Xiaomi Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone likely to launch in India soon as it receives BIS certification

Xiaomi’s gaming brand Black Shark launched its Black Shark 2 gaming smartphone in March 2019. The smartphone is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC with up to 12GB RAM, liquid cooling 3.0, 240Hz touch response rate and more. Today, the Black Shark 2 smartphone has got BIS certification suggesting that it might launch soon in India.

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Xiaomi Redmi Y2 / S2 MIUI 10.3 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi recently confirmed that Redmi S2/Y2 will get Android 9 Pie around June. Now the company has started rolling out new Oreo-based MIUI 10.3 update for the phones that brings several fixes, optimizations and some features. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y2 / S2 MIUI 10.3 stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 into space to take some shots and brought it back in functioning condition

Xiaomi has announced that it launched the Redmi Note 7 (Chinese 48MP version) into space and back. It traveled 35,375 meters above sea level, with external temperature of -58°C, internal temperature of 4°C, 1 KPA atmospheric pressure, and it was still working perfectly after it came back, said the company.

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Amazon Summer Sale: Discounts, cashback and exchange offers on range of Xiaomi smartphones

Amazon already announced its Summer sale from May 4th to 7th. Today Xiaomi has announced discounts on Redmi 6A, Redmi 6, Mi A2 and more. Redmi 6 3GB+32GB and 3GB+64GB variants will be available on Amazon for the first time ever, with a price drop of INR 1,000, and available for INR 6,999 and INR 7,499 respectively during the sale.  In addition Redmi 7 and Redmi Y3 will also be available for sale every day at 3 PM.  Continue reading “Amazon Summer Sale: Discounts, cashback and exchange offers on range of Xiaomi smartphones”

Redmi Note 7 Pro 6GB + 128GB version in Nebula Red and Space Black to go on sale in India from May 1st

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone in India in February. The 4GB RAM with 64GB storage version priced at Rs. 13,999 went on sale starting from March 13, and the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version went on sale from April 10th on at Rs. 16,999, but it was only available in Neptune Blue version. Now the company has listed both the Nebula Red and Space Black versions on Flipkart and Mi.com ahead of sale tomorrow, May 1st.
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Redmi Y3 sold out in 12 seconds in first sale on Amazon.in

Redmi Y3 selfie-centric smartphone was launched in India last week in alongside Redmi 7 smartphone. The smartphone sports a 32MP front-facing camera, is powered by Snapdragon 632 and more. Redmi Y3 went on flash sale for the first time today and has become sold out in just 12 seconds.

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Redmi Note 7 Pro Neptune Blue Edition Photo Gallery

Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 7 Pro smartphone along with Redmi Note 7 on February 28 in India. We already brought you the Redmi Note 7 Pro First ImpressionsBenchmarks and camera samples and now we have the Redmi Note 7 Pro Indian retail variant in Neptune Blue color, check out the unboxing and photo gallery of the device, Continue reading “Redmi Note 7 Pro Neptune Blue Edition Photo Gallery”

Redmi Y3 vs Redmi Note 7 – The right Redmi for you at Rs. 10000

Xiaomi launched the selfie-centric Redmi Y3 last week at an event in India, it also launched the Redmi 7 at the same event. As per the specifications, Redmi 7 looks like a younger Redmi Y3 sibling with an 8 MP front camera but priced 1000 INR cheaper compared to it’s elder sibling. All these phones feature P2i nano-coating making them splash proof.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro gets Fortnite support via OTA update

Update: April 29, 2019 – As promised, Xiaomi has rolled out MIUI V10.2.10.0 update today that finally brings Fortnite support.

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Redmi smartphone with pop-up front camera, Snapdragon 855 teased officially

After rumors, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has official posted a teaser of its upcoming flagship smartphone. This shows a pop-up front camera and a no-notch display. Redmi President Lu Weibing already confirmed that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 855 and retain the 3.5mm audio jack. He also said that the phone will offer good performance, longer battery life, better camera, higher screen-to-body ratio with pop-up camera design.

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Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 smartphones in India last yera running MIUI 9.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) update, and the stable MIUI 10 OTA update for the phones rolled out soon after. Today the company has rolled out new MIUI 10.3 Stable update for both the phones, after the Redmi 4Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out”

Xiaomi Redmi Go Review: Every 500₹ matters

India is a big country, with a big spectrum of consumers buying smartphones. You can find almost every price category being contested upon by a large number of companies, big and small. While the 10-15K segment garners most attention, the lower end 5K segment is seeing a quiet but important upgrade. The Redmi Go (4,500₹) is for the first time smartphone buyer who is coming from a mostly-offline world. For them, every 500 Rs. matters indeed, as Xiaomi representatives emphasised at the launch event.

I’ve been using the Redmi Go for a while now to understand whether it is worth recommending to the first time buyer. This is my review.

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Xiaomi smartphone powered by Snapdragon 730 launching in India soon

Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain has announced that he has met Rajen Vagadia, VP and President Qualcomm India and Kedar Kondap, VP, product management, Qualcomm regarding the next Xiaomi smartphone that will be powered by Snapdragon 7 series SoC that was announced two weeks back. This should be the Snapdragon 730 that was introduced on April 9th.

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Xiaomi starts crowdfunding for Mi LED Smart Bulb in India for Rs. 999

Xiaomi introduced its Mi LED Smart Bulb along with its Redmi Y3 launch in India event earlier this week. As promised, it has started crowdfunding for smart bulb in the country. It is a 10W bulb with 800 Lumens of brightness, comes with support for Amazon Alexa as well as Google Assistant, and doesn’t require a separate bridge like Philips Hue. It comes with E27 socket so you have to purchase the B22 converter separately.

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), later the smartphone received Android 7.1 (Nougat) followed by MIUI 9 update. The company updated the smartphone to MIUI 10 Stable for the smartphone back in November. Now, the company has started rolling out Another update for the Redmi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”