Xiaomi schedules MIUI 7 India launch Premiere on August 19

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Xiaomi already announced that it will introduce the MIUI 7 at an event in Beijing, China on August 13th. Today the company has announced the MIUI 7 launch premier in New Delhi where Xiaomi’s Vice President Hugo Barra will demo new features of the MIUI 7. He will also be showing off new features of MIUI 7 global ROM specifically for global MIUI fans at the event. Continue reading “Xiaomi schedules MIUI 7 India launch Premiere on August 19”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 with MediaTek Helio X10 SoC leaked in live images

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Xiaomi’s much-anticipated Redmi Note 2 has been leaked online in purported images of the handset and the retail box. Company is expected to announce the smartphone this week on Thursday on August 13th, alongside the new MIUI 7. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 with MediaTek Helio X10 SoC leaked in live images”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime ‘Made in India’ smartphone launched for Rs. 6999

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Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi 2 Prime, the company’s latest budget smartphone that is Made in India. This smartphone is manufactured at Xiaomi and Foxconn facility in Andhra Pradesh. This is the enhanced version of the Redmi 2 that was launched in the country earlier this year. It has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Other specifications are similar, including a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 and 4G LTE with support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India.

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Xiaomi ties-up with Foxconn to “Make In India”, rolls out first smartphone from Sri City manufacturing plant

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Xiaomi has just launched its first ‘Make in India’ smartphone dubbed the Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime. The smartphone was briefly listed by Amazon and Flipkart last week revealing all the specifications. Though the Redmi 2 Prime is only a 2GB RAM variant of the original Redmi 2, the highlight of the smartphone is that it has been manufactured in India at Xiaomi and Foxconn facility in Andhra Pradesh.

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Xiaomi to start selling phones via retail stores in India, teams up with Redington

In a bid to further strengthen its position in the highly demanding smartphone market, Xiaomi has announced that it will start selling phones via physical retail stores in India.

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Xiaomi could announce the Redmi Note 2 with MIUI 7 on August 13

It looks like Xiaomi could announce the long rumored Redmi Note 2 next week. A fresh report from MyDrivers is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will launch the Redmi Note 2 along with MIUI 7 on August 13th.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage listed on Amazon India

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 2 smartphone in India earlier this year, which recently got a price cut to Rs. 5,999. At the launch the company said that it is planning to bring the 2GB RAM with 16GB storage version of the smartphone to India. Now the top-end version of the Redmi 2 has been listed on Amazon.in as Redmi 2 Prime without a price tag.

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Xiaomi overtakes Apple to take the throne of largest smartphone vendor in China

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The latest market share data for the Chinese market is out and things are looking very interesting. Wrestling back the crown are Chinese companies Xiaomi and Huawei who have taken the top two spots of the nation’s massive mobile market share. Continue reading “Xiaomi overtakes Apple to take the throne of largest smartphone vendor in China”

Xiaomi MIUI 7 announcement set for August 13

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Xiaomi has announced an event on August 13th to introduce MIUI 7, its next MIUI ROM. The MIUI 6 was introduced back in August last year that brought a flat user interface and new features. Even though early versions of MIUI 6 were based on Android KitKat, the latest smartphones such as Mi 4i are running on MIUI 6 ROM based on Android 5.0.2 (Lollipop).

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Refurbished Xiaomi and Samsung phones to be available for sale on Amazon India

Amazon India is selling refurbished Xiaomi and Samsung phones on its platform. The revamped smartphones come with more than 6 months higher warranty from the respective brands. Amazon has also assured that although the devices will be refurbished their quality will be not be comprised.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note MIUI 6 global stable OTA update starts rolling out

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Xiaomi has started rolling out global stable MIUI 6 update for the Redmi Note 3G smartphone. The Xiaomi Redmi 1S got the MIUI 6 update earlier this month. The company introduced MIUI 6, a major upgrade to MIUI ROM last year, but only few Mi devices run on the stable MIUI 6 ROM. The Redmi Note was launched in India back in July last year running on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note MIUI 6 global stable OTA update starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a permanent price cut, now available for Rs. 17999

Xiaomi sold the Mi 4 64GB variant at Rs. 17,999 for a day on Flipkart as a part of their Mi Anniversary. Today the company has announced that the price cut is permanent. This is the third permanent price cut for the smartphone since its launch. It was launched at a price tag of Rs. 23,99, received a price cut to Rs. 21,999 back in April and received its second price cut to Rs. 19,999 last month. So far the smartphone has received Rs. 6,000 price cut in total. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a permanent price cut, now available for Rs. 17999”

Lenovo K3 Note vs Xiaomi Mi 4i – What’s Different?

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While these two devices aren’t direct competitors and they have quite a few differences, they still are quite closely priced to each other and they also have a few similarities. We get quite a lot of different requests from readers asking to compare various devices and their specs and we’ve been asked to compare these two as well and that’s what we’re doing in this post. Let’s compare both of them in detail.

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Lenovo K3 Note vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G – What’s Different?

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The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G can brag about being one of the first cheap phablets on the Indian market to come out with 4G support. It was announced in November last year and made available at the end of December for a price of Rs 9,999. Since then, Xiaomi has seen good success with it as many people have purchased the smartphone for its features as well as its 4G capability at a low price. Since then, many manufacturers have tried to follow the same mantra and launched their own devices at similar prices and packing similar features. The price of the Redmi Note 4G has been reduced to Rs 7,999 last month but since then Lenovo has hit the market with the K3 Note which also retails at a price of Rs 9,999 which was the original asking rate for the Redmi Note 4G. Although it is costlier, it does offer a few improvements and unique features that probably justify the price. Let’s take a look at the specifications and features of both the devices.

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Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 17999 on Flipkart

Xiaomi is celebrating Mi Anniversary – first anniversary of its entry into India with a week long offers and new launches. Today the company has reduced the price of the Mi 4 64GB variant to Rs. 17,999 for a day, down from the normal price of Rs. 19,999. This sale is exclusive to Flipkart. Xiaomi recently announced a second price cut of Rs. 2000 for both the 16GB and 64GB variants of the Mi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB gets a price cut for a day in India, available for Rs. 17999 on Flipkart”