Xiaomi today announced that it sold 61.12 million smartphones in 2014 and has exceeded its 60 million target. This is a 227% increase compared to its sales the previous year. It sold 26.1 million smartphones in first half of 2014. Continue reading “Xiaomi sold 61.1 million smartphones in 2014, revenues up 135%”
Xiaomi has announced the Redmi 2 4G smartphone in China as expected. It has the same 4.7-inch HD screen present in Redmi and Redmi 1S, but this is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Snapdragon 410 64-bit SoC and runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) with MIUI 6 on top. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
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Xiaomi had announced two days back that it is ready to launch the successor of the Redmi 1S. Today, the phone has been leaked in photos and is placed next to the original Redmi 1S.
At the Redmi Note 4G launch, Airtel partnered with Xiaomi to sell the smartphone through Airtel flagship stores across six cities in India. The smartphone went on sale on Flipkart on 30th December for Rs. 9,999 in the first flash sale, and 40,000 units sold out in 6 seconds. Now Airtel has started bookings for the Redmi Note 4G smartphone on the official website. The smartphone will be available across 133 stores in six cities – Mumbai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Chennai, Delhi-NCR and Kolkata. Continue reading “Airtel starts Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G bookings”
Xiaomi has announced that it will launch a new Redmi series smartphone on January 4th, 2015 in China. It will come with dual SIM support and LTE connectivity. Xiaomi has not revealed the complete specifications of the smartphone yet. It will come in a range of colors and will be available from QQ space. Continue reading “Xiaomi to announce new 4G Redmi series smartphone on Jan 4th”
Earlier this week, a leaked image of a laptop from Xiaomi was revealed. However, a Xiaomi spokesperson has denied the reports and said that the image is fake.
Xiaomi has sold 40,000 units of Redmi Note 4G smartphones in just 6 seconds in today’s (December 30th) sale in India. This is the first time Xiaomi is selling its Redmi Note 4G smartphone, and over 2 lakh people had registered for the sale. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the SIM 3G variant. Continue reading “40,000 Redmi Note 4G smartphones sell out in 6 seconds in India”
Xiaomi is reportedly foraying into PC market. The Chinese company is working on a 15 inch laptop which has a design similar to Apple’s MacBook Air.
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After some reports of Xiaomi raising more than $1 billion in its latest round of funding, the company today officially announced that it has completed raising US$1.1 billion in the latest funding. This values the company at US$45 billion, as expected, more than the US$40 billion valuation, according to reports released last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi raises $1.1 billion funding, to launch new flagship in Jan 2015”
Xiaomi has revealed that it has sold 1 million smartphones in India since its debut. The Chinese smartphone maker has surpassed the 1 million mark in mere five months since it entered the country.
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Xiaomi Redmi Note went on sale in India earlier this month for Rs. 8,999. Xiaomi has announced that Redmi Note 4G will go on sale on Flipkart on December 30th, as it promised at the launch. The Redmi Note 4G has support for TD-LTE 2300MHz (Band 40) and FDD-LTE 1800MHz (Band 3) for India and is powered by a 1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 SoC, instead of Octa-Core MediaTek chip in the 3G variant. It single SIM support, unlike the dual SIM 3G variant. It comes pre-loaded with Fleksy and SwiftKey keyboards. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G to go on sale in India on Dec 30th”
Xiaomi is said to raise more than $1 billion in its latest round of funding, according to reports from WSJ and Bloomberg. The latest funding comes from All-Stars Investment, DST Global and Singapore sovereign-wealth fund GIC, says the report. Back in November the company said to have raised $1.5 billion in funding. Recently there were reports that the company is valued over $40 billion. New reports say that Xiaomi is valued at more than $45 billion looking at the latest funding.
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Xiaomi has got itself a breather as the Delhi Court has partially lifted the ban from selling smartphones in India. The Chinese smartphone maker was banned last week from importing and selling handsets in the country owing to a patent infringement Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
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Xiaomi has confirmed that it will suspend sales in India following the ban from the New Delhi High Court. The Chinese smartphone maker had received a court order yesterday for infringing on Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
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The Delhi High Court has given an “ex-parte” injunction to ban Xiaomi from importing or selling phones in India, as per a latest report from SpicyIP. The Chinese smartphone maker received the order from court order for infringing on Ericsson’s Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).
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