Xiaomi launched its first two laptops this summer, and like the company’s smartphones, the Mi Notebook Air laptops offer high-end specs at reasonably affordable prices.
Now Xiaomi is expanding the lineup with two new models, both featuring 4G LTE modems with support for the China Mobile wireless network.
The new models are a bit pricier than their WiFi-only predecessors. But the mobile broadband support isn’t the only thing that’s new.
Customers in China who buy one of the new laptops will get 4GB of mobile data per month from China Mobile for a year. That could help make the 4,699 yuan/$680 price for the 12.5 inch model and 6,999 yuan/$1007 price for the 13.3 inch version a bit more palatable.
Of course, you only get that perk if you’re in China. I suspect it won’t take long for resellers to start shipping these laptops overseas, where you’ll be on your own paying for cellular data if you can find a compatible wireless network.
While the specs for the 12.5 inch Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G are pretty much the same as for its non-LTE counterpart, the company has upgraded the CPU in the larger model. Instead of a Core i5 Skylake CPU, it now has a Core i7 Skylake chip.
So here’s an overview of the specs for each model:
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G 12.5 inch
- 12.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display
- Intel Core M3-6Y30 CPU
- 4GB DDR3-1866 memory
- 128GB SATA SSD
- USB Type-C, USB 3.0, HDMI, and 3.5mm audio jacks
- 1 watt stereo speakers
- 802.11ac WiFi
- Bluetooth 4.1
- 37 Wh battery
- 0.51 inches thick
- 2.4 pounds
Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 4G 13.3 inch
- 13.3 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display
- Intel Core i7-6500U CPU
- NVIDIA GeForce 940MX graphics
- 8GB DDR4-2133 RAM
- 256GB PCIe SSD
- 2 USB 3.0 ports, USB Type-C port, HDMI, and 3.5mm audio jacks
- 2 watt stereo speakers
- 802.11ac WiFi
- Bluetooth 4.1
- 40 Wh battery
- 0.59 inches thick
- 2.8 pounds
via fonearena, TechTablets, and GizmoChina