Xiaomi launched the Redmi y3 smartphone in India on 24th April running MIUI 10.2 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y3 MIUI Software Update Tracker [Update: MIUI 11.0.10.0 with August Android Security Patch]”
In addition to Redmi 9A, Redmi has also launched the in-ear Redmi Earphones with Hi-Res Audio, 10mm sound drivers that promise dynamic bass, clear vocals and refined treble. It has an in-line mic, multi-function button, comes with high quality precision aluminium alloy body, silicone and 1.25m long cable. Continue reading “Redmi Earphones with 10mm drivers, Hi-Res audio launched in India for Rs. 399”
Xiaomi under its Redmi brand just launched the Redmi 9A, the company’s latest budget Redmi smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.53-inch HD+ 20:9 Dot Drop screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio G25 with up to 3GB of RAM, runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 out of the box, features a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Redmi 9A with 6.53-inch display, Helio G25, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting from Rs. 6799”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today confirmed the launch of Redmi 9A, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India on September 2nd. It was introduced back in June, packs a 6.53-inch LCD Dot Drop notch screen, 5000mAh battery, Octa Core MediaTek Helio G25 processor, 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. Continue reading “Redmi 9A with 6.53-inch HD+ display, 5000mAh battery and Redmi earphones launching in India on September 2”
Xiaomi today announced the opening of its 300th Mi Store in Bulandshahr, Uttar Pradesh. Mi Stores are now present across 850 cities in the country. The company opened its first Mi Store on 15th August 2018 in Bengaluru, created Guinness World Record by opening over 500 Mi Stores simultaneously in Nobmer 2018, opened 2000th Store on August 12th, 2019, and after a year, it has reached the milestone of 3000 Mi Stores in the country. Continue reading “Xiaomi opens 3000th Mi Store in India”
Xiaomi today introduced its third-generation under-display smartphone camera technology, which the company says is the best solution for under-screen cameras, with perfect display and selfies. The first generation of under-screen camera technology that was introduced in June 2019 with transparent cathode and anode materials laid the foundation for the subsequent development of under-screen camera technology, said the CEO Lei Jun. Continue reading “Xiaomi shows off 3rd generation under-display camera technology, smartphones coming in 2021”
Lately in India, the prices of smartphones are increasing and are largely due to factors like the COVID-19 pandemic, GST Rate Hike from 12% to 18%, supply shortage, INR depreciation against the US Dollar amongst others. In 2019, we saw smartphones that offered great value for money under Rs. 10,000 like the Redmi Note 8, but gradually the price was increased up to 25% as well. Fast-forward to 2020, the choice of smartphones with good performance under Rs. 10,000 has become limited and the price ladder has now moved up to Rs. 12,000. Amidst this, recently, Redmi launched its Redmi 9 Prime smartphone starting at Rs. 9999 bringing back the Prime series after quite a long gap. I’ve been using the smartphone for quite some time now and have some thoughts to share. Let’s get started with the Redmi 9 Prime Review. Continue reading “Redmi 9 Prime Review: Prime Contender Under Rs. 10,000”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has launched Redmi 9, the company’s latest budget Redmi smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.53-inch HD+ HD+ 20:9 Dot Drop screen, is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 with 4GB of RAM, runs Android 10 with MIUI 12 out of the box, features a 13-megapixel rear camera and a secondary 2-megapixel depth sensor. There is a 5-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Redmi 9 with 6.53-inch HD+ 20:9 display, Helio G35, 4GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 8999”
Xiaomi is in a launch spree lately and today, the company has started teasing the launch of a new television in India — Mi TV Horizon Edition. This comes after the launch of Mi TV 4A, Mi TV 4X 43 and 65-inch 4K HDR TVs last year. Continue reading “Mi TV Horizon Edition launching in India on September 7”
Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6 Pro in India back in 2018 running MIUI 10 on top of Android 8.1 (Oreo). In mid-2019, the smartphone received Android 10 based MIUI 10.3 update bringing Dual VoLTE, system-wide dark mode, face unlock support for app lock, and others. The company had also rolled out MIUI 11 Global Stable update for the smartphone towards the end of 2019 bringing several new features such as Quick Replies, Mi Share, Floating Calculator, Steps Trackers, and more.
Update: August 20, 2020: Redmi today confirmed that it will launch the Redmi 9 smartphone in India on August 27th, and the phone will be sold on Amazon.in, in addition to mi.com. The teaser says more RAM more fun that hints that it might come with 4GB of RAM. Continue reading “Redmi 9 with Dot Drop display, dual rear cameras launching in India on August 27”
Xiaomi opened crowdfunding for its new Precision Screwdriver Kit in India back in May and started shipping them to backers last month. Today it has started open sale of the kit. It has 24 anti-rust Precision Bits, comes with Aluminum Alloy Cover, magnetic box for storage, Aluminum Alloy Handle and is suitable for conventional household appliances like quartz watches, laptops, cameras, radios, computers, mobile phones, drones, etc. Continue reading “Xiaomi Precision Screwdriver Kit goes on open sale in India for Rs. 1299”
Xiaomi’s Mi and Redmi smartphones and POCO phones come pre-loaded with Mi Browser / Mi Browser Pro and some phones come with Mint Browser. This week the company has announced that it will roll out MIUI update for its smartphones in India to enable option to uninstall them as these apps have been blocked in the country as per interim order issued by the Government of India. Continue reading “Xiaomi and POCO phones in India to get an update to remove Mi Browser / Mint Browser”
Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced Redmi G Gaming Notebook, as it had promised. It features a 16.1-inch Full HD screen with 81% screen-to-body ratio, 60Hz and 144Hz refresh rate options, 10th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processors, 16GB of RAM, 512GB SSD. It comes with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 / 1650Ti GPU options, features dual internal fans, dual-side air inlets, four air outlets and 100% copper heat dissipation module for 87% better performance. Continue reading “Redmi G Gaming Notebook with 16.1-inch 144Hz display, 10th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 processor, 16GB RAM, GTX 1650Ti GPU announced”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today confirmed that it will introduce new Redmi G gaming laptop in China on August 14th. This comes after the RedmiBook 16 powered by Ryzen 4000 series processors were introduced back in May, and the new model is said to be powered by new Intel Core i5-10200H or it could be i5-10300H. The company says that it will offer the best performance and proper heat dissipation. Continue reading “Redmi G gaming laptop to be announced on August 14”
