Xiaomi Mi 5 will be released in January, why was it released ahead of schedule?

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Editor’s Note:

This time, the high-configuration and low-price route is still adopted. Is it because the sales of Mi 4 did not satisfy Mr. Lei? Or will Mr. Lei display XX patents on the big screen at the launch of Mi 5 to respond to Dong Mingzhu's doubts? It is unknown. It's just that Xiaomi's iteration is too fast this time.

Lei Jun confirmed on Weibo today that Xiaomi had just completed a new round of financing last week, with a valuation of $45 billion. In addition, Lei Jun also revealed that Xiaomi "will release a heavyweight flagship product in January."

So what is this heavyweight flagship?

According to reliable information obtained by PingWest, this phone is not Mi 4s, but is directly named Mi 5. The news said: Mi 5 is a "model with abnormal configuration in all aspects", that is, Mi 5's configuration in all aspects will exceed all current mainstream flagship models:

Xiaomi Mi 5 will be the world's first mass-produced model equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 810. Snapdragon 810 is Qualcomm's current 64-bit flagship processor, which took more than two years to develop. Competitors may only come up with flagships with the same configuration in February or March next year.

The screen of this phone will be larger than Mi 4, 5.5 inches or above, and will definitely be a 2K screen.

The industrial design level and appearance of Mi 5 will be greatly improved compared to Mi 4.

In addition, Xiaomi will try to perform deeper component customization on Mi 5 instead of using Qualcomm's chip solutions across the board.

Mi 4 in July and Mi 5 in January of the new year, this is the fastest iteration of Xiaomi's flagship.

An anonymous source told PingWest that Xiaomi has been feeling market pressure in the flagship field for some time. Huawei's craftsmanship is catching up, and Meizu's price cuts have also created marketing pressure. Mi 4 is Xiaomi's best phone in terms of workmanship, quality, and actual hands-on experience, but except for the stainless steel middle frame, the overall "aesthetics" of this machine, or the industrial design, is a bit mediocre, giving competitors an opportunity.

To seize the first launch of Snapdragon 810 and respond to market pressure, this is why Xiaomi released Mi 5 in such a short period of time.