Category: Xiaomi

Xiaomi Mi Credit digital lending platform launched in India officially, offers instant loans of up to Rs. 1 lakh

Xiaomi today launched its Mi Credit digital lending platform in India officially, after running a pilot last year. The company said that during pilot period it has disbursed over 28 crore worth of loans, and 20% of the loans disbursed were for the highest loan value. The company partnered with KreditBee last year, now it has partnered with Aditya Birla Finance Limited, Money View, EarlySalary, CreditVidya and ZestMoney. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Credit digital lending platform launched in India officially, offers instant loans of up to Rs. 1 lakh”

Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun steps down as China president as Lu Weibing takes over

Xiaomi has announced that the company’s co-founder Lei Jun will be stepping down as the China president, and Lu Weibing will be replacing him. Wang Xiang, who had been the Senior Vice President of the Group and head of global business, has been promoted as the President of the Group. He will be responsible for the Group’s administrative platform, and will assist the Group’s CEO, Lei Jun, to take charge of the Group’s operations. Continue reading “Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun steps down as China president as Lu Weibing takes over”

Redmi Note 8 Series sales cross 10 million units globally in 3 months

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced  Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro smartphones in China back in August, and the phones were launched in India in October. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro have hit 10 million units globally in just 3 months, which is 1 month less time compared to the Redmi Note 7 series. It said that it sold 110,000 units per day for 3 consecutive months. Last week the company announced that it has sold 1 million or 10 lakh units of Redmi Note 8 series in India in 1 month. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Series sales cross 10 million units globally in 3 months”

Xiaomi Black Friday Sale from Nov 29 to Dec 2: Discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and more

Xiaomi today announced that its Black Friday deals from 29th November to 2nd December. During the sale it offers discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and the Deal Busters sale on 29th November at 10AM, 4PM and 6PM will offer up to Rs. 1400 discount on them. HDFC Bank Card users get 10% (up to Rs. 1000) on minimum purchase for Rs.  8,000. Continue reading “Xiaomi Black Friday Sale from Nov 29 to Dec 2: Discounts on Smartphones, Accessories and more”

Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue color variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphone in India last month in  Gamma Green, Halo White and Shadow Black colors, now it has launched  new Electric Blue version of the phone. This will go on sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from tomorrow, November 29th, priced starting at Rs. 14999. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Pro Electric Blue color variant launched in India”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 55-inch 4K HDR Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 34999

Xiaomi has launched the new Mi TV 4X 50-inch 4K TV model with HDR 10 support, after it launched the 43-inch and 50-inch models in the country back in September. It has 20W speakers with Dolby and DTS support and run PatchWall 2.0 with Android TV 9.0 with Netflix and Prime Video support, Data Saver and lots more. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4X 55-inch 4K HDR Smart TV launched in India for Rs. 34999”

Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple color variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched the Redmi Note 8 smartphone in India last month in Neptune Blue, Moonlight White and Space Black colors, now it has launched the Cosmic Purple version of the phone in the country. This will go on sale on Amazon.in, Mi.com and Mi Home stores from November 29th, priced starting at Rs. 9999. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 Cosmic Purple color variant launched in India”

Xiaomi starts crowdfunding for Mi Smart LED Desk Lamp 1S in India for Rs. 1999

Xiaomi has been introducing smart home products in India through crowdfunding lately like Mi Smart Bedside Lamp 2, LED Smart Bulb and more. Similarly, Xiaomi has just started crowdfunding for the all-new Mi Smart LED Desk Lamp 1S in India and this is the successor to the LED Desk Lamp launched earlier this year.

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Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro sales cross 1 million units in India in a month of launch

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand launched Redmi Note 8 and Note 8 Pro smartphones last month in India. Both the smartphones witnessed a huge demand and the company has conducted several sales every week so far. Today, Xiaomi India has announced that Redmi Note 8 Series sales have surpassed 1 Million or 10 lakh Units in a month. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro sales cross 1 million units in India in a month of launch”

Xiaomi India teases launch of 108MP camera phone soon, Mi Note 10 expected

Xiaomi introduced the Mi CC9 Pro as the world’s first 108MP penta camera phone in China earlier this month, which was introduced as Mi Note 10 for the global markets. Today Mi India and the company’s India head and VP Manu Jain has started teasing the launch of 108MP camera phone, and the company has also added ‘108MP IS COMING’ to its Twitter handle. So we can expect the Mi Note 10 to launch in India soon.

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Redmi Note 8 vs Redmi Note 7 Pro : The best Redmi Note at under 12k?

Xiaomi’s Redmi Note lineup made its debut in the country back in 2014 with the first generation Redmi Note devices and soon emerged as the most popular mid-range smartphone lineup in the country. Xiaomi introduced the Pro variant with Redmi Note 5 series and also started refreshing the Note line-up twice a year starting last year. The Redmi Note 7 (not the Pro variant!) launched earlier this year was an easy choice over the Redmi Note 6 Pro for users. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 vs Redmi Note 7 Pro : The best Redmi Note at under 12k?”

Redmi K30 5G live images show dual punch-hole cameras, 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, could support 30W fast charging

Xiaomi already confirmed that its K30 smartphone with dual punch-hole front cameras and support for 5G stand alone and non-stand alone (SA/NSA) sub-6GHz networks will be introduced in December. Now the live image of the phone has surfaced showing 6.66-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) Full HD+ display with 120Hz high refresh rate. Continue reading “Redmi K30 5G live images show dual punch-hole cameras, 6.6-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, could support 30W fast charging”

Xiaomi Mi Band 3i with 0.78-inch AMOLED touch display, 50-meter water resistance launched in India for Rs. 1299

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Band 3i in India, a cheaper version of the Mi Band 3 in India, it had promised. It has a 0.78-inch OLED touch screen display that shows real-time data for running, cycling, walking, and other activities, is 5ATM water proof so that you can take it for swimming under 50 meters, but this doesn’t have a heart rate sensor that it present in the Mi Band 3. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Band 3i with 0.78-inch AMOLED touch display, 50-meter water resistance launched in India for Rs. 1299”

Redmi Note 5 MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]

Xiaomi announced Redmi Note 5 running on MIUI 9.2 based on Android 7.1 (Nougat) in India and later updated it to MIUI 10 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). The company recently announced the latest iteration of its own proprietary Android skin MIUI, dubbed MIUI 11 at an event in India. MIUI 11 aims to bring a brand new optimized modern UI design focused on content viewing and has along with nifty additions designed specifically for India. Continue reading “Redmi Note 5 MIUI 11 Global Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”

Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 32-inch and 43-inch (2018) Android TV Pie update finally starts rolling out

Xiaomi launched Mi TV 4A 32-inch HD ready and 43-inch Full HD models last year running Patchwall based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). These TVs didn’t get any updates, even months after the company released new Android TV models running Android Oreo-based Patchwall. The company back in July started early access program to offer Android 9.0 (Pie) Android TV update directly to these users, skipping Android Oreo, now it has started rolling out the Android TV Pie update for these TVs. This comes after the update for Mi TV 4A Pro and Mi TV 4C Pro got the update recently. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi TV 4A 32-inch and 43-inch (2018) Android TV Pie update finally starts rolling out”