Category: Xiaomi

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro launched in China with f/1.9 aperture camera, Dual 4G VoLTE, Android Oreo, Quick Charge 3.0

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro smartphone in India last month. The company today launched the phone in China today as Redmi Note 5 AI Dual Camera. Even though the phone has the same 5.99-inch Full HD+ 2.5D curved glass screen, Snapdragon 636 SoC with up to 6GB RAM, Hybrid Dual SIM slot, 4000mAh battery and comes with 12-megapixel rear camera, but this has a f/1.9 aperture camera compared to f/2.2 in the Indian version, however this has 1.4μm pixel size compared to 1.25μm in the Indian version. It also has Dual PD dual-core speed focus for fast and accurate focus. The secondary rear camera is the same 5-megapixel unit .
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Xiaomi Mi Exchange program expands to Mi online store – Here’s how it works

Back in November last year Xiaomi India partnered with Cashify to launch Mi Exchange Program across its Mi Home stores offline. Today it has expanded the program to its Mi online store. This lets you exchange your old phones and get an exchange coupon on mi.com. This coupon can be used to buy a new Xiaomi smartphone on mi.com.
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Xiaomi Redmi 5A Lake Blue variant launched in India; sales cross 5 million units since launch

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5A back in November last year in India. It launched the Rose Gold variant of the smartphone last month. Today the company has launched the Lake Blue variant of the phone in the country. Earlier this year the company said that it sold 1 million units of Redmi 5A in one month of launch.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A Lake Blue variant launched in India; sales cross 5 million units since launch”

Xiaomi Redmi 5 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 450 launched in India starting at Rs. 7999

Xiaomi Redmi 5

Xiaomi just launched the Redmi 5 smartphone in India, as expected. It was introduced back in December last year and packs  a 5.7-inch HD+ 18:9 full-screen display and is powered by Snapdragon 450 with up to 4GB RAM. It runs Android 7.1.2 (Nougat) with MIUI 9, has a 12-megapixel rear camera with 1.25μm pixel size sensor and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with selfie flash, similar to the Redmi Note 5. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5 with 5.7-inch full-screen display, Snapdragon 450 launched in India starting at Rs. 7999”

Xiaomi Dipper with Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could be Mi 7

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Xiaomi’s Mi 6  is almost a year old now and it looks like the company is prepping the launch of Mi 7 as a Xiaomi device with flagship level specifications have surfaced in benchmarks. The listing reveals that it will be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 845. Continue reading “Xiaomi Dipper with Snapdragon 845, 6GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could be Mi 7”

Honor 7C vs Xiaomi Redmi 5 – What’s Different?

Huawei’s Honor brand just introduced the Honor 7C  smartphone in China today. This directly competes with the Redmi 5 that was introduced back in December last year and will launch in India this week. Both these share almost similar specifications including a 18:9 display, Snapdragon 450, up to 4GB RAM, fingerprint sensor on the back and a metal back. We decided to do a quick comparison of the specifications between the two.

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Xiaomi Redmi 5A back to original price of Rs. 5999 ahead of Redmi 5 launch

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 5A back in November last year at a competitive price of Rs. 4999. At the launch of the phone, Manu Jain, Vice President and Managing Director, Xiaomi India said that the complimentary price is only for first five million units, post which the phone will be available for Rs. 5,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 5A back to original price of Rs. 5999 ahead of Redmi 5 launch”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro users facing gaming, camera and other software issues

Last week, we reported that newly launched Redmi Note 5 Pro had Low Volume output via Headphones issue, and Xiaomi quickly addressed the issue and rolled out MIUI 9.2.5.0 and updated security patch to February as well. Now, one of our readers tweeted saying that he is facing issue while playing some games on his Redmi Note 5 Pro, and phone was asking him to press R and L button on his gamepad while playing Modern Combat 5 and Sniper Fury but gamepad was not connected to the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 and Redmi Note 5 Pro users facing gaming, camera and other software issues”

Xiaomi teases new smartphone launch in India on March 14, Redmi 5 expected [Update: Amazon Exclusive]

Update: The Redmi 5 will be exclusively launched on Amazon India, just like its predecessor. New teaser also reveals that the phone will launch at 3PM on March 14th, which will likely be an online event.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro low headphone volume issue fix starts rolling out

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 5 Pro in India on 14th February, and released the OTA for enabling face unlock in last week of February. Earlier this week we came across posts on Mi Community in which users reported the Low sound output from headphones issue for the newly launched Redmi Note 5 Pro. Moderators on Mi Community India responded to these posts and asked users to provide buglogs for the issue. Xiaomi quickly addressed the issue and started rolling out a bug fix update this evening. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro low headphone volume issue fix starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Berlin with unannounced Snapdragon 632 surfaces in benchmarks

Xiaomi Berlin

Xiaomi is about the launch the Mi MIX 2s in a couple of weeks and now an unknown mid-range Xiaomi phone codenamed ‘Berlin’ has surfaced on the Geekbench benchmark revealing very little about the smartphone. According to the listing, the phone is powered by an unannounced Qualcomm Snapdragon 632 chipset.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Berlin with unannounced Snapdragon 632 surfaces in benchmarks”

Xiaomi surpasses Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in Q4 2017: CMR

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Xiaomi has surpassed Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in the Q4 2017 to become the number one brand, according to a report from Cybermedia Research. Xiaomi outshined Samsung in Maharashtra which alone amounted to 13.7% of the sales during the last quarter of 2017. According to CMR, Xiaomi sold over 31.2% of the Smartphones during the period compared to Samsung which sold 15.3%. Continue reading “Xiaomi surpasses Samsung in the largest smartphone market in India in Q4 2017: CMR”

Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i now available from Flipkart and Amazon India

Xiaomi 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i

Xiaomi launched the new 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i as ‘Made in India’ power banks back in November last year. It was only available from mi.com at that time. From today both the power banks are also available from Amazon.in and Flipkart at the same price of Rs. 799 and Rs. 1499, respectively. Continue reading “Xiaomi 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i now available from Flipkart and Amazon India”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 32-inch and 43-inch Smart TVs launched in India for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 22999

Xiaomi today launched its new Mi TV 4A series in India as it had promised. It comes in 32-inch HD ready and 43-inch Full HD models. Both are smart TVs and come with Patch Wall, a UI layer on top of the Android OS that’s based on deep learning AI technology that can curate content based on recommendations. It brings all the content from the STB and seamlessly integrates right on your homepage. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 32-inch and 43-inch Smart TVs launched in India for Rs. 13999 and Rs. 22999”

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S with Snapdragon 845 to be announced on March 27 [Update: In Shanghai]

Update: Xiaomi today announced that the Mi MIX 2S announcement on March 27th will take place in Shanghai. This also marks the first time a Xiaomi launch event will be held in a Chinese city other than Beijing, said Xiaomi’s Senior VP Wang Xiang.

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