UPSTART CHALLENGER: Filepic of Lei launching a previous Xiaomi smartphone model in Beijing last year. The Chinese smartphone maker has launched its flagship Mi Note in a direct challenge to the iPhone 6 Plus at almost two-thirds the price.
BEIJING: China's Xiaomi Inc staked its claim to Apple Inc's crown as the world's third-biggest smartphone maker and most valuable tech start-up unveiled the flagship Mi Note, its challenger to Apple's iPhone 6 Plus.
Chief executive Lei Jun introduced the Mi Note in Beijing with a breakdown of the large-screen phone's technical features, with multiple comparisons to Apple's equivalent. At 2,299 yuan (RM1,322) for a model with 16GB of memory, the Mi Note will retail for almost two-thirds less than the iPhone 6 Plus.
