It looks like Xiaomi may soon start making its own processors. According to a latest report from the Wall Street Journal, the Chinese smartphone maker is planning to move away from Qualcomm processors as its primary chip provider.
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This week Xiaomi introduced the Redmi Note 4X Hatsune Miku Special Edition smartphone, Asus launched the ZenFone 3s Max (ZC521TL) with a 5000mAh battery, HTC launched the 10 evo with Snapdragon 810 SoC and more that happened this week in our weekly roundup. Continue reading “Weekly Roundup: Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, Asus ZenFone 3s Max, HTC 10 evo and more”
Xiaomi today announced Redmi Note 4X Hatsune Miku Special Edition in China. It has the same specifications as the Redmi Note 4 smartphone that was launched in India recently, but comes in two new colors and comes in a unique package that has a Limited edition Mi Power bank and soft protective case printed with Hatsune Miku and the the phone has an unique code along with Hatsune Miku’s signature at the back.
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Xiaomi today announced that it will unveil the Redmi Note 4X, an enhanced version of the Redmi Note 4 in China for Valentine’s Day, February 14th. The teaser says that it will be introduced by a new ambassador, who could be 16 years old, but it did not reveal any other details about the smartphone. Earlier rumors indicate that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 653 SoC instead of Helio X20 in the Chinese or Snapdragon 625 in the Indian version of the Redmi Note 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X to be announced on February 14, could pack Snapdragon 653”
Xiaomi launched its most expected Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last month starting Rs. 9999. Only the 3GB and 4GB RAM variants were available in the first two sales on Flipkart and the first sale on mi.com. Xiaomi has announced that the 2GB RAM version will be available for sale for the first time on mi.com tomorrow, February 3rd at 12PM along with the 3GB and 4GB RAM variants. Expect a huge demand as usual since it is the first time the 2GB RAM version is going on sale in the country. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 2GB RAM version will go on sale for the first time in India on Feb 3 for Rs. 9999”
Xiaomi launched its much-expected Redmi Note 4 smartphone in the Indian market a few days back starting at Rs. 9,999. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 SoC, and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI 8 top. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4: 10 tips and tricks you should know”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone with Snapdragon 625 in India earlier this month starting at Rs. 9999. It is a minor upgrade compared to last year’s Redmi Note 3 since the display, design and few features remain the same. However, there are a lot of components that go into making the device what that might not be revealed on a regular specs sheet. We did a teardown of the device, similar to the Redmi Note 3 to see what it packs on the inside. Let’s take a peek. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Teardown”
We have heard several rumors about Mi 5C over couple of months and now some more specifications of the phone and live images have surfaced on the website of China Quality Certification center. As per the listing, a total of five models of the Mi 5C – 2105212, 2016089, 2016101, MAE136 and MBE6A5, the MAE136 are mentioned in the list. The MAE136 is believed to be the Mi 5C, also code-named Meri.
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last week starting at Rs. 9,999. It packs a 4100mAh built-in battery, slightly bigger than than the 4000mAh battery on the Redmi Note 3, has a 5.5-inch 1080p screen and is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 14nm processor in India. We already brought you the review of the smartphone, here we have the battery life test results of the phone.
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Xiaomi launched its most expected Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India last week. It went on open sale at 12PM yesterday. Yesterday it did not announce the number of units it sold. Today it has revealed that it sold over 2,50,000 units of Redmi Note 4 units in just 10 minutes on both Flipkart and Mi.com. Xiaomi said that the first sale of Redmi Note 4 witnessed more than 3x and 5x quantity of the first sale of Redmi 3S and Redmi Note 3 respectively.
Hugo Barra, who joined Xiaomi as Vice President of Xiaomi Global back in August, 2013 from Google has announced his departure from the company. He said that he will go back to Silicon Valley in February after Chinese New Year. He says that his decision has been strongly motivated by a feeling of detachment from his family and the life he had built up in Silicon Valley. Continue reading “Hugo Barra to step down as Vice President at Xiaomi, will remain as advisor”
Last year’s Redmi Note 3 turned out to be one of the most popular smartphones in the sub Rs. 15,000 segment and deservedly so. Between good specifications and even better pricing, the phone received praises from the critics and customers both. So when Xiaomi sent over the Redmi Note 4 over review, we were obviously very excited. Having spent the last few weeks with the phone, here’s what we think of the Redmi Note 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 Review”
Xiaomi has finally launched its Redmi Note 4 smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 5.5-inch 1080p screen, similar to the Redmi Note 3, but this is powered by a an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 SoC, instead of Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 processor on the Redmi Note 3. It runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI 8 top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, dual-tone LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 625 launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”
New information about the upcoming flagship -Xiaomi Mi 6 has surfaced. According to a Weibo user the Xiaomi Mi 6 will come in three different variants.
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Xiaomi last week confirmed that it will be launching a new product on January 19th, which will likely be the Redmi Note 4. Now Flipkart has announced that it will be exclusively available on its store. The teaser says All New All-Rounder is Coming to Flipkart and also mentions Ravindra Jadeja. Last year’s Redmi Note 3 was launched on both Mi.com and Amazon.in, later it was expanded to others. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 launching in India on January 19 exclusively on Flipkart”
