MWC 2017: Xiaomi introduces the Mi 5c, first smartphone equipped with its home processor

The Xiaomi Mi 5c has just been officialized by the Chinese manufacturer. It is the first smartphone to ship the Surge S1, its home processor.
After LG, Huawei, Nokia, Wiko, BlackBerry and Sony, Xiaomi made its debut at the MWC 2017. The Chinese brand first introduced the Surge S1, its first home processor that we knew until now ‘Here under the name Pinecone. And as expected, she lifted the veil on the Xiaomi Mi 5c, the first smartphone to be equipped. Regarding design, one can not help but notice a resemblance to the iPhone 6, similar to the old devices marketed by the manufacturer. But of course, the Mi 5c that was fleeing recently does not position itself on the same segment as its American competitor. Before you say more, we let you discover the product in pictures.
Equipped with a fingerprint reader in the front, the Xiaomi Mi 5c has an IPS LCD screen of 5.15 inches. It features the Xiaomi Surge S1 processor, an 8-core ARC Cortex A53 SoC (4 clocked at 2.2 GHz, 4 clocked at 1.4 GHz), accompanied by 3 GB of RAM and 32 GB of storage. The Mi 5c has a battery of 2860 mAh compatible with fast charge, as well as a 12 megapixel photo sensor. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat, and will switch to Android 7.1 next March. Solid without being demoralized, the new Chinese smartphone stands out for a particularly attractive price … It is worth 1499 yuan, or about 205 euros. If you want to get it, you will have to import it … Unless you prefer to wait until the release of the Xiaomi Mi 6, Whose photos have recently been unveiled . Seduced by the design and characteristics of the Mi 5c?