Category: Xiaomi

Xiaomi MiPad 2 with slim metal body teased ahead of Nov 24 announcement

Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 teaser

Xiaomi recently scheduled an event on November 24th, to introduce a new product. Lin Bin, co-founder and President of Xiaomi already said that more than one product will launch at the event. He posted a teaser image of the Redmi Note 2 Pro smartphone in Golden color recently, few hours back he posted an image of a tablet on weibo, which is likely to be the upcoming MiPad 2. It appeared on Geekbench last week, revealing some specifications. Continue reading “Xiaomi MiPad 2 with slim metal body teased ahead of Nov 24 announcement”

Redmi Note 2 Pro teased by Xiaomi president ahead of Nov 24 announcement

Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro teaser

Xiaomi recently scheduled an event on November 24th, to introduce a new product. There were rumors that the company might unveil the Redmi Note 2 and even the Mi 5. Yesterday Lin Bin, co-founder and President of Xiaomi posted a teaser image of the upcoming smartphone in Golden color on weibo. This is the same smartphone that got certified by TENAA last week. Continue reading “Redmi Note 2 Pro teased by Xiaomi president ahead of Nov 24 announcement”

Xiaomi Mi 4i 16GB gets a permanent price cut in India, available for Rs. 11999

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 4i smartphone in India back in April for Rs. 12,999. It even launched a 32GB version of the Mi 4i in India in July for Rs. 14,999. Even though the 16GB Mi 4i was sold at discounted rates as a part of festive offers, including the Xiaomi Diwali sale earlier this month, the company today announced first permanent price cut for the 16GB version in India, which will be available for Rs. 11,999. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4i 16GB gets a permanent price cut in India, available for Rs. 11999”

Xiaomi to announce a new product on November 24th – Should be the Mi 5

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Xiaomi are hosting a product launch event later this month on the 25th and they are offering paid entry tickets as well. The event will be held in China and will most likely see the launch of the Mi 5.

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Xiaomi Mi Protect insurance service goes official in India, plans start at Rs 275

Xiaomi has officially introduced the Mi Protect insurance service plans that will cover Mi devices in case of accidental and liquid damage. It will even offer free home pickup and drop and free second servicing within 1 year from activation.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro gets certified in China – Features a metal body and fingerprint sensor

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The upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Pro has just been certified in China and we have images of the smartphone courtesy of TENAA which is their official certification authority. The images show that the smartphone has a metal body and fingerprint sensor at the back.

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Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 with Intel chipset and 2GB RAM spotted on Geekbench

Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has surfaced on Geekbench and some of the information about the specs of the successor of the Mi Pad from the company have been revealed.

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Xiaomi Gemini with Snapdragon 820 leaks on Geekbench, could be the Mi5

Rumors about Mi5, the next flagship from Xiaomi has been surfacing the online world for quite sometime now. Today, a device codenamed Xiaomi Gemini has been spotted on Geekbench and it is stated that this could be the Mi5.

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Xiaomi pulls $196 million in sales in 24 hours on Single’s Day 2015 in China

Xiaomi Single’s Day 2015 sales

Xiaomi conducts China’s marathon 24-hour online sales event on Singles Day that falls on November 11th every year in cooperation with Tmall, the largest online marketplace in China. Last year it made $163 million (RMB 1 billion) by selling 720,000 phones in 24 hours. This year Xiaomi has announced that it made $196 (RMB 1.25 billion) on Tmall in 24 hours. This time it sold its products through several online stores including Alibaba, JD, Tmall, mi.com and Suning and became top seller of phones. Continue reading “Xiaomi pulls $196 million in sales in 24 hours on Single’s Day 2015 in China”

Xiaomi introduces 20000mAh Mi Power Bank, priced at $24

Xiaomi 20000mAh power bank

After 5200mAh, 10400mAh and 16000mAh power banks, Xiaomi has introduced new 20000mAh Mi power bank in China. It is designed by Texas Instruments and comes with nine layers of circuit protection, similar to other Mi power banks. This has ABS plastic body, compared to aluminium body on other Mi power banks. This offers a better grip and prevents scratches, says Xiaomi. Even though it has more batteries, it weighs just 338 grams, lighter than the 350 gram 16000mAh Mi power bank, mainly due to the change in material. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces 20000mAh Mi Power Bank, priced at $24”

Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S with heart rate sensor official, priced at $16

Xiaomi Mi Band 1S

Xiaomi introduced the Mi Band, it’s first fitness and sleep tracking band in July last year, and it was launched in India earlier this year. Now it has introduced the Mi Band Pulse (1S), it’s successor with a heart rate sensor or photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor to measure heartbeats, as expected. This lets users get their detailed heart rate measurement easily without wearing any complicated accessories. The design is still the same with aluminium body and it monitors your fitness and tracks your sleep as well, can vibrate to wake you up and comes with IP67 ratings for water resistance, similar to the first Mi Band. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band Pulse / 1S with heart rate sensor official, priced at $16”

Xiaomi sells more than 1 million smartphones in India in Q3 2015

Xiaomi has reported a biggest ever quarter in India since it started its operations in the country in 2014. The Chinese smartphone maker has sold more than 1 million smartphones in India in Q3, 2015 (July, August and September).

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Xiaomi Mi Band 1S set for a November 11th launch – Will carry a heart rate monitor

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We have already seen photos of the Xiaomi Mi Band 1S which has a design very similar to the first version itself save for the heart rate sensor. Apparently, the Mi Band 1S is scheduled for an announcement on November 11th.

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Xiaomi set to launch their smartphones in Africa this month

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Xiaomi, which is now the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer has announced plans to enter the African market this month. Their smartphones will go on sale in South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya during the middle of November.

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Xiaomi Mi Protect insurance service launching in India soon starting from Rs. 275

Xiaomi Mi Protect

Xiaomi is all set to introduce new Mi Protect insurance service plans that will cover Mi devices in case of accidental and liquid damage, offer free home pickup and drop, and free second servicing within 1 year from activation. These plans will be priced at Rs. 275 for Redmi 2 and Redmi 2 Prime smartphones and it will cost Rs. 499 for Mi 4i, Mi 4  and Mi Pad. This was first spotted by BGR.in.

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