Xiaomi Mi Max 2 MIUI 9 stable update starts rolling out in India [Update – Download links]

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Update: After the Redmi Note 4, MIUI 9 Global Stable update is now rolling out for the Mi Max 2. You can download the zip file from here or just get the OTA zip file from here (MIUI 8.5.9.0 to 9.0.1.0) and flash it manually, if you don’t have the update yet. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 MIUI 9 stable update starts rolling out in India [Update – Download links]”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM starts rolling out

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Earlier today Xiaomi officially announced MIUI 9 Global ROM along with Redmi Y1 and Redmi Y1 Lite in an event in India. The company announced that MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM will start hitting Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2 and Redmi Note 4 starting tomorrow. A few days ago, we reported that company started testing MIUI 9 Stable Nightly update for Mi Max 2, and this evening Xiaomi started rolling out MIUI 9 Global Stable update to Redmi Note 4 (Qualcomm variant). Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM starts rolling out”

MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Note 4, Mi Max 2 and more to roll out starting November 3

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Xiaomi introduced the MIUI 9 back in July and it the Global Beta ROM was released starting 27th July. Today at the Redmi Y1 launch event the company has finally announced that the MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM will be available for its phones starting from tomorrow, November 3rd. Continue reading “MIUI 9 Global Stable ROM for Redmi Note 4, Mi Max 2 and more to roll out starting November 3”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite

Xiaomi along with the Redmi Y1, also launched the cheaper Redmi Y1 Lite smartphone in India. It was introduced as Redmi Note 5A in China back in August and packs a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by a Snapdragon 425 with 2GB RAM, comes with a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash with PDAF and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 Lite with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 425 launched in India for Rs. 6999”

Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999

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Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y1, the company’s latest budget smartphone in the new ‘Redmi Y’ series in India, as it had promised. As expected, it is the re-branded Redmi Note 5A smartphone that was introduced in China in August. It has a 5.5-inch HD screen, is powered by Snapdragon 435 Mobile Platform, runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with MIUI on top, packs a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash for both. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y1 with 5.5-inch display, Snapdragon 435, 16MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”

MIUI 9 Stable ROM coming in November – List of Xiaomi devices getting it [Updated]

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Xiaomi officially announced the latest version of its popular android skin MIUI along with Mi 5X back in July, Redmi Note 4 was amongst the first devices to receive MIUI 9 based Global beta ROM update on 11 Aug, and Xiaomi rolled out Global Beta ROM to all devices by Sep end in three batches. MIUI 9 comes with features like Split Screen, Quick Switch, Better System optimization, Beautiful animations, Revamped Gallery and Security app. Continue reading “MIUI 9 Stable ROM coming in November – List of Xiaomi devices getting it [Updated]”

Smart Assistant now rolling out to MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM users

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Xiaomi announced the latest iteration of its android skin on 25th July in an event in China with new features like Smart Assistant, Split Screen and Universal Image Search. MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM started rolling out to Global ROM users on 11th July but many of these features were exclusive to MIUI China ROM till now. This Tuesday Xiaomi started rolling out some of these features to closed Beta users with MIUI Global 7.10.31. Continue reading “Smart Assistant now rolling out to MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM users”

Xiaomi testing a new Android 7.1 Nougat stable update for Redmi 4

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Xiaomi launched Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Marshmallow and also announced Nougat preview for Redmi 4 in the same event back in May, Nougat based MIUI Beta ROM was rolled out to Global Redmi 4 users in August. Continue reading “Xiaomi testing a new Android 7.1 Nougat stable update for Redmi 4”

Xiaomi Mi Max 2 gets a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 13999

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Xiaomi launched the Mi Max 2 smartphone with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage in India back in July for Rs. 16999. Last month it launched the 32GB storage version of the phone in the country for Rs. 14,999 and it offered it at an introductory price of Rs. 12999. It usually offers Rs. 2000 temporary discount during festive sales. Today the company has announced a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut for both the versions of the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Max 2 gets a Rs. 1000 permanent price cut in India, now starts at Rs. 13999”

Mi Video App – Video Player App from Xiaomi

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Xiaomi’s MIUI is amongst the most popular android skins with more than 200 million worldwide users. MIUI is a heavy skin on top of android, but what sets it apart from other android skins is its feature richness and customizations. MIUI gets updated biweekly, which includes closed beta on every Tuesday and public beta on every Friday. A week ago, Xiaomi introduced a new app ‘Mi Video’ as a system app with MIUI Beta update and now after spending sometime with the app we are here to share the features of Mi Video Player App. Continue reading “Mi Video App – Video Player App from Xiaomi”

Xiaomi schedules an event in India on November 2 to launch a new series, Redmi Note 5A expected

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Xiaomi just sent out invites for the launch of a new series on November 2nd. The company has also tweeted from its Redmi India handle with “Your best self is within you!” and #YourBestSelfie hashtag so it will likely be the top-end version of the Redmi Note 5A with a 16-megapixel front-facing camera that was introduced back in August.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 with 5.99-inch FHD+ full-screen display, 4GB RAM, 4000mAh battery gets certified

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Xiaomi smartphone with codename MET7/MEE7 showed up on TENAA yesterday showing the design of the phone with a full-screen 18:9 display, unibody metal design, camera bump and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Now the smartphone, which is expected to be Redmi Note 5 has been certified revealing complete specifications of the phone. It doesn’t reveal the processor, but it is rumored to be Snapdragon 630.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 with full-screen display surfaces on certification site, expected in November

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Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 5A back in August this year. Now a new smartphone with codename MET7 has been listed on TENAA, which is expected to be Redmi Note 5. This shows the phone’s full-screen 18:9 display, unibody metal design, camera bump and a fingerprint sensor on the back. It doesn’t show dual rear cameras as rumored earlier, but there could be a Redmi Note 5 Pro or Plus version.

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Xiaomi Mi A1 Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating

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Xiaomi launched the Mi A1 smartphone in India last month f or Rs. 14999. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone. It packs a 3080mAh (typical) / 3000mAh built-in battery, but lacks support for fast charging. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p display, is powered by Snapdragon 625 14nm Mobile Platform, has 4GB of RAM and runs on Android 7.1.2 (Nougat). Check out the test results. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Battery Life Test – #OneChargeRating”