Xiaomi takes on Apple in Japan with budget phone featuring 108-megapixel camera


Xiaomi is looking eastward to help offset declining share in its home market. — AFP

Xiaomi Corp, the world’s fourth-largest smartphone maker, is entering Japan and taking on Apple Inc with a budget-friendly smartphone and a connected fitness tracker.

The company is making the Mi Note 10 Android smartphone available in Japan for immediate pre-order to be shipped on Dec 16, according to a statement on Monday. Priced from 52,800 yen (RM2,000), the handset has a high-resolution 108-megapixel camera, a 5,260mAh battery rated to last longer than two days and a 6.5in Oled display with curved edges.

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