Xiaomi Just Made a Mi Pad That’s a Transformer and It’s Awesome

Xiaomi recently launched the Mi5 smartphone, but the Chinese giant caught us by surprise as they also recently came out with the Mi Pad 2 toy – a toy that turns into a Transformer.

In collaboration with Hasbro, a US-based toy and board game company, Xiaomi made this idea come to life.

There’s more to Mi than meets the eye. Teamed up w/ Hasbro for Soundwave: Mi Pad 2 that turns into a Transformer. 😎 pic.twitter.com/9ncXk79PzE

— Mi (@xiaomi) April 5, 2016

The toy has been launched as a crowd-funded project and is priced at CNY 169 (Approximately Rs 1,690). It will begin shipping in China starting 13 May 2016.

The Mi Pad 2 toy is a similar to the shape and size of Xiaomi’s actual working tablet, the Mi Pad 2.