Xiaomi just launched the Mi A3, the company’s latest Android One smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.088-inch HD+ Super AMOLED display, is powered by Snapdragon 665 11nm SoC with up to 6GB of RAM, runs Android 9.0 (Pie), and the company has promised that it will be one of the first devices to get Android Q update. It has seventh gen in-display fingerprint scanner with a 15% increased fingerprint detection area.
After teasers Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just confirmed that it will introduce the Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones at an event in China along with the Redmi TV on August 29th. The image confirms 64-megapixel camera with quad camera setup for the Redmi Note 8 Pro. There is a fingerprint sensor below the camera module. The phones will have glass back.
Xiaomi has announced its earning for the second quarter (Q2 2019) that ended June 30, 2019. It has reported revenue of 51.951 billion yuan (US$ 7.35 billion) for Q1 2019, an increase of 14.8% YoY, among which international revenue grew 33.1% year-on-year to 21.9 billion yuan. Net profit for the quarter was approximately 1.96 billion yuan. Adjusted net profit (Non-IFRS Measure) was 3.64 billion yuan, up 71.7% YoY. Continue reading “Xiaomi posts 14.8% YoY increase in revenue in Q2 2019, 32.1 million smartphones shipped”
Xiaomi’s Redmi brand introduced the first Redmi Note 7 smartphone in China back in January, and the Redmi Note 7 Pro made its global debut in India in February. Today the company has announced that the combined sales of Redmi Note 7 and Note 7 Pro have hit 20 million units globally in about seven months of launch. It hit 10 million mark back in May, and hit 15 million sales mark last month, so it has added 5 million just a month. Continue reading “Redmi Note 7 Series sales cross 20 million units globally”
Update: August 20, 2019 — The company has posted first image of the Redmi TV that shows narrow bezels around the screen and Redmi branding on the bottom bezel.
After the Redmi 8 with the model number M1908C3IC got certified by TENAA last week, a new Redmi smartphone with the model numbers M1908C3JH and M1908C3JG has passed through the FCC revealing some specifications of the phone. This could be the Redmi 8 Pro, an improved version of the Redmi 8.
Continue reading “Redmi 8 Pro with quad rear cameras gets certified by the FCC”
Xiaomi announced the Mi A3 Android One smartphone last month and the company is launching the smartphone this week in India. Xiaomi has also been teasing the smartphone on Amazon.in where it will be sold and the company might sell it on other platforms too. Today, ahead of its official launch, Amazon India has accidentally listed Mi A3 revealing the possible price too.
Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi A3 listed on Amazon India with price ahead of launch on August 21”
In a surprising move, Vivo, Xiaomi and OPPO today announced that they have jointly formed Inter transmission alliance to provide users with a better file transfer experience.
Continue reading “Vivo, Xiaomi and OPPO partner for cross-brand file transfer technology”
Xiaomi already confirmed that it will launch a smartphone with a 64MP Samsung ISOCELL Bright GW1 sensor in India later this year. Now the live images of the smartphone ‘Redmi Note 8’ smartphone has surfaced in China, which could be launched in India sometime in October. This shows the left side of the phone with a SIM slot and the back of the phone with cameras arranged vertically, and there is a considerable camera bump due to the large sensor. Continue reading “Redmi Note 8 64MP Quad Camera phone surfaces in live images”
Update: More specifications of the phone has surfaced revealing 6.2-inch HD+ display, Octa-Core SoC, up to 4GB RAM and more. Continue reading “Redmi 8 (M1908C3IC) with 6.2-inch 19:9 display, dual rear cameras, 5000mAh battery gets certified”
Update: August 13, 2019 — Xiaomi has confirmed that the phone will launch in India on Amazon.in on August 21st.
Earlier this year, Xiaomi opened its 1000th Mi Store in India and also announced Mi Studio. Expanding it further, Xioami has today announced its 2000th Mi Store in India and with this launch, Xioami now has Mi Stores present across nearly 600 cities and 28 states in India.
Samsung just announced its 108MP (12032×9024 pixel resolution) ISOCELL Bright HMX 0.8-micrometer (μm) pixel image sensor, the first mobile sensor to go beyond 100 million pixels and is also the first mobile image sensor to adopt a large 1/1.33-inch size. This is the result of close collaboration between Xiaomi Corp. and Samsung, which was announced last week. Continue reading “Samsung introduces 108MP 1/1.33-inch ISOCELL Bright HMX image sensor for smartphones in partnership with Xiaomi”
Xiaomi introduced the Mi 9 flagship smartphone back in February this year. Now the 5G version of the with the model number M1908F1XE has been certified by TENAA in China. This has the same 6.39-inch FHD+ AMOLD screen, but this is said will be powered by Snapdragon 855 Plus combined with Qualcomm’s X50 modem for 5G connectivity and pack up to 12GB of RAM and up to 512GB of storage. It will come with a larger 4000mAh battery, and 3C certification confirmed 45W fast charging compared to 27W fast charging in the predecessor.
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 the launch. In February, the company started recruiting beta testers for testing Android Pie based MIUI 10 Global Beta ROM for various devices but didn’t announce update plans for Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A, later, the company announced that both the smartphones will receive Android Pie based MIUI Global Stable ROM. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 6 and Redmi 6A Android 9.0 Pie-based MIUI global stable update starts rolling out”
