According to Chinese sources, the company Xiaomi is preparing to introduce in mid-September, the smartphone with flagship specifications for 1999 yuan.
1999 yuan is about 290 US dollars and 19 940 Russian rubles at the current exchange rate. Before such prices for their smartphones of top-level and adhered to Xiaomi. However, in the last couple of years the prices for parts increased, and the flagship Xiaomi has ceased to meet even 1999 yuan for the starting price. Now there is hope to return to this practice.
As expected, at the September presentation Xiaomi may announce a smartphone of Xiaomi Mi series 8. At the moment, the most affordable smartphone in the series is 8 Mi SE, but his parameters are far from the flagship.