Xiaomi ships 10 million Mi3 smartphones, celebrates with a champagne gold version

Just a few days ago, Xiaomi announced that it managed to ship a total of 26 million smartphones in the first half of 2014. Now, the Chinese company shared another milestone: its Mi3 flagship handset reached 10 million units shipped (since late 2013, when it was first released in China).

To celebrate the new achievement, Xiaomi released a champagne gold version of the Mi3 - pictured on the left. Although the Mi3 is available in several Asian markets, this new version will be sold only in China.

Xiaomi ships 10 million Mi3 smartphones, celebrates with a champagne gold version

Being Xiaomi’s flagship, the Mi3 is also its most expensive handset. However, it’s significantly cheaper than the flagships of other companies, costing less than $300 (unlocked). Despite its low price, the Mi3 has a lot to offer, including a 5-inch 1080p display, 13MP rear camera, quad-core Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 3,050 mAh battery. The smartphone uses Xiaomi’s own MIUI interface on top of Android Jelly Bean.

Later this year, Xiaomi will probably announce a successor to the Mi3, apparently called Mi3S. The company, which employs ex-Googler Hugo Barra as VP of global business, plans to sell a total of 60 million smartphones throughout 2014. Seeing how things are going thus far, Xiaomi will likely succeed in doing so - especially since it will soon enter new markets, including Europe and South America.

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