Later on, successful buyers can simply swap their engineering units in for a final version of the 16GB or 32GB Xiaomi Phone 2 -- the latter a new addition that co-founder Lei Jun announced on Sina Weibo last Saturday (where he also cheekily asked if anyone need a 64GB flavor).

ENGADGET: Xiaomi Phone 2 pre-production units available on September 22nd, limited to 600 lucky buyers

Jun Macarambon, part of a three-member congressional delegation from the Philippines, said he felt "humiliated" that they were unable to gain access.

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