Xiaomi aka China’s Apple has been in the smartphone league for quite some time now, the company has also stretched its arms to produce other tech products such as the Ninebot or the Mi drone.
Now the company has officially launched its Mi Notebook Air in the market alongside its Redmi Pro smartphone. The highlight of the laptop is the discrete graphic card, a feature missing from many ultra-portable laptops available in the market. The downside is, it will only be available for purchase in China.
Here’s everything you need to know about Mi Notebook Air:
Key Specs
- Intel Core i5-6200U, up to 2.7GHz
- 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD
- 13.3-inch, full-HD display
- Type-C USB for charging, 2x USB 3.0, 1x HDMI, 3.5mm audio port
- 40Wh battery
Design
The most noticeable thing about the Mi Notebook Air is its design, which resembles to Apple’s Macbook Air. The design lacks any external branding or logos.
The company was able cut down the weight to just 1.07 kg on the smaller version, even with clad-aluminium chassis aboard. While Xiaomi is selling the Mi Notebook Air under its own branding, the laptop is actually made by a partner called Tian Mi.
Display
Both version of the Mi Notebook Air come with Full HD display. There hasn’t been much revealed regarding the display featuring the 2K touch panels.
The touch panels are out of the question, if Xiaomi plans to follow the likes of Apple. It is also expected that the laptops will feature more than 300-nits of display and at least a 90 percent color gamut.
Under the hood
The 13.3-inch version of the Mi Notebook Air is powered by an Intel Core i5 processor alongside 8GB DDR4 memory. It runs on Windows 10 operating system. It will also offer 256GB PCIe SSD, battery life up to 9.5 hours, AKG and Dolby speakers.
The smaller variant comes with a 12.5 inch full HD display and is powered by the Intel Core M3 processor with 4GB of RAM and 128GB SATA SSD. Rest other features are same as the latter.
Pricing and availability
Both variants of the laptop will go on sale on August 2 and will retail for 4,999 yuan and 3,499 yuan respectively.
Xiaomi is expected to launch the Mi Notebook Pro variant in 2017. The newly launched laptops can also make their way to international shores by next year.
Considering the huge fan base in the subcontinent, the Mi Notebook Air can hit the Indian market by the end of the year or may be in September.
