Performance
Under the hood, the Mi 4i runs on the Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 chipset, fabricated on a 28 nm process. The octa-core CPU is split into two quad-core Cortex-A53 setups with clock speeds of 1.7 GHz and 1.0 GHz, providing balanced performance for both intensive tasks and power efficiency. Coupled with the Adreno 405 GPU, the phone handles graphic-intensive applications reasonably well. Users can choose between two storage options: 16GB or 32GB, both with 2GB RAM, although the lack of expandable storage could be a limitation for those requiring more space. The device originally shipped with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop, skinned with MIUI 8.2, Xiaomi's renowned user interface that offers additional features and customization options.