Category: Xiaomi

Xiaomi Redmi 4 with 5-inch 1080p display, 4000mAh battery gets certified

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After the live images of the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 4 smartphone surfaced earlier this week, the smartphone has been certified by TENAA in China. The listing just has a number 2016060 without any images, but the specifications coincide with earlier leaks. It also reveals a 4000mAh battery for the smartphone along with 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera, similar to the Redmi 3 and Redmi 3S phones.

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed

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The anticipated Xiaomi Redmi 4 design has now been leaked in few purported live images by a Weibo user. While it is rumoured that the company might host an event in China on August 25 to launch the Redmi 3/3S successor, thus far we only knew few specifications of the Redmi 4 courtesy GFXBench listing. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 design leaked online, metal-unibody and fingerprint sensor confirmed”

Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime Battery Life Test

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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime smartphone in India earlier this month starting from Rs. 6999. We already brought you the review of Redmi 3S Prime, here we have the battery life test results. It packs a 4000mAh (minimum) / 4100mAh (typical) battery, has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by an Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor.

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Xiaomi Redmi 4 with Snapdragon 625, 3GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could arrive on Aug 25

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Xiaomi Redmi 4, the company’s upcoming mid-range Redmi series smartphone has surfaced on Geekbench. This reveals that it will be powered an Octa-Core Snapdragon 625 SoC, pack 3GB RAM and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 with Snapdragon 625, 3GB RAM surfaces in benchmarks, could arrive on Aug 25”

Xiaomi Mi Max Battery Life Test

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Xiaomi launched the Mi Max phablet in India back in June starting from Rs. 14,999. We already brought you the review of the phone, here we have the battery life test results. It packs a 4850mAh built-in battery, has a 6.44-inch 1080p 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by an Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 or a Octa-Core Snapdragon 652 SoC and runs on MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow).

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Xiaomi Mi VR Play headset with zipper design announced

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Xiaomi has finally introduced Mi VR Play, its VR (Virtual Reality) headset in China. It has a zipper design so that the phone doesn’t fall out when moving the headset, uses Lycra fabric (nylon + spandex) and EVA that is lightweight, skin-friendly and doesn’t cause discomfort when using it for longer period. It can fit phones from 4.7 to 5.7 inches in size. Since it has openings on the front, you can adjust the phone if it moves and ventilation.

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Xiaomi Redmi 3S and Redmi 3S Prime launched in India, starts at Rs. 6999

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Xiaomi has launched the Redmi 3S smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 5-inch HD display, is powered by an Octa-Core Snapdragon 430 SoC, runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with MIUI 7 on top, has a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

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Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime Review

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As the competition progressively gets tougher in the Indian smartphone space, we’re increasingly seeing Xiaomi get more aggressive. Not just on price but also with the frequency of launches, the company wants to retain and enhance its foothold in the bread and butter, sub 10,000 rupee market. As millions of Indians start buying their first smartphones, it is this very segment where most manufacturers are hankering to grab a piece of the pie. We’ve had our hands on the Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime for a couple of days now and here’s our review. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime Review”

Xiaomi Redmi 3S launching in India on August 3

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Last week we said that Xiaomi will launch the Redmi 3S smartphone in India soon, today the company announced an event for August 3rd to launch the smartphone in the country. It comes in two variants, one with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage and other version has 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3S launching in India on August 3”

Xiaomi Redmi 3S launching in India soon

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After the successful launch of Redmi Note 3 smartphone earlier this year and the Mi Max phablet last month, Xiaomi is all to to launch Redmi 3S, its latest budget 4G smartphone in India soon. It was announced in China last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 3S launching in India soon”

Xiaomi VR headset to be announced on August 1

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Xiaomi introduced Redmi Pro and Mi Notebook Air at an event in China earlier this week. Today the company has sent invites for another event in China on August 1st where it will unveil a VR headset, as it had promised last month. The teaser reveals that Xiaomi will launch video resources that will give users an ‘enjoyable VR experience’.
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Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air Windows 10 laptop with slim metal body announced

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Xiaomi has announced Mi Notebook Air, the company’s first Windows 10 laptop, along with the Redmi Pro at an event in China. It comes in 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch models with 1080p displays with 5.71mm and 5.59mm ultra-narrow borders, respectively. It has a full metal body with 135-degree opening and closing hinge. The 12.5-inch model is just 12.9mm thick and weighs 1.07kg and the 13.3-inch model is 14.8mm thick, compared to 17mm thick MacBook Air and weighs just 1.28kg.

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Xiaomi Redmi Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p OLED display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced

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Xiaomi just announced Redmi Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the Redmi series at an event in China. It has a 5.5-inch 1080p OLED 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by a deca-core MediaTek Helio X20 / X25 SoC and runs on MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has dual rear cameras, a 13-megapixel camera along with a 5-megapixel camera for achieving depth of field and real-time background blur. It also has a fingerprint sensor on the front built into the home button. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p OLED display, dual rear cameras, 4GB RAM announced”

Xiaomi Redmi Pro teased by CEO, Mi Notebook surfaces ahead of July 27 announcement

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Xiaomi already confirmed Deca-Core Helio X25 SoC, dual cameras and OLED display for the Redmi Pro. Today the company’s CEO Lei Jun has posted an image of him holding the phone. This shows the phone’s unibody metal design and dual cameras on the back. Images of the rumored Mi Notebook has also surfaced in a couple of images that shows chrome finish and USB Type-C port. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Pro teased by CEO, Mi Notebook surfaces ahead of July 27 announcement”