Xiaomi Announces Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 04, 2016       

Xiaomi Announces Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A  | Price | India Release and Specifications

As expected, Xiaomi has unveiled two new budget smartphones namely Redmi 4 and Redmi 4A in China. Both the smartphones comes with interesting specifications and all metal unibody design.

The Redmi 4 comes out with two variants, one with Snapdragon 430 (Standard Edition) & other with Snapdragon 625 (Pro Edition). 

Redmi 4 with Snapdragon 430 features a 5" HD Display, It has an Octa Core processor clocked at 1.4GHz paired with 2GB RAM and 16GB Storage. The Device sports a 13MP rear and 5MP selfie shooter. Skinned with MIUI 8, the device runs Marshmallow and has a giant 4100mAh battery.

Talking about Redmi 4 with Snapdragon 625, The Device sports a 5" FHD Display, It has an Octa Core processor clocked at 2.0GHz paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB Storage. The Device sports a 13MP rear and 5MP selfie shooter. Skinned with MIUI 8, the device runs Marshmallow and has a giant 4100mAh battery

In addition, Xiaomi also launched the Redmi 4A

The Xiaomi Redmi 4A sports a 5" Display with Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 CPU, 2GB RAM and 32GB internal memory. The Device is packed with 3,120mAh battery and a fingerprint sensor placed at back.

The Redmi 4 with Snapdragon 430 has been priced at CNY 699, the Redmi 4 version with Snapdragon 625 will cost buyers CNY 899. Both the phones will be China-exclusive for now.
With Fingerprint the Redmi 4A is priced at CNY 499

Mysterious Xiaomi Smartphones spotted on TENAA

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 31, 2016       

Earlier This month, Xiaomi revealed the Mi Note 2 and teased the upcoming Xiaomi Mi MIX, the bezel-less beast. It seems that Xiaomi is working on new 2016 Low-budget Smartphones.



According to new reports, Xiaomi Redmi 4 (Probably) and a new Mysterious Device (Probably Mi 5c?) got spotted at TENAA.

Xiaomi Redmi 4

The Device which is probably the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 4 is rumored to come with giant 4000mAH battery, Other Specs includes 5-inch LCD display with 720p resolution, unknown octa-core CPU paired with 3GB RAM.

Unknown Xiaomi Smartphone

Talking about the another unknown Xiaomi device, As per the TENAA listing, The Smartphone features a 5-inch 720p LCD panel. There's an unknown quad-core chipset paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable on-board storage.



Are these upcoming Xiaomi's Low-Budget Smartphones? We will get to know about them soon!

Via:- GSMArena | Source:- TENNA, 2

This is Xiaomi's new Mi VR

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 26, 2016       

Following the announcement of the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 and the Xiaomi's upcoming Mi MIX, Xiaomi revealed its second low-cost virtual reality headset i.e. Xiaomi Mi VR.



This new VR headset works with latest Xiaomi's Smartphones including Mi 5 and Mi Note 2, the device only costs you $29.

The Xiaomi Mi VR comes with a new built-in motion sensor and also features a 9-axis motion controller and supports touch controls. Other than Mi VR, the OEM also launched Mi VR Store which comes with 30 VR apps and over 500 panoramic videos.




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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 goes official With 5.7″ FHD Display

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 26, 2016       

Xiaomi finally revealed the Mi Note 2 this week and teased the upcoming Xiaomi Mi MIX, the bezel-less beast. 



The Mi Note 2 can be your alternative to the late Note 7 and even shares some specs with the Note 7. The Xiaomi Mi Note 2 comes out with stylish dual-curved 5.7-inch OLED Display.

The Device is powered with latest Snapdragon 821 SoC with a clock speed of 2.35GHz combined with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM with 128GB of UFS 2.0 storage while another variant comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.



As far as the Camera's are concerned, the device features a Rear 22.56MP Sony IMX318 Exmor sensor with a f/2.0 lens, to the front we have a 8MP shooter with a Sony IMX268 sensor.

The Mi Note 2 comes with 4070 mAh battery pack, equipped with Quick Charge 3.0. The costing of this device are as follows-

China -
6GB | 128GB  - CNY 3299 ($485)
4GB | 64GB  - CNY 2799 ($415)

Global -
6GB | 128GB  - CNY 3499 ($520)

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Xiaomi Mi MIX Specs

 By Vaibhav Jain on October 25, 2016       

Xiaomi Mi MIX Specification
OS And Hardware
OS	Android OS || MIUI 8
Processor	2.35GHz
Chipset	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821
GPU	-
Body
Dimensions	-
Weight	-
Colors	Ceramic Black and White
Display
Type	-
Screen Size	6.4” edge-less display (~91.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels (~312 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch	Yes
Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Sensors	Fingerprint, NFC, Infrared, Accelerometer, Proximity, Ultrasonic Proximity, Compass
Memory
Card slot	-
Internal	128GB / 256GB
RAM	4GB / 6GB
Camera
Primary	16 MP, PDAF, LED flash
Features	-
Video	-
Secondary	Auto Rotate Upside-Down Camera
Multimedia
Loudspeaker	Yes
3.5mm jack	No
Battery and Power
Type	4400mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0
Stand-by	-
Talk time	-
Releasing Date
Announced	2016, October
Status	Releasing on 4 November, 2016
Price
US Dollor	$516 (4GB + 128GB)| $590 (6GB + 256GB)

Xiaomi Mi 5s Leaked Images shows iPhone 7 Design Copy

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 26, 2016       

Xiaomi is all set to reveal its upcoming flagship smartphone i.e Xiaomi Mi 5s. The smartphone has now been leaked in new Renders, Retail Box And Promo Posters.

Summing up all the leaked information about Xiaomi's upcoming smartphone. There's going to be two variant's i.e Mi 5s and Mi 5s Plus. Xiaomi Might be launching them to compete with Apple iPhone 7 and 7 Plus, Though still they can't.



The Leaked image of Xiaomi Mi 5s/Plus shows the new the ultrasonic fingerprint scanner (Might be the copy of Apple's new Fingerprint sensor), The back has dual camera setup (Turn camera position 90 degrees and it will look exactly like iPhone 7 Plus).

There's no info regarding the Screen size. Both The Smartphone will be powered with Snapdragon 821. The Mi 5s will ship with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage, while the Mi 5s Plus is said to come with 6GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.



We don't know whether Xiaomi will include a 3.5mm headphone jack or not (iPhone 7 doesn't have, so probably "no").

Xiaomi to give away smartphones for ₹1

 By Vaibhav Jain on July 17, 2016       

The Chinese Smartphone maker Xiaomi is launching a three-day carnival in order to celebrate company's second anniversary .



Starting from July 20 , Xiaomi is going to celebrate its second anniversary by conducting some contest , price drops and giving away Smartphones at Re 1 .

The Three day Smartphones Giveaway carnival will be as follows -

Day 1 : July 20 - 

10 Xiaomi Mi 5 and 100 Mi Power Bank (20000mAh)

Day 2 : July 21 -

10 Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and 100 Mi Band (white LED) 

Day 3 : July 22 -

10 Xiaomi Mi Max and 100 Mi Bluetooth speakers

The Flash sale will go on from 2pm Everyday ( July 20 - 22 ) , for more info visit MI Website . 

Upcoming Xiaomi Redmi 3A hits TENAA

 By Felipe Berhau on May 29, 2016       

New Xiaomi Redmi 3A has been spotted at TENAA, and some of its specs have emerged. As you can see in the pictures, it comes with the familiar Xiaomi design language and has a back fingerprint scanner. 

This will be a rather compact device, with a 5" HD screen, a 13MP camera and Android 6.0.1 running on a octa-core 1.4GHz CPU. One interesting aspect, though, is that it comes with a 4000mAH battery, which is huge, and its price in China will be under 100 dollars.

We have to wait and see until it's unveiled, but it will be a very competitive phone for sure.

Source (PhoneArena)

Xiaomi to reveal MIUI 8 on May 10

 By Vaibhav Jain on April 27, 2016       

Xiaomi is finally going to reveal the new Operating system MIUI 8 ( based on Android OS ) for latest Xiaomi Smartphones . Along with MIUI 8 , Xiaomi will unveil Mi Max and Mi Band 2 .



MIUI 8 will feature a brand new UI and many new animations and changes .

MIUI 8 Notification Shade

Here are some new features of MIUI 8 -

• New Notes with amazing new design and animation

• New Notification Shade

Xiaomi Mi 5 Fully leaked !

 By Vaibhav Jain on January 26, 2016       

Xiaomi is going to launch their Second Device i.e Xiaomi Mi 5 on 24th of February ( as Confirmed by Xiaomi co-founder ) . 



The device is fully leaked online with Images and Features .

Xiaomi Mi 5 will come with 5.2 inch QHD display ( 2K display ) . The Device will be available in two screens i.e Flat as well as curved ( Like S6 and S6 edge ) .

Xiaomi Mi 5 will come with 4 variants ( Two Curved , Two flat screen ) . The variants will be categorized as 3GB/32GB and 4GB/64GB .

The device will be available in different colors ( Pink , Gold , Black and White ) .

Other Specifications of the Device includes a Fingerprint sensor , 16MP rear and 8MP front camera , 3600 mAh Battery , the device will be powered by Qualcomm's latest SD820 chipset .



This month , many images of Xiaomi Mi 5 was leaked and here are all of them -

Curved Front Image of Xiaomi Mi 5

Looks like Iphone 6

Design looks like Nexus 5x

Xiaomi Mi 4 started getting Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow update

 By Vaibhav Jain on January 22, 2016       

Finally after the rollout for Xiaomi Mi Note , Company has started rolling out Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow for Mi 4 .



Mi 4 was launched back in 2014 with 4.4.3 Kitkat Os out of the box . The Smartphone also received 5.1.1 in 2015 and Now Mi 4 is ready for Marshmallow update .



Also Read -

• What's New in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow Update !

The update is of 100+ MB and will update Mi 4 directly to Marshmallow Android 6.0.1 . The Build Number is MMB29M .

VIA

Android 6.0 Marshmallow MIUI 7 coming soon for Xiaomi Mi 3, Mi 4 and Mi Note

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 26, 2015       

Earlier Xiaomi revealed that Mi 4 and Mi Note will be going to get MIUI 7 which will be based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow .



Now , Xiaomi is also working for Marshmallow update for Xiaomi Mi3 . GizmoChina has revealed a Screenshot Showing MIUI 7 ( Marshmallow ) update on Xiaomi Mi3 .

Also Xiaomi officially revealed that this update is in its final validation process and will be released very soon !



Other devices will be directly updated to Marshmallow , Skipping Android Lollipop .

Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 : Amazing Smartphone at this price !

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 22, 2015       

Xiaomi recently launched Redmi Note 3 , as the name suggest Redmi Note 3 is the successor of Redmi Note 2 which was launched few months back .



Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 comes with amazing specifications . Redmi Note 3 is a full metal unibody design which weights 164 grams only . Currently The Smartphone is available in only three colors ( silver, dark grey and gold ) .

The most important feature of this Smartphone is it comes with fingerprint scanner which comes inbuilt at the back panel ( like nexus 6p ) .

The Smartphone is priced at $443 , but if you want to buy this smartphone then you can buy it at 53% discount on this Christmas eve sale at only $209 only on Gearbest .

On Summing up , Redmi Note 3 has a 5.5 inch HD display and is powered at 2GHz Mediatek Helio X10 octa-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM for 16GB and 3GB of RAM for 32GB variant !
Other specs include 13 mp rear and 5mp front camera and 4000 mAh battery !



The Smartphone runs on Android 5.0 Marshmallow ( MIUI 7 ) .

If you are looking for a best deal to buy this Smartphone , then you can buy it at 53% discount at Gearbest !

Windows 10 ROM now available for Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE

 By Vaibhav Jain on December 03, 2015       

Microsoft has finally released official Windows 10 Rom for Xiaomi Mi 4 ( LTE variant ) . This rom is a part of Microsoft Insider program and may contain some bugs .

This Rom may contain some normal bugs and its only made for Xiaomi Mi 4 ( LTE variant ) , so don't try it on other devices .



The detail Instructions and video of Flashing this Windows 10 Rom can be found on miui Forum .

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Xiaomi Mi5 might get launched on 24th November 2015

 By Vaibhav Jain on November 18, 2015       

Xiaomi is all ready to launch Mi 5 This year . Xiaomi has scheduled a new product launch on 24th November 2015 in China . Xiaomi is finally launching new product on this date , Most likely they are going to announce Xiaomi Mi 5 .



Xiaomi Mi 5 will be companies new flagship smartphone that will come with all new Smart features like Fingerprint scanner , Double tap feature , Dual Led , Quick Charging IR blaster and more .

This event will held on China National Convention Center .

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Xiaomi Announces Mi 4c with Quick charging , IR blaster and more

 By Vaibhav Jain on September 22, 2015       

Xiaomi The Chienese Smartphone maker company finally relieved its another giant smartphone namely Xiaomi Mi 4c , the upgraded version of Mi 4i .



The company might have not sold many smartphone's in US and UK , but its still ruling in Asian countries . Xiaomi Mi 4c might be a tougher Smartphone of 2015 .

Xiaomi Mi 4c

Mi 4c is readily available in 1,299 yuan in China and it might be available soon in other countries .  Mi 4c will come with Miui 6 ( will be upgraded to Miui 7 in few weeks ) along with the awesome specs -

• 1.8GHz Snapdragon 808 SoC

• 5-inch IPS LCD

• 2GB of RAM with 16GB Storage , 3GB RAM with 32GB Storage

• 3080mAh battery with Quick Charge 2.0

• USB Type C

• 5MP Front camera

• 13MP Rear camera

• Dual SIM ( Both 4G )

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New update available for Mi4i users

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 26, 2015       

Last month only Xiaomi Launched Mi4i and its fantastic Smartphone in such a price range . It has awesome features with Metal body .



After buying Mi4i many users started complaining about the overheating issue . The company said to roll out new Update to solve heating issue in few days and its here finally . The new OTA update have a version V6.5.5.0 . 

Screenshot of OTA update -

Xiaomi Mi4i comes with 5inch Display , metal body and Snapdragon  MSM8939 SoC with octa-core CPU, Adreno 405 GPU, and 2GB RAM . You can buy it by Going Here .

New OTA update will fix Heating issue in Mi4i

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 25, 2015       

Last month only Xiaomi Launched Mi4i and its fantastic Smartphone in such a price range . It has awesome features with Metal body .



After buying Mi4i many users started complaining about the overheating issue . The company said to roll out new Update to solve heating issue in few days . The new OTA update will have a version V6.5.5.0 . 

Xiaomi Mi4i comes with 5inch Display , metal body and Snapdragon  MSM8939 SoC with octa-core CPU, Adreno 405 GPU, and 2GB RAM . You can buy it by Going Here .

Upcoming Xiaomi Redmi H3Y leaked online

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 16, 2015       

After success of Xiaomi Smartphones , the company is making another smartphone with interesting hardware specification . 



Xiaomi Redmi H3Y which code name is Hermes has been leaked online by upleaks . According to Upleaks , Xiaomi H3Y features a FHD display with a 1920×1080 resolution ( Screen size is still unknown ) . It will feature a 64Bit Octa-core MediaTek MT6795 processor with 2GB or 3GB of RAM .

The Smartphone will feature a 13mp rear and 5mp front camera . Redmi H3Y will come with Android 5.0 Lollipop ( MIUI 6 ) out of the box . The new thing is that it will support metallic body and IR remote .


Source | Via

Xiaomi USB Mini Fan : New Gadget by MI

 By Vaibhav Jain on May 13, 2015       

Xiaomi has started making innovative gadgets . Today it unveiled Xiaomi USB Mini Fan which will give you a breeze .

Yes its true , finally MI is here with a new gadget which will cost only 3.2$ ( 204 INR ) only . The Xiaomi USB Mini fan will be available soon in some countries .

Xiaomi USB Mini Fan will be small as a size of a pencil . It will be of very light weight . Xiaomi USB Mini Fan can be used with Power banks , Laptops , PC's and Smartphones via OTG cables .