Xiaomi finally launched the Mi Box 4K, the company’s 4K Android TV box in India last month. This was launched as Mi Box S in the US back in 2018. This Android TV box turns any normal TV with an HDMI port into a smart TV and also comes with a remote. The specifications look good on paper for the price. Let us dive into the review to find out if this is the best value for money Android TV box out there. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Box 4K Review: The best 4K HDR Android TV box in a budget”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched its first affordable true wireless earphones — Redmi Earbuds S in India last week. Now, the company has shared the first-week shipment figures of the Earbuds S.
Continue reading “Redmi Earbuds S shipments cross 1 lakh units in 7 days”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand this year launched the Redmi Note 9 Pro and Note 9 Pro Max smartphones. Both have the same design and share almost similar specifications with the main change being the cameras and it also has support for faster charging. This lies in the same price range as the POCO X2, but doesn’t feature feature high refresh rate option. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Since I had reviewed the Note 9 Pro few weeks back, let’s see if the Note 9 Pro Max is worth the additional cost for the additional features. Continue reading “Redmi Note 9 Pro Max Review: Whole in One”
Update — June 1, 2020: Xiaomi today confirmed the launch of Mi Notebook in India on June 11th. The invite has “Make Epic Happen” tagline and the company says that this will make its global debut in India and will be India exclusive. It will be sold on Amazon.in.
Continue reading “Xiaomi to launch Mi Notebook in India on June 11”
Details about Redmi 9 along with live image surfaced last year, few details surfaced later and it even surfaced on the official Xiaomi India website. Thanks to the same tipster Sudhanshu, we now have the rumored specifications of the Redmi 9, Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A and their pricing. The Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A are said to be powered by upcoming MediaTek Helio G35 and Helio G25 processors, respectively. Continue reading “Redmi 9, Redmi 9C and Redmi 9A specifications surface – 6.53-inch display, 5000mAh battery”
The recent GST Rate Hike on smartphones increased the prices of various phones including Xiaomi’s Redmi smartphones. The Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8A Dual, and Redmi 8 recently received a price hike and now again, the prices of three smartphones have been hiked in India. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A Dual get another price hike in India”
Xiaomi has been slowly expanding the smart home devices portfolio in the country over the last few years. The company made its debut into the smart light segment last year ago with Mi LED Smart Bulb and also unveiled Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 under its crowdfunding program. We got hold of a retail unit, and here is our long term review of the same after using it for four months. Continue reading “Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2 Review”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has silently introduced Redmi Display 1A, the first monitor under the Redmi brand. This comes after the Redmi 1A monitor that was introduced a few weeks back. The main highlight of the monitor is its three-micro-edge immersive design and is 7.3mm at its thinnest point. It supports blue light and comfortable eye protection, has a 178° viewing angle.
Continue reading “Redmi Display 1A 23.8-inch Full HD monitor with 7.3mm sleek design announced”
Back in March a roadmap for Xiaomi’s upcoming products surfaced revealing that the company is planning to launch Mi TV Stick, a compact version of its Mi TV Box in Europe in May. Now that May is over, the company did not introduce any such product, however at an event in Germany yesterday to launch the Redmi Note 9 series phones, the company teased the Mi TV Stick with an image. It looks similar to the one that surfaced last month. Continue reading “Xiaomi teases Mi TV Stick with Voice Remote ahead of announcement”
Xiaomi’s Redmi unveiled the Redmi Note 8 series in the country back in October running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie) and later rolled out MIUI 11 update to both the smartphones. The Pro variant has been the talk of the town since it is superior to the vanilla Redmi Note 8 in every aspect, but Redmi Note 8 has better custom ROM and mods support compared to its Pro sibling, thanks to the Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC.
Redmi Note 8 Pro has already received Android 10 update but Redmi Note 8 still runs on Android 9, but you can always install a custom ROM to stay on the latest version of Android. We tried Extended UI on our Redmi Note 8 unit and here is our post that may help you in deciding if you should flash it on your device. Continue reading “Get Android 10 on Redmi Note 8 with Extended UI”
Along with the Redmi 10X series, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand also introduced the RedmiBook 16 in China, as it had promised. It has a 16.1-inch Full HD screen with 3.26mm ultra narrow bezels and 90% screen-to-body ratio, Ryzen 4000 series 7nm processors with Radeon GPU and up to 16GB of RAM. It is just 17.55mm thick and weighs 1.8kg. Continue reading “RedmiBook 16 with 16.1-inch FHD display, Ryzen 4000 series processors, up to 16GB RAM, sleek and light-weight body announced”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand along with Redmi 10X series smartphones also introduced new Redmi Smart TV X series smart TVs with 50-inch, 55-inch and 65-inch 4K panels with ultra-narrow bezels offering 97% screen-to-body ratio, HDR support and MEMC motion compensation technology. It has 8-unit audio system that includes 25w full-range speakers and tweeters. Continue reading “Redmi Smart TV X50, X55 and X65 4K HDR Smart TVs with MEMC, ultra narrow bezels, metal frame announced”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand today introduced the Redmi 10X 5G and 10X Pro 5G smartphone as well as Redmi 10X 4G smartphones in China, as it had promised. The Redmi 10X 5G series features a 6.57-inch FHD+ AMOLED water-drop notch screen from Samsung, is powered by the latest MediaTek Dimensity 820 SoC with built-in 5G SA/NSA and will also support dual SIM 5G support (via OTA update in July). Continue reading “Redmi 10X 5G and 10X Pro 5G with 6.57-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Dimensity 820 and Redmi 10X 4G announced”
Xiaomi today opened crowd funding for its new Precision Screwdriver Kit in India, as expected. 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 opens crowdfunding for Precision Screwdriver Kit in India for Rs. 999”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just launched the Redmi Earbuds S wireless Bluetooth headset in India, as it had promised. The new Redmi AirDots S offers seamless switching between mono and binaural mode, features the latest Bluetooth 5.0 chip. It comes with dynamic sound drivers for enhanced bass and DSP environmental noise cancellation technology that elevates your calling experience. There is also 122ms low-latency game mode for gamers that can be enabled with three taps on the headset. Continue reading “Redmi Earbuds S with splash-proof design, low-latency gaming mode launched in India for Rs. 1799”
