Xiaomi Mi3S specs, release date: The new Android-powered variant of the Xiaomi Mi3 line, the upcoming Xiaomi Mi3S, will have a design enhanced with “more metal.” The specs will be improved as well as it will reportedly include a quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, 3GB of RAM and LTE connectivity. The device will also have 8MP front-facing camera and 13MP rear camera.

According to Chinese website myDrives, as reported by PhoneArena, the unit will have a similar screen with the Mi3, sporting a 5-inch, 1080 panel. This new variant is seemingly part of the plan of Xiaomi, the company hailed as the “Apple of China,” to meet its goal of selling 60 million devices for the year 2014.

Reports suggest that Xiaomi may sell the MI3S for $320 (1,999 CNY). Phone Arena notes though that there’s no word exactly when the handset will be released. But similar with the Xiaomi Mi3, it’s possible that the Xiaomi Mi3S maybe released in China first. The company started selling the handsets in more Asian markets recently, the Mi3S will probably not be a China-exclusive device.

In terms of its recent sales, Xiaomi has sold 11 million Android smartphones in the first quarter of 2014. The company holds a record breaking sales of its Xiaomi Mi3 device when it was sold out 100,000 of its available units in 86 seconds.

Xiaomi devices has received critical acclaim for its design and under the hood specs. Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak has said before that Xiaomi is ready to sell its devices for the international markets. The tech luminary says that he uses its devices as a smartphone.

The latest variant of the Xiaomi Mi3, the company’s current flagship, recently began selling in Singapore. It’s one of the first moves of the Chinese tech giant to expand the market it sells its devices.