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Unfortunately, this is not the Snapdragon S800 version but the different versions should have the same content in their boxes. We will publish an In Depth Review in a few days.

The Snapdragon S800 is the international version, it is compatible with almost every 3G networks out there. It works on 850/900/1900/2100MHz 3G frequencies.

The Tegra 4 version works only the Chinese 3G network which uses TD-SCDMA. So outside of China, you will only be able to use 2G network.

So far, the Snapdragon S800 hasnt begun to be produced yet and we are waiting for an official word from Xiaomi that the production has started to offer Mi3 pre-orders.

The International Xiaomi Mi3 Snapdragon S800 is finally coming. Lei Jun, CEO of Xiaomi just announced the news and the much anticipated smartphone would come sometime in December (we expect 17th). A shortage is to be expected since only a handful of S800 Mi3 should be released, most likely 100 000 units. PhonAsia would have a few of them. 


So far, only the Tegra 4 based version was available and is only compatible with China Mobile TD-SCDMA 3G Network. The S800 is the China Unicom version which uses WCDMA network. It should supports up to four 3G frequencies : 850/900/1900/2100MHz

The Qualcomm version brings the most powerful chip there is to date, the Snapdragon S800 8974AB which got the fastest S800 to date, the 8974AB version instead of the regular 8974. Main differences are a upgraded GPU running at 550 MHz and 933 MHz LPDDR3 speed RAM versus a 450 MHz GPU and 800 MHz speed RAM.

On top of that, the S800 Mi3 would also get the latest Wi-Fi 801.11ac connectivity which the Tegra 4 based version is lacking.

We already made a In Depth Full Review of the Tegra 4 based Mi3, we expect the new one to blow away the numbers we found first hand in the current one.

Source : Weibo, Mydrivers.com