Xiaomi Mi3 review, news: Having sold 100,000 units in 96 seconds when Xiaomi’s “fastest phone ever” debuted makes the Xiaomi Mi3 one of China’s best-selling flagship. The attention it garners seems to be getting the Mi3 some imitators as well.

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 is currently out of stock, which means it’s coming soon, in the No.1 website’s listing and is being offered for $199.99 for international customers. It’s a $120 discount from the Xiaomi Mi3.

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.

On the company’s website, it says that they’re based in Shenzen, China and focuses on Android phones. The No. 1 M3 is the company’s sixth handset.