Xiaomi Mi 2-in-1 Type-C + Micro USB Cable, Mi Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 299 and Rs. 799

Xiaomi Mi Car Charge and Mi 2-in-1 USB Cable

Xiaomi today launched Mi Car Charger and Mi 2-in-1 USB Cable, two new accessories in India. The Car Charger has full metal body and has two USB ports to charge two devices simultaneously and the 2-in-1 USB Cable lets you charge and sync your Micro USB devices as well as Type-C devices using just one cable. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 2-in-1 Type-C + Micro USB Cable, Mi Car Charger launched in India for Rs. 299 and Rs. 799”

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One phone with dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 14999

Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One

Xiaomi today launched Mi A1, the company’s latest smartphone in the new ‘A series’ at a global event in New Delhi, as it had promised. It is the global variant of the Mi 5X that was introduced in China back in July, but this is an Android One phone created in partnership with Google running stock Android based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) and it will get Android 8.0 (Oreo) by 2017. It will also be one of the first phones to get Android P. Xiaomi said that Mi Camera, Mi Remote and Mi Store apps will be pre-installed. It will come with unlimited high quality photo and video backups in Google Photos. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A1 Android One phone with dual rear cameras launched in India for Rs. 14999”

Xiaomi Dual Camera smartphone launching in India on September 5 will be Flipkart exclusive

Xiaomi Dual Camera Phone launch India Sep 5

Earlier this week Xiaomi announced a launch event in New Delhi on September 5th to introduce a new flagship dual camera smartphone. Today the company said that the smartphone will be available in India exclusively on Flipkart. It also engaged in a twitter conversation today with celebrities Parineeti Chopra, Daboo Ratnani, Ayushman Khurana and Hardik Pandeya.

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Xiaomi opens its first Mi Home Store in Chennai

Mi Home Chennai Forum Mall

After Bengaluru and Delhi-NCR, Xiaomi has opened a new Mi Home Store in Chennai, which is located at Forum Mall in Vadapalani. This is the sixth Mi Home Store in the country after three Stores in Bengaluru and one in Gurugram and one in Noida. Continue reading “Xiaomi opens its first Mi Home Store in Chennai”

Xiaomi has sold over 25 million smartphones in India

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Xiaomi today announced that it has sold 25 million smartphones in India since it entered the country in July 2014 with the Mi 3. It sold 22,000 phones per day on an average to reach the milestone in 3 years and 1 month. It said that it is the fastest brand in India to cross 25 million mark.  Continue reading “Xiaomi has sold over 25 million smartphones in India”

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 bezel-less smartphone announcement set for September 11

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 invite Sep 11

After several teasers, Xiaomi just announced that it will unveil Mi MIX 2,  its second-generation flagship bezel-less smartphone at an event in China on September 11th. Xiaomi is calling it 2.0 bezel-less display, so it is expected to have minimal bezels. The company already confirmed that it will be designed by French designer Philippe Starck, who designed the Mi MIX. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 bezel-less smartphone announcement set for September 11”

Xiaomi Redmi 4A 3GB RAM, 32GB storage version launched in India for Rs. 6999

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Xiaomi launched its budget Redmi 4A smartphone in India back in March at a competitive price of Rs. 5,999. The phone is still in huge demand when it goes on sale on Amazon.in. Today the company has launched 3GB + 32GB storage version of the phone in the country that joins the 2GB RAM + 16GB storage version.

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MIUI 9 Global Beta ROM now available for 9 more Xiaomi smartphones

MIUI 9

Xiaomi announced MIUI last month along with the Mi 5X smartphone. After closed beta for Mi 6 and Redmi Note 4X (Qualcomm) in China on July 27th, it released the public beta of China ROM for Mi 6, Mi 5X, and Redmi Note 4X (Qualcomm) on August 11th. As it had promised, in the second batch, it has released the ROM for 9 more smartphones last week.
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Xiaomi Dual Camera smartphone India launch event set for September 5

Xiaomi Dual Camera September 5 event India

After teasing the launch of new smartphone with dual rear cameras in India in September, Xiaomi today sent of invites for the launch of the smartphone in the country on September 5th at an event in New Delhi. The company says it will be Flagship Dual Camera smartphone, but it did not reveal the name of the phone yet. This will likely be the Mi 5X that was introduced in China last month.

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Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack and Crewneck T-shirt launched in India

Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack

Xiaomi has launched its Mi Business Backpack and Mi Crewneck T-shirt, the company’s latest Mi Ecosystem products in India, months after OnePlus launched its Gear lifestyle products such as Travel Messenger Bag and Backpack in the country on its official site. The Mi Business Backpack is different from the Mi Basic Shoulder Bag that we had unboxed last year. This has several compartments, including a large one to fit your laptop, is light-weight and durable. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Business Backpack and Crewneck T-shirt launched in India”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A with 5.5-inch display, up to 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera announced

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A

Xiaomi just announced Redmi Note 5A, its latest budget smartphone as it had promised in two versions. Both the phones have a 5.5-inch HD screen and come with a 13-megapixel rear camera, but the standard version is powered by a Snapdragon 425 and has 2GB RAM, while the top-end version comes with Snapdragon 435 with 3GB or 4GB RAM, also has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash and a fingerprint sensor on the back. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A with 5.5-inch display, up to 4GB RAM, 16MP front camera announced”

Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 video shows bezel-less display with high screen-to-body ratio

Xiaomi Mi Mix 2

Xiaomi already announced that it will Mi MIX 2 smartphone later this year as the successor of last year’s Mi MIX. It also said that it will be designed by French designer Philippe Starck, who designed the Mi MIX. Now the designer has shared a concept video that shows ultra narrow bezel on one side of the phone. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 video shows bezel-less display with high screen-to-body ratio”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A will have dedicated dual SIM slots, 16MP front camera with flash

Redmi Note 5A dedicated dual SIM slots

We still have two more days for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A to go official. Today CEO Lei Jun confirmed that the phone will come with dedicated dual SIM slots along with a microSD card slot that accepts cards up to 128GB. As the image shows, these are arranged in a single tray. All of earlier Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphones came with hybrid dual SIM slots. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A will have dedicated dual SIM slots, 16MP front camera with flash”

Xiaomi to open its first Mi Home Store in Delhi-NCR on August 19

Xiaomi Mi Home Store Delhi

Xiaomi opened India’s first Mi Home Store in Bengaluru back in May, which recorded whopping Rs. 5 crore in revenue in 12 hours on opening day. It already confirmed that it will open stores in Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Chennai. It even opened two new Mi Home Stores in Bengaluru last month. Today the company has announced that it will open its first store in Delhi-NCR region on August 19th. Continue reading “Xiaomi to open its first Mi Home Store in Delhi-NCR on August 19”

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A official press shots released ahead of August 21 announcement

Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A

After Xiaomi officially announced that the Redmi Note 5A will be announced on August 21st,  Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun and Co-founder Bin Lin just shared press shots of the phone showing off the phone in three colors – Grey, Rose Gold and Gold.  Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 5A official press shots released ahead of August 21 announcement”