China-brand phones are rapidly becoming better and better, providing more powerful performance and more solid build quality. One such China brand smartphone is the Xiaomi Mi2S which recently beat out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 powered Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV in benchmarks. The benchmark in question is the now often remarked AnTuTu benchmark where the Xiaomi Mi2S scored 25913, edging out the Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 powered Samsung Galaxy S4 which got 25446.
The Xiaomi Mi2S also uses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 chipset but with a slightly cut down 1.7GHz Krait 300 processor. The optimizations done for the Xiaomi Mi2S are therefore better but this is to be expected for a smartphone that came out later than the Samsung Galaxy S4 / S IV. The Xiaomi Mi2S also comes with 2GB of RAM and a 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 IPS display running a customized MIUI Android ROM. It offers two flavours, the 16GB Xiaomi Mi2S with an 8MP camera goes for 1999 yuan (RM980) while the 32GB Xiaomi Mi2S with a 13MP camera comes in at 2299 yuan (RM1126).
Its doubtful that the Xiaomi Mi2S will get any official representation or distribution here in Malaysia unless a Malaysian retailer or trader goes and gets one but if you're going on a trip to China, this could be one of those luxury gifts to bring back with you.
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