Xiaomi Qin AI feature phone launched: Price, Features and Availability

Reliance Jio and HMD Global were the two companies who thought bringing back the feature phones to the market is a great idea. Surprisingly, it worked and now even a company like Xiaomi has launched the Xiaomi Qin AI feature phone. The company launched the phone with the help of its crowdfunding platform in China.

Unlike the JioPhone and the new Nokia phones which run on KaiOS, the Xiaomi Qin AI feature phone runs on Android. Users can control the UI using a T9 keypad and view everything on a small 2.8-inch colour display with a resolution of 320x240pixels. Just like the JioPhone, the Qin AI is also 4G VoLTE-enabled.

As the Xiaomi Qin AI feature phone runs on Android, it comes with an SC9820E ARM Cortex A53 chipset which is a 1.3GHz dual-core processor. The dual-SIM handset packs in 256GB MB of RAM and 512MB of onboard storage which is further expandable using a microSD card. Unfortunately, this feature phone does not come with any cameras. However, it does include an infrared sensor like the Redmi phones which allows users to control their home appliances like TV, AC and much more.

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As the JioPhone came with a voice assistant, Xiaomi had to go one step further and include AI features which can translate up to 17-languages in real time. The AI can also dictate bedtime stories or poems to kids.

The Xiaomi Qin AI is currently available for pre-order via the company's own crowdfunding platform. The feature phone is priced at RMB 199 (roughly Rs. 1990) and will be available in Black and White colour variants. The device will start shipping from September 15.