Xiaomi company , which recently entered the top three in the global smartphone market , is preparing to release a new budget smartphone based on the processor Leadcore. Its cost is only 399 yuan (about $ 65).
And today it was announced that the foundation of the new smartphone Xiaomi lie SoC platform Leadcore LC1660, manufactured on 28-nanometer standards. It includes six core Cortex A7 processor with a clock frequency of 2.0 GHz and a graphics processor Mali T628. SoC supports 3G, 4G LTE, GSM, 2K resolution displays and cameras with video recording 1080p (Full HD) at 60 frames per second. Of course, the full potential of this processor is unlikely to be implemented in the smartphone Xiaomi over $ 65. However, this device has all the chances to get 1 GB of RAM, HD-display and support for LTE.
Release dates of the new budget smartphone Xiaomi and exact specifications are not announced.
This year, according to experts, Asus has shipped a total of 7.5-8 million smartphones, while Xiaomi only for the third quarter released 17.3 million smartphones.