Xiaomi launched the Mi Router 3C, a budget router in India back in May last year for Rs. 1199 and the Mi Wi-Fi Repeater 2 was launched in June for Rs. 999 . During festive sales it offered discount on the router and the repeater, now it has announced a permanent Rs.200 temporary price cut for both. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Router 3C and Mi Wi-Fi Repeater 2 get a permanent price cut India”
Xiaomi and Oculus at the CES 2018 announced that they are working on two standalone VR headsets – Oculus Go and Xiaomi Mi VR Standalone that will be built by Xiaomi and will be powered the Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 Mobile VR Platform. These don’t require cable, external sensors, or a mobile phone.
Continue reading “Oculus and Xiaomi partner for Oculus Go and Mi VR Standalone VR headsets”
Xiaomi announced Mi Mix 2 in India back in Oct running MIUI 8 on top of Nougat, device received the MIUI 9 Stable update in November itself but Xiaomi did not release any official statement regarding Android Oreo update for the device. The company recently rolled out Android Oreo to Mi A1 which was launched in partnership with Google under Android One program. A fortnight ago company started recruiting Beta testers for Mi 6, and it started rolling out Oreo based MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM to Beta testers last week. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 Android Oreo Global Beta testing to start soon”
Xiaomi announced Mi Drop, inhouse file sharing app like ShareIt during MIUI 9 launch back in November. The app has a user friendly and clean interface, Mi Drop doesn’t show annoying ads unlike other file sharing apps.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Drop – Transfer files between Android phones and PC”
Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 Android One smartphone in India back in September running stock Android 7.1 (Nougat) in partnership with Google. After beta testing the update earlier this month, Xiaomi has started rolling out stable update for all the users today, just before the year ends, as it had promised at the launch. This will be one of the most affordable Android smartphones to get the Android Oreo update. Xiaomi already said that it will also be one of the first phones to get Android P. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Android 8.0 Oreo stable update starts rolling out”
Xiaomi entered India in 2014 with Mi 3 and Redmi 1S which redefined the low budget category, Xiaomi has been in news since then for its value for money offerings. In 2015, company announced its manufacturing plants under Made in India campaign and launched first ever Made in India smartphone, Redmi 2 Prime. In 2016, Redmi Note 3 and Redmi 3S/Prime turned out to be game changer for Xiaomi, company sold over 7.5 million units or above mentioned phones. 2017 turned out to be the best year for company in India so far, the company became No. 1 phone seller in India recently. Let’s have a look on phones Xiaomi launched this year in India. Continue reading “List of Xiaomi smartphones launched in India in 2017”
Last week Motorola announced a temporary price cut for several smartphones online and offline for the festive season, including the Moto G5S Plus. Now it has announced a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut for the smartphone, after four months of launch. This comes weeks after Xiaomi Mi A1 received a permanent price cut in the country. Continue reading “Moto G5S Plus gets a permanent price cut in India, now available for Rs. 14999”
Xiaomi rolled out Android 8.0 Oreo beta update for testers a couple of weeks back. There were reports that the update added support for fast charging. We were able to test the latest Beta ROM in our unit and can confirm that it indeed brings fast charging support for the phone. This works only when you use a fast charger and not with the bundled charger that has output of only 5V-2A.
Xiaomi has announced Service Order Status feature on Mi India website. This feature lets you track your device’s repair status just by entering required details like phone number/service number/IMEI number and verify with OTP on the Mi official website. Continue reading “Xiaomi now lets you track device repair status online in real time in India”
Xiaomi introduced the Mi Air Purifier 2 with a smaller design compared to the Mi Air Purifier back in 2015 and it was launched in India last year. Now it has introduced Mi Air Purifier MAX, a bigger Air Purifier for large area offering longer filter life of 6 to 12 months depending on your and it also comes with advanced mute technology that achieves quieter performance even when operating in the highest gear mode by absorbing noise and blocking noise, with noise as low as 34dB (A) in sleep mode.
After its No. 1 Mi Fan Sale online, Xiaomi has announced sale at their Mi Home stores. This lets customers get the smartphones and accessories at a discounted rates at Mi Home Stores across 15 Mi Homes in 6 cities between December 23rd 2017 to January 1st 2018. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Home No. 1 Mi Fan Sale from Dec 23 to Jan 1: Discounts on smartphones and accessories”
A year after launching the Mi Band 2 in the country, Xiaomi launched the Mi Band HRX Edition in India in partnership with HRX by Hrithik Roshan back in September. This has the same OLED display and a similar design, but doesn’t have a heart rate sensor. I have been using it for over a couple of months now. Let us find out how good is the fitness band in the compete review.
Android Oreo adoption rate is slowly increasing with year end, many manufacturers have already revealed list of phones eligible for android update. Xiaomi is amongst the OEMs which have not yet published any such list, recently company rolled out Oreo Beta update for Mi A1 which is maiden Android One device from company till date and recently company also announced Oreo Alpha testing (MIUI China ROM) for Mi Mix 2. Now, Xiaomi is looking for Beta Testers for Oreo based MIUI Global ROM for Mi 6 on MIUI Global Forum. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 6 Android Oreo update confirmed, Beta testing for MIUI Global ROM to start soon”
Google launched Tez mobile payments app based on UPI (Unified Payments Interface) in India back in September this year. Today Xiaomi has announced that it now supports the payment option powered by Tez on Mi.com and the Mi Store app for a cashless transaction. This lets users can pay directly from their bank accounts online for any purchase that they make. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces Google Tez payment option on Mi online store and Mi Store app in India”
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with Snapdragon 625 was launched in India back in January this year and company has already sold more than 5 million units of the smartphone in less than a year, and now we all are waiting for successor of Xiaomi’s most popular phone in India till date. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 already announced with a different name?”
