Xiaomi launched the 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2 in India back in June this year. Today it has launched new 10000mAh and 20000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i in the country that will be ‘Made in India’ in partnership with HiPad Technology at the new manufacturing plant in Noida, Uttar Pradesh.”Xiaomi extends its commitment to manufacture the world’s best power banks in India,” said the company. Xiaomi said that the starting production capacity at the plant will be 7 power banks per minute.
Other than the name, the design and specifications of the new Mi Power Bank 2i are similar to the old ones, but the dimensions are slightly different. Both these come with two-way fast charging.
Highlights of 10000mAh Mi Powerbank 2i
- Unibody metal design
- 5.0V-2.0A / 9V-12A – 18W input – Can be charged fully in 4.2 hours
- 5.0V / 2.0A, 9.0V / 2.0A and 12V / 1.5A – 15W output for fast charging
- 93% conversion rate
- Single USB port, micro USB port, four LED lights and a power button
- Low-power mode that can be activated by pressing the power button twice, to charge devices like Mi Band and Mi Bluetooth headset
- Dimensions: 147 x 71.2 x 14.2mm; Weight: 240g
Highlights of 20000mAh Mi Powerbank 2i
- ABS plastic body for a better grip
- Dual 5.1V / 3.6A output when two devices are connected, and supports 5V/2.4A-9V/2A-12V/1.5A with support for Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 when using single port
- 93% conversion rate
- 5.0V – 2.0A / 9.0V – 2.0A input – Can be charged in 6.7 hours using a fast charger
- Low-power mode that can be activated by pressing the power button twice, to charge devices like Mi Band and Mi Bluetooth headset
- Dimensions: 149.5×69.6 x 23.9mm; Weight: 358g
The Xiaomi 10000mAh Mi Powerbank 2i is priced at Rs. 799 and the 20000mAh Mi Powerbank 2i is priced at Rs. 1499. Both the power banks will be available from mi.com and Mi Home Stores starting from November 23rd 12 noon and will be available from offline partners starting this December.
Commenting on the new manufacturing plant and power banks, Manu Jain, Vice President, Xiaomi and Managing Director, Xiaomi India said:
Xiaomi India has seen exponential growth in India and today it enjoys market leadership in the smartphone segment. I believe a key reason for our success in the smartphone segment has been our commitment to India. We want our India Mi Fans to enjoy the best quality technology at an affordable rate, and manufacturing locally helps us achieve our vision. We are extending our commitment of building a truly localized company and hope to bring the ecosystem of world’s best powerbanks to India with our partners Hipad Technology.
We spoke to the team at Hipad Technology a year back, and encouraged them to look at the Indian market to set up a Power Bank facility. Hipad is our partner in China for Power Banks and their constant support has helped Xiaomi become the most popular powerbank brand in the world. We thought with the growing market size of Power Banks in India, it is important that we bring our manufacturing partners to India to provide Mi Fans a truly localized product and extend our commitment to Make in India.