Xiaomi launched the selfie-centric Redmi Y3 last week at an event in India, it also launched the Redmi 7 at the same event. As per the specifications, Redmi 7 looks like a younger Redmi Y3 sibling with an 8 MP front camera but priced 1000 INR cheaper compared to it’s elder sibling. All these phones feature P2i nano-coating making them splash proof.
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Update: April 29, 2019 – As promised, Xiaomi has rolled out MIUI V10.2.10.0 update today that finally brings Fortnite support.
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After rumors, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has official posted a teaser of its upcoming flagship smartphone. This shows a pop-up front camera and a no-notch display. Redmi President Lu Weibing already confirmed that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 855 and retain the 3.5mm audio jack. He also said that the phone will offer good performance, longer battery life, better camera, higher screen-to-body ratio with pop-up camera design.
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 6A and Redmi 6 smartphones in India last yera running MIUI 9.5 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) update, and the stable MIUI 10 OTA update for the phones rolled out soon after. Today the company has rolled out new MIUI 10.3 Stable update for both the phones, after the Redmi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out”
India is a big country, with a big spectrum of consumers buying smartphones. You can find almost every price category being contested upon by a large number of companies, big and small. While the 10-15K segment garners most attention, the lower end 5K segment is seeing a quiet but important upgrade. The Redmi Go (4,500₹) is for the first time smartphone buyer who is coming from a mostly-offline world. For them, every 500 Rs. matters indeed, as Xiaomi representatives emphasised at the launch event.
I’ve been using the Redmi Go for a while now to understand whether it is worth recommending to the first time buyer. This is my review.
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Xiaomi India head and VP Manu Jain has announced that he has met Rajen Vagadia, VP and President Qualcomm India and Kedar Kondap, VP, product management, Qualcomm regarding the next Xiaomi smartphone that will be powered by Snapdragon 7 series SoC that was announced two weeks back. This should be the Snapdragon 730 that was introduced on April 9th.
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Xiaomi introduced its Mi LED Smart Bulb along with its Redmi Y3 launch in India event earlier this week. As promised, it has started crowdfunding for smart bulb in the country. It is a 10W bulb with 800 Lumens of brightness, comes with support for Amazon Alexa as well as Google Assistant, and doesn’t require a separate bridge like Philips Hue. It comes with E27 socket so you have to purchase the B22 converter separately.
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Xiaomi launched the Redmi 4 running MIUI 8 based on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), later the smartphone received Android 7.1 (Nougat) followed by MIUI 9 update. The company updated the smartphone to MIUI 10 Stable for the smartphone back in November. Now, the company has started rolling out Another update for the Redmi 4. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 4 MIUI 10.3 Stable update starts rolling out [Download Link]”
Xiaomi has announced its 1000th Mi Store in India today located in Rewari, Haryana. In addition to the Mi Store launch, Xiaomi India also announced the launch of ‘Mi Studio’ which is the company’s latest addition to its new retail concept.
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Xiaomi just launched the Redmi 7, the company’s latest budget smartphone in India as expected. It has a 6.26-inch HD+ Dot notch display, is powered by Snapdragon 632 SoC with up to 3GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10, features a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for capturing depth information in portrait shots. It also has an 8-megapixel camera on the front. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 7 with 6.26-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 632, AI dual rear cameras launched in India starting at Rs. 7999”
Xiaomi just launched the Redmi Y3, the company’s latest budget selfie-focused smartphone and the successor of last year’s Redmi Y2 in India as it had promised. It has a 6.26-inch HD+ waterdrop notch display, is powered by Snapdragon 632 SoC with up to 4GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie) with MIUI 10 and features a 12-megapixel rear camera with LED flash along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for capturing depth information in portrait shots and AI scene detection, similar to the Redmi 7, but this comes with a 32-megapixel camera on the front with 4-in-1 pixel binning technology, AI portraits and AI face unlock. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi Y3 with 6.26-inch HD+ display, Snapdragon 632, 32MP front camera launched in India starting at Rs. 9999”
In a recent development, Xiaomi has introduced PatchWall 2.0 with a new User Interface (UI) design. This new PatchWall 2.0 features two themes — Light and dark, carousel on every category to help the user discover and access the content. Continue reading “Xiaomi starts rolling out PatchWall 2.0 with new UI to TVs in India”
Along with its new TV lineup, Xiaomi also introduced its first ART TV or Mural TV at its event. It uses Samsung’s 65-inch 4K HDR panel with flat back and 13.9mm anodized aluminum frame that blends in your home showing art work from 45 artists in 22 genres when ‘Art Mode’ is on or you can customize it with personalized pictures, family portraits or other images. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi ART TV with 65-inch 4K HDR screen, 13.9 mm slim metal frame announced”
Xiaomi just announced its 2019 lineup of smart TVs in the E-Series that includes E32A 32-inch HD, E43A 43-inch FHD, E55A 55-inch and E65A 65-inch 4K HDR TVs. All these come with Bluetooth voice remote control, PatchWall interface and are powered by quad-core 64-bit processors. These have full-screen TVs have screen-to-body ratio since these have customized full-screen panel that combines the screen and the middle frame. These come with a metal stand.
Update: Xiaomi has posted new teaser that shows the rainbow effect on the back that has tiny patterns. It also reveals dual rear cameras and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. The teaser video shows the durability of the phone.
