Chinese-based flagship makers are shaking the smartphone market up. Xiaomi is one of the smartphone vendors who are now paying much attention.

Are we waiting for Xiaomi Mi 4? It seems that this phone will be no longer available in Phi. And its perfect alternative is new Mi Note. Yesterday, we have showed you the latest phones of Xiaomi  – Mi Note and Mi Note Pro. According to a reliable source, Xiaomi Mi Note will come to Phi in Q2 2015. But no official words for its price in Phi. Be noticed that this phone is priced at 2299 Yuan and 3299 Yuan for 3GB/4GB variant in the first batch.

As most of you probably know, but for the other guys who don’t know about its specs. We will give you a quick cap. Except for a lower resolution (1080 instead of 2K display) and lower chipset (Snapdragon 801 instead of the latest Snapdragon 810), most of the remaining specs are the same for two phablets (Mi Note & Mi Note Pro).

More specifically, the Mi Note (Pro) will come with 5.7″, both sides of the phone is covered by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 3, therein 2.5D curved glass on the front and 3D curved glass at the back, and has an overall thickness of 6.95mm (is thinner than Apple iPhone 6 Plus – 7.1 mm). More specifically, its dimension measures 155.1×77.6×6.95mm and weighs 161g, dual-SIM functionality (microSIM and nana-SIM), dual 4G connectivity (FDD-LTE and TD-LTE), Sony/LG Li-ion 3,000 mAh battery, 13MP Sony IMX214 CMOS sensor rear camera, OIS as well as ultra pixel unit front camera.

Conclusion: In the fisrt official release, the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro are priced at 2299 Yuan/3299 Yuan which is round PHP 16840/ 24164 respectively. And for Phi market, its phone will come in Q2 2015 and no official words for its prices. Stay tuned for this beasts!