Xiaomi introduced the Mi Pad 2 tablet device at an event in China in November last year along with the Redmi Note 3. It is the successor of last year’s Mi Pad with better build and updated specifications. The tablet went on sale in China from November 27th, and we managed to get one from China as well. Checkout our detailed review of the new Mi Pad 2. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 Review”
The Xiaomi Mi 5 is the next generation flagship from Xiaomi and it will be announced later this month as confirmed by Hugo Barra. Now, a back panel has been leaked and sources say that it belong to the Mi 5.
Continue reading “Alleged glass back panel of Xiaomi Mi 5 appears online”
Xiaomi and Meizu, two popular Chinese smartphone brands are entering the US market. Both the companies have partnered with US Mobile to bring some of their devices to the country. US Mobile is a prepaid carrier that uses T-Mobile’s network for service.
Continue reading “US Mobile brings Xiaomi and Meizu phones in the US without LTE support”
Chinese smartphone shipments grew 3 percent annually to hit a record 438 million units in 2015, according to the latest report from Strategy Analytics. Xiaomi maintained the top spot by shipping 17.5 million smartphones and captured 15 percent market share in China in Q4 2015, up 11 percent annually.
A new screenshot has surfaced online which is said to be of the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone. The screenshot reveals that the device will have a DualSIM slot as well as NFC capability.
Continue reading “Alleged Xiaomi Mi 5 screenshot reveals DualSIM support and NFC”
The Xiaomi Mi 5 has been confirmed for a launch on February 24th by Hugo Barra himself. Now, we have new images that showcase the phone’s box as well as the different colour variants that it will come in.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 packaging surfaces online – Reveals colour options”
Xiaomi Mi 5 rumors, leaks and renders have been surfacing for a long time since past few months. Now, the Chinese smartphone maker has finally confirmed an announcement date of the upcoming flagship.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 5 to be announced on February 24”
Last month, it was confirmed that testing for the Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) update for a couple of Xiaomi handsets including Mi Note is in final stages. Now, a new report from MyDrivers suggests that the Mi Note will get the latest Android 6.0 update this week.
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We are extremely thankful to our readers for the overwhelmingly positive response to our first teardown of the QiKU Q Terra. To follow that up, we are now bring you our second teardown with the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.
Xiaomi has announced that it has locked the bootloader of the recently launched Redmi Note 3 “in order to protect user data safety”. The company will soon add Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro to this list.
Continue reading “Xiaomi locks Bootloader for Redmi Note 3, Mi 4c and Mi Note Pro will follow”
Xiaomi has slashed price for its first generation Mi Pad tablet in India by Rs 2,000. The tablet that was launched in India for Rs 12,999 is now available for Rs 10,999.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Pad gets permanent price cut in India, now available for Rs 10,999”
Earlier today, Xiaomi announced that it has sold more than 70 million smartphones during 2015 which is 10 million units shorter of it’s 80 million target. The Chinese smartphone maker has now expanded its operations to UAE.
Continue reading “Xiaomi expands to UAE, will foray into Saudi Arabia by end of this month”
Xiaomi declined to reveal the sales numbers for its smartphones to the media in December 2015. People expected that the company could be avoiding it as they might have missed their target of 80-100 million devices that year. However, the actual sales numbers are much worse according to Weibo.
Continue reading “Xiaomi faced poor smartphones sales in 2015 – Below their lowest expectations”
Xiaomi today announced the Redmi Note 3 Pro, the company’s latest smartphone in the Redmi Note series in China. It is a high-end variant of the Redmi Note 3 that was introduced back in November. It packs the same 5.5-inch 1080p screen, comes with a metal body and has a fingerprint sensor on the back, but this is powered by a Hexa-Core Snapdragon 650 (Snapdragon 618 previously) processor and has a 16-megapixel rear camera with f/2.0 aperture, LED flash and phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), resulting in a quick focus of just 0.1 second. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 650, 16MP camera announced”
Xiaomi is all to set to launch the most expected Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India soon, which will be the company’s first smartphone to launch in the country this year. Before the launch it is looking for 100 Mi fans, who will get to experience the Redmi Note 3 first-hand. Xiaomi said that more details will be announced when the 100 Explorers are chosen on January 31st. Continue reading “Mi Generation: Xiaomi is looking for 100 Redmi Note 3 explorers in India before the launch”
