Xiaomi has unveiled its first notebook dubbed as the Mi Notebook Air. The Mi Notebook Air would compete against the Apple Air series, but it has a completely different price.

There are two versions of the Mi Notebook Air versions: the 12.5-inch and the 13.3-inch full HD displays.

The notebooks are powered by Intel's Core M and Core i5 microprocessors and run on Microsoft Windows 10 Home. The 13.3-inch variant has a 2.3 GHz (Turbo up to 2.7 GHz) Intel Core i5-6200U, NVIDIA Geforce 940MX, 8 GB of DDR4 RAM, 802.11 AC WiFi and 256 GB PCIe SSD with a factory expandable SATA SSD slot. According to Anandtech, it measures 12.18" × 8.3" × 0.58" and weighs 1.2 kg with a 9.5-hour battery life.

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Meanwhile, the 12.5-inch version comes with an Intel Core M3 with integrated graphics, 1128 GB SSD, 4 GB of RAM and 802.11 AC WiFi. It measures 11.5" × 7.95" × 0.51" and weighs 1.07 kg with an 11.5-hour battery life. Both the 13.3-inch and 12.5-inch variants feature two USB 3.0 Type-A ports, a USB Type-C port for charging, an HDMI port and headphone jack. The device starts at 3,499 CNY ($526). The Mi Notebook Air was made by Xiaomi's partner, Tian Mi. It will hit the shelves in China on August 2.

The notebook comes in all-metal silver and gold cases with a backlit keyboard. The Mi Notebook Air comes with a Mi Sync software which will pull some phone data and can be paired with a MI Band fitness wearable that unlocks when a user is near, similar to the Apple Watch.

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