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Xiaomi MiPad with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC announced

Xiaomi MiPad

Xiaomi has finally announced MiPad, the company’s first tablet as expected. It has a 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536 pixels) display at 326 ppi, manufactured by Sharp / AUO and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, powered by a 2.2 GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor with 192-core Kepler GPU and runs on Android-based MiUI ROM optimized for tablets. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with 5-element lens, Sony BSI sensor, f/2.0 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with OmniVision sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Continue reading “Xiaomi MiPad with 7.9-inch (2048 × 1536) display, Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC announced”

Xiaomi schedules an event on May 15th, Mi3S and MiPad expected

Xiaomi May 15th event

Xiaomi has announced an event in Beijing, China at Beijing National Convention Center on May 15th to unveil new devices on. The company has posted on Twitter that it would unveil new products at the event. The most expected Mi3S is likely to be unveiled at the event along with the MiPad that was leaked recently. Continue reading “Xiaomi schedules an event on May 15th, Mi3S and MiPad expected”

Xiaomi confirms Indian entry along with 9 other countries

Xiaomi, the Chinese manufacturer known for its unique business model of selling its devices directly, announced its global expansion plans, starting with the hire of Hugo Barra, an Android executive from Google. Months after he joined, Xiaomi started its operations in Singapore, and ever since, we have been expecting more countries to be added to the list. Very recently, Xiaomi’s CEO Lin Bin and Hugo Barra visited Google’s MD in India, signaling a trigger of its operations here. And the company just announced it on Twitter, along with 10 other countries, where it will launch next.

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Upcoming Xiaomi Mi3S expected to come with Snapdragon 801 and better build

Xiaomi is one of the few recognized Chinese manufacturers and because of their growing popularity, they are planning to expand globally and they are expected to come to India too. Xiaomi’s currently flagship is Mi3 and it comes with the near top of the line specifications and comes in solid build. Xiaomi Mi-3 was announced in September and was launched in December 2013.

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Xiaomi will soon be directly selling phones in India

Ever since Xiaomi, the popular smartphone manufacturer from China, laid out plans for expansion to Singapore, we knew that India was coming. As a confirmation to this, we have a Cnet interview of Hugo Barra talking about the company’s impending entry into the burgeoning Indian smartphone market and a tweet from the head of Google India, who had a meeting with Xiaomi’s Lin Bin and Hugo Barra as a part of the ongoing initiative. Xiaomi recently launched in Singapore, its first market outside China, and looks to expand rapidly to become a true global player.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core processor announced

Xiaomi Redmi Note

Xiaomi has announced Redmi Note, the successor of the Redmi / Red Rice smartphone in China. It was confirmed earlier this week and comes with a 5.5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS display based on OGS technology and 178-degree wide viewing angle, powered by a 1.4 GHz / 1.7 GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6592 processor with Mali 450 GPU and runs on MIUI v5 based on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera with 28mm lens with f/2.2 aperture, LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Note with 5.5-inch HD display, octa-core processor announced”