TechDroider: Xiaomi

Xiaomi India ban partially lifted by Delhi High Court till 8 Jan

As last week only Xiaomi Chinese Smartphone Company was banned from Selling Smartphones In India . The ban has been lifted by Dehli High Court till 8 January , 2015 till further notice .



 Press trust of India tweeted that -

Delhi HC permits Xiaomi to sell and import Qualcomm chipset based handsets till January 8.

Although Xiomi has major plans for India but due to ban from Delhi High court Xiaomi cannot fulfill their plans . Xiaomi was all set to sale 1 lakhs units of Redmi Note till new year in India , But because of ban may be these units may not be sold in this amount .

Also Xiaomi was going to launch its new flagship Xiaomi Mi4 in India , but now the launch has been delayed till further notice .

Android 5.0 Lollipop [ AOSP ] Available for Xiaomi Mi2


As far as Google released Sources and All the developers are building Android lollipop 5.0 [ AOSP ] build for their devices . Android open source project Also known as AOSP is now Unofficially  available for Xiaomi Mi2 . In Another words Xiaomi Mi2 users can update their Smartphone with Unofficial Android 5.0 Lollipop Update . 

Xiaomi Mi2 comes with 4.3 inch display , It has 2 Gb of RAM and 16/32 GB ROM . It comes with miui out of the box and Now users can update it to Android 5.0 Lollipop through AOSP rom .


Xiaomi Mi2 AOSP Android lollipop



Bugs: 


Making calls using Bluetooth headsets might cause system FC .
CDMA SIM card is not perfectly supported .
Dual system not recommended .


Installation -


Step 1.Download The AOSP ( 5.0 lollipop ) rom from below .

Step 2. Boot to recovery mode 

Step 3. Clear data and cache 

Step 4. Install zip from SD card and select AOSP ( 5.0 lollipop ) zip .
Step 5. Enjoy !

Downloads -




How to Use Xiaomi Tools : Manage your Xiaomi Devices from PC


As now Xiaomi Has launched in many countries , also there is no Competitor of Xiaomi Phones in The market . Every Smartphone has its Device manager which controls their company device's Via Computers . Like Samsung Has Kies , Nokia has Nokia PC suit and Many mores . Xda developer linuxxxx has made a great application for Windows and Unix ( download from below ) which will allow users to control , manage your device from pc . The application is very noob friendly and can be easily controlled .

Features of Xiaomi Tool -

1. Easy Backup and Restore.
2. Import and Export Photos / videos easily.
3. Root your Xiaomi Smartphone directly from Xiaomi Tools .
4. Spots fake devices .
5. Installs apps directly , push , take apps from system .
6. Install custom recoveries , Install roms and other stuffs .
7. Fully user friendly .

How to Install Xiaomi Tools on Windows -

Step 1. Download Xiaomi Tools for Windows from Below .

Step 2. Extract the downloaded package using any rar extractor .

Step 3. You will get XiaomiTool windows folder inside the package .



Step 4. Rename that folder to XiaomiTool

Step 5. Make sure ADB and Fastboot are working well on your device and they're both on a %PATH% (C:WindowsSystem32 for example) folder .

Step 6. Now open that folder and Run Start.bat File .

Step 7. Your deivce must be connect to PC .

Step 8. Choose your device using Number keys -

1 for Xiaomi Mi2 (s)
2 for Xiaomi Mi3 
3 for Xiaomi Redmi 1s

( Currently it supports these devices only , Support for More devices coming soon .... )


Step 9. Now use it Just type numbers and follow the steps , Do what you want to do - like push apk's , Install roms , etc ..

Downloads -

Xiaomi Tools for Windows - Download Here

Xiaomi Tools for UNIX - Download Here

To know more - Head ahead to Original Thread - XDA



Apply Now for Miui 6 : Beta Tester Needed



Miui is all ready to launch its Beta version of Android Miui UI . Miui has all set and needs Testers for Its Beta version . The beta version will still have some bugs . But only First 100 People will get chance to Apply for testing . If you had not applied yet , Then Hurry to this - 

What you Required to have -



1. You must have any Miui Devices say Xiaomi Mi3 / Mi4
2. The Miui Credits in Miui Forum should be over 50 
3. You should have to report all the bugs and Must comment about Miui 6 review .
4. Important : If you leaked any video or Download links , You will be removed from Miui Beta Team .

How to Apply for Miui 6 Beta Testing -

Step 1. Login to Miui English forum - Go here

( New Signup will not work as You must have 50 Miui credits to apply and after new signup you will get only 20 credits points )

Step 2. After Login Go to This page and Click On Apply - Go here


Step 3. After Clicking on Apply wait for the approval .

Motorola Becomes Fourth Largest Smartphone Seller In India


The year 2014 , Proved the best year for Motorola Company . Motorola has overtaken Nokia ( Which was once a Time India's no. One and Largest Phone company ) , and Now Motorola has became India's Fourth Largest Smartphone company , After Samsung  > Micromax > Karbonn . Motorola has done a very Good Progress in a Quarter .




Motorola Moto G was the Biggest Success of Motorola and After that The Success was further grown by Motorola Moto E . Both the Phones was out of stock within Few Hours of launch on Online E-Commerce Platform - Flipkart.com . Both the Phones Carried a large number of Specifications , which was not available in Any Company's Smartphone at this price range .



Motorola's Moto X  came with the price range of 23,999 after that , Moto E for Low Budget People for Rs. 6,999 . And after all Motorola Became Fourth Largest Smartphone Seller in India . Xiaomi Is also giving a tough Competition to Motorola , But Xiaomi will take time to get On The level for the PlaceHolder Competition . By the way Who knows when A Smartphone Company will take place of Another .

Motorola Moto G Prices Dropped by Rs. 2000


After The launch Of Xiaomi Mi3 that features great specs in This price range . Motorola Has dropped the price of Motorola Moto G by 2000 Rs. Motorola has dropped price of Both the variants by 2000 rs . 8gb Variant is available at a price tag of 10,499 and 16 gb variant is available at a price tag of 11,999 . 





Moto G comes with 4.5 inch Hd display and Was the Most Sold Smartphone of 2014 till now . But After The Launch of Xiaomi Mi3 , Motorola Moto G sells has been decreased because of This Chinese Product . Although Xiaomi Features more specs and performance which is not available in this price range . 

Also see Moto G vs Xiaomi Mi 3 - The War -  Here

I think this offer is for Limited Stock only , You can Buy the New Dropped price of Moto G from below - 

Xiaomi Mi3 All Units Sold out in half an hour

Recently Chinese Company Xiaomi launched Its first smartphone in Indian Market and That was Xiaomi Mi3 . Xiaomi Mi3 comes with a number of Specs which beats every Smartphone in This price range . Xiaomi Mi3 comes 5.0 Inch Hd display , Xiaomi mi3 has 2.3 ghz of Quad core processor and 2 gb ram . It comes in 2 variants 16 gb / 64gb . Xiaomi Mi3 has a 13mp rear camera and 2mp front facing camera . It comes with Miui with android 4.4.2 os . 





Xiaomi Mi3 is only available through Flipkart.com at a price tag of Rs 13,999 . It goes out of Stock within 39 minutes of Launch . Flipkart.com also went down for some time . Xiaomi Mi3 is the best smartphone in this range , It also beats Moto G in Specs competition . Xioami Mi3 was registered by 1 lakh people . 

We will Post Here When the Stock will come :D keep checking Here -

1. July 22 , 12 pm - Xiaomi Mi3 - Out of Stock
2. July 29 , 12 pm - Xiaomi Mi3 - Coming Soon

Xiaomi MI3 vs Motorola Moto G : The War






Here is a Full Competition of Motorola Moto G and Xiaomi MI3-





1. Company -




Motorola A Google Company . Google means a lot for many people as Google is the maker of Android and that means Motorola Phones will Get Latest update just after the release of It . In these days only Motorola Moto G Got android 4.4.4 Just after few days of Launch ( 4.4.4 Kitkat ) Also Motorola has made the product with Premium design and quality . Even Motorola Moto G will get Android L soon !




Xiaomi As the name sounds Chinese but its not  , Xiaomi is most Premium Company which makes Smartphones and It is its first launch in India . Xiaomi smartphones  Comes with Official MiUi Installed  . Xiaomi always launch Premium Handsets and hence the quality and design and Structure are all perfect and premium . Xiaomi The Handsets looks Worthy , U can feel the handSet and Can proudly Say , Yes I have Xiaomi !









2. Display -




Motorola Moto G comes with a 4.5 Inch 720 x 1280 pixel resolution Full HD IPS LCD display . It has 326 ppi pixel density . The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and has water resistant Capability .




Xiaomi MI3 comes with a 5 inch 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution Full HD display . It has 441 ppi pixel density , The glass is scratch resistant and is Of premium quality 









3. Camera -




Motorola Moto G Has 5mp of Rear camera and 1.3 mp of Front Facing camera . The rear camera is fully capable of Taking full Hd videos and HD photographs .




Xiaomi MI3 Also has a 13mp rear camera and 2 mp of front camera Both the camera are of Premium quality and hence Give a better quality to pictures . 









4. Processor -




Motorola Moto G comes with 1gb ram and has a Quad Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 CPU Which is clocked at 1.2 ghz processor .




Xiaomi MI3 comes with 2 gb of ram and has Quad Core Krait Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 CPU Which is clocked at 2.3 ghz processor .









5. Storage - 




Motorola Moto G comes in Two variants of 8gb and 16gb Internal Storage , The storage can not be expended . It has no sd card slot .




Xiaomi MI3 comes with 16 gb / 6432 gb Internal storage , which cannot be Further expanded with MicroSD card .









6. Operating System -

Motorola Moto G comes with Android 4.4 Kitkat and will recieve Further updates . It will remain At latest android as it will out . Android is open source .




Xiaomi MI3 comes with Android 4.3 Jelly Bean , It has official Miui Installed Which looks great !









7. Price -




Motorola Moto G is priced at 12,999 for 8gb variant and 13,999 for 16gb variant .




Xiaomi MI3 is priced at 15,000 for 16gb Variant !




Overall Score -




Company -             Motorola > Xiaomi

Display   -              Motorola < Xiaomi
Camera  -               Motorola < Xiaomi
Processor -             Motorola < Xiaomi
Storage  -                Motorola < Xiaomi
Operating System - Motorola > Xiaomi 
Price -                     Motorola > Xiaomi 







  Its all most same in all the aspects But As a whole Xiaomi MI3 is a winner :D