Xiaomi Mi3 Review, News: China’s Best-Selling Handset Cloned; No. 1 M3 Handset A Mirror Of Mi3 For Only $200, Specs Of M3 A Copy Of The Xiaomi Flagship

Xiaomi Mi3 review, news: Specs of the China’s best-selling handset has been an inspiration to a leading clonemaker in the country. No.1, a manufacturer of Android handsets has a quad-core handset that looks like and has under the hood features like the Xiaomi Mi3 for more than $100 less.

According to Giz China, clonemaker No. 1 is offering a $200 handset that mirrors the specs of the Xiaomi Mi3 for only $200. No. 1 recently posted details on their latest handset, a quad-core No. 1M3, which the China-focused tech site describes as an “out and out Mi3 knock off.”

The unit labeled as sold out in the No.1 website’s listing, but it’s priced at $199.99 for international customers.

Specs of the No. 1 M3 include a 1.5Ghz quad-core MT6589T processor, 2GB RAM, 32GB memory, 5-inch 720 display, and 13 mega-pixel rear camera. According to No.1, it will be released with Android 4.2.2 out of the box.

The Xiaomi Mi3 specs include a 5-inch display, 13MP camera, 2 GB of RAM and the internal storage starts at 16GB model. The unit runs on the company’s version of Android, the MIUI V5 which has more than 20 million users.

Giz China notes that although the M3 is a clone, it does have a number of benefits over the original in that it offers dual-sim support and will be available for international users. As earlier mentioned, it is also cheaper than the original Xiaomi Mi3, with its 16GB variant starting at $327.

In a recent update, No.1 is now also offering the No. 1 M3 Lite, which is a dual-core Android 4.2 smartphone but also has a 5-inch display. The $99 handset has a 5MP primary camera and comes with 512MB RAM.