Xiaomi MI-2S with new chipset announced, faster than the S4?

Oh, Xiaomi – you keep teasing us with low-priced superphones that are a challenge to buy outside of China. The latest offering is an S version of the recent Xiaomi MI-2 and it packs a Snapdragon 600 chipset (over the S4 Pro of the MI-2).

The quad-core Krait 300 CPU has been clocked at 1.7GHz but according to Xiaomi’s numbers it beats the Samsung Galaxy S4 in benchmarks (which has a 1.9GHz Krait 300 CPU).

Here are the benchmarks. Note that we’re using Xiaomi’s own numbers for the performance of the MI-2 and MI-2S, so take them with a pinch of salt. We used our own numbers for the others, you can see the original Xiaomi charts here.

AnTuTu

Higher is better

• Xiaomi MI-2S
  25913
• Samsung Galaxy S4
  23607
• HTC One
  22678
• Xiaomi MI-2S
  21219
• Sony Xperia Z
  20794
• LG Optimus G Pro
  20056
• HTC Butterfly
  19513
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  15547
• Oppo Find 5
  15167

Quadrant

Higher is better

• Xiaomi MI-2S
  12868
• LG Optimus G Pro
  12105
• Samsung Galaxy S4
  12028
• HTC One
  11746
• Sony Xperia Z
  8075
• Xiaomi MI-2
  7787
• HTC One X+
  7632
• LG Optimus G
  7439
• Oppo Find 5
  7111
• HTC One X
  5952
• Samsung Galaxy Note II
  5916
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  5450
• Meizu MX 4-core
  5170
• Nexus 4
  4567

Vellamo

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy Note II
  2418
• HTC One
  2382
• Sony Xperia Z
  2189
• HTC One X (Tegra 3)
  2078
• Samsung Galaxy S4
  2022
• Xiaomi MI-2S
  2004
• HTC Butterfly
  1866
• Xiaomi MI-2
  1684
• Oppo Find 5
  1658
• Samsung Galaxy S III
  1641
• LG Optimus 4X HD
  1568
• LG Optimus G
  1522
• Meizu MX 4-core
  1468
• Nexus 4
  1310

The Xiaomi MI-2S will come in a 32GB version with a 13MP camera (2299 yuan, $370) and a 16GB version with an 8MP camera (1999 yuan, $320). Other than that you get a 4.3" 720p screen, MIUI 5 (based on Android 4.1), 2GB of RAM and 2,000mAh battery (optional 3,000mAh battery).

Source (in Chinese) | Via