Dream Blue and Twilight Gold

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)5.84
TouchscreenYes
Resolution1080x2280 pixels
Aspect ratio19:9
Pixels per inch (PPI)432

HARDWARE

Processor2.3GHz octa-core
Processor makeMediaTek Helio P35
RAM4GB
Internal storage64GB
Expandable storageYes
Expandable storage typemicroSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)256

CAMERA

Rear camera12-megapixel (f/2.2) + 2-megapixel
Rear autofocusYes
Rear flashYes
Front camera8-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating systemAndroid 8.1 Oreo
SkinMIUI 10

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-FiYes
Wi-Fi standards supported802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
GPSYes
BluetoothYes, v 4.20
USB Type-CYes
Number of SIMs2
SIM 1
SIM TypeNano-SIM
GSM/CDMAGSM
3GYes
4G/ LTEYes
SIM 2
SIM TypeNano-SIM
GSM/CDMAGSM
3GYes
4G/ LTEYes

SENSORS

Fingerprint sensorYes
Compass/ MagnetometerYes
Proximity sensorYes
AccelerometerYes
Ambient light sensorYes
GyroscopeYes

It’s Christmas Eve and what better time there should be to give and receive! In China, this is manifest in the Xiaomi Play: you give ¥1,099 ($159) to Xiaomi, Xiaomi gives you a phone and free mobile data.
The phone itself isn’t particularly slouchy, even with its mid-range MediaTek Helio processor — both the GPU and CPU cores can be spooled up to turbo in gaming mode. It only comes with one memory configuration, 4GB of RAM and 64GB storage, and has an extra-wide LCD with a minimal selfie camera notch and dual 12-megapixel rear cameras with artificial intelligence enhancement features.
A fingerprint sensor lies in the back while a headphone jack shares space with a micro-USB connector on the bottom, which we find questionable in 2018 going into 2019 as USB-C firms its grasp on the industry.
The big bonus here is that customers who buy this phone will be able to get 10GB of high-speed data allowance on their cellular account every month for a year for free. The perk sounds like it is carrier-agnostic which will help with promotional range toward the working class this device is meant to target — for reference, that year’s worth of data is appraised at roughly $145, almost the cost of this device.

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