Xiaomi Mi 4 vs OnePlus One

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Xiaomi introduced the Mi 4 smartphone back in July last year, which went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 19,999. The OnePlus One was announced back in April last year and it went on sale in India in December for Rs. 21,999. Both the smartphones are competitively priced and share some similar features such as processor, RAM and camera  You might have already seen the photo gallery comparing the Xiaomi Mi 4 and the OnePlus One. Now let us compare both these smartphones in detail.

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Xiaomi Mi Note Benchmarks

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Xiaomi announced Mi Note, its top-end smartphone last month. We brought you unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone and also its photo gallery recently, here we have its benchmarks. It is powered by quad-core Snapdragon 801 (MSM 8274AC) 28nm HPm Krait 400 CPU clocked at 2.46 GHz power core with Adreno 330 GPU and 3GB of RAM, similar to the Mi 4. It has a 5.7-inch full HD display and runs on MIUI 6 based on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Check out the synthetic benchmark scores below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note Benchmarks”

Xiaomi Mi Note Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi announced the Mi Note last month in China. The flagship smartphone from the company is priced at 2299 Chinese Yuan for the 16GB variant and the 64GB variant costs 2799 Chinese Yuan . We brought you unboxing and first impressions of the smartphone recently, here we have the photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Note Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi beats Samsung as China’s leading smartphone maker: IDC

Xiaomi has surpassed Samsung as the largest smartphone maker in China, as per a latest report from IDC. The Chinese smartphone maker reported a market share of 12.5% in 2014, overtaking Samsung which stood at 12.1%.

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Xiaomi Mi Note: First Impressions

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The Mi Note and the Mi Note Pro were announced, a month back, in China. These two devices occupy Xiaomi’s phablet range, a category that was kickstarted at the lower end with the Redmi Note. Samsung used this suffix to denote the inclusion of a stylus, but for Xiaomi, it means only one thing, a larger screened version of a similar device. The Mi Note is positioned as the larger screened variant of the current flagship device, Mi 4. With similar hardware and design, it certainly is a phablet variant of the flagship, but could it possibly be more than just that? We unboxed the device to find out.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G receives MIUI v6.3.5 update

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Following the successful launch of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G in India, the Chinese manufacturer has begun seeding the new MIUI V6.3.5.0 (KHIMIBL) firmware update to Redmi Note 4G handsets in India and Taiwan. Unfortunately, the handset isn’t the long-awaited update based on Android 5.0 Lollipop and is instead still based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G receives MIUI v6.3.5 update”

Xiaomi to foray into the U.S. market with accessories and not phones

Xiaomi has announced that it is entering the U.S market this year but not with its smartphones. The Chinese smartphone maker will start selling accessories like headphones and fitness bands in the U.S.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Redmi 1S Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. It is a budget smartphone from the company that supports 4G LTE connectivity. We have seen the unboxing and photo gallery of the phone and now lets compare the phone with Xiaomi Redmi 1s in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 vs Redmi 1S Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Benchmarks

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Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. We already brought you the unboxing and the photo gallery of the smartphone, here we have the benchmarks. It is powered by a quad-core Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) SoC that has four ARM Cortex-A53 CPUs clocked at 1.21GHz per core, similar to the Lenovo A6000. It has Adreno 306 GPU clocked at 400 MHz.  It has a 1GB RAM, 4.7-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat). Let’s find out how the smartphone performs in a range of synthetic benchmark tests.

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Xiaomi Mi 4 vs OnePlus One Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi launched the Mi 4 smartphone in China in July 2014 and the phone was launched in India last month for Rs. 19,999, which go on sale on Flipkart in the first flash sale today. The OnePlus One on the other hand was launched in India in December last year and is priced at Rs. 21,999. Let’s compare the two phones and take a look at their hardware in this photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 vs OnePlus One Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB variant to go on sale in India starting Feb 24 for Rs. 23999

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Xiaomi launched the 16GB variant of the Mi 4 smartphone in India last month for Rs. 19,999, which goes on sale on Flipkart tomorrow in the first flash sale. As a surprise, the company just announced that it will be selling the 64GB variant of the smartphone in India starting from February 24th on Flipkart. It is priced at Rs. 23,999, which is Rs. 4000 costlier than the 16GB variant. It will be available only with 3G support and not with 4G LTE connectivity. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 64GB variant to go on sale in India starting Feb 24 for Rs. 23999”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Photo Gallery

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Xiaomi announced the Redmi 2 smartphone in China last month. It is a budget smartphone from the company that supports 4G LTE connectivity. We have seen the unboxing of the phone and now let’s take a detailed look at the hardware of the phone in our photo gallery. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 2 Photo Gallery”

Xiaomi Redmi 2 Unboxing

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Xiaomi introduced the Redmi 2 smartphone, the second generation budget smartphone in the Redmi series in China last month. The Redmi 2 packs a faster 64-bit Snapdragon processor and also comes with 4G LTE connectivity, compared to the Redmi 1S that has Snapdragon 400 SoC and 3G connectivity. We managed to get one from China, here is the unboxing.

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Xiaomi to sell smartphones via its own website in India

Xiaomi is putting all its forces together towards being the leading smartphone maker in India. A latest report from PTI is stating that the Chinese smartphone maker will start selling smartphones from its own portal in the country.

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