The Chinese smartphone giant, Xiaomi, has already seen mainstream success with its wildly popular handset ie the Mi3. Having the announced the Redmi series of phones for India, the company has now issued invites for two separate events to be held in Bangalore and Delhi to introduce the Redmi 1S. Continue reading “Xiaomi Redmi 1S launch events scheduled on August 25th and 26th in Bangalore and Delhi”
Xiaomi showcased its Mi in-ear headphones / earphones at the Mi 3 launched event last month. It comes in several variants, here we have the Piston 2 model that recently won the iF Design Award 2014 in Germany. The packing varies depending on the countries. In Singapore it comes in a box with IF logo, but in Malaysia, it doesn’t have the logo, like our unit that we have for unboxing. Check out the unboxing below.
Earlier today there were reports that the Xiaomi Mi Power Banks would go on sale on Flipkart next week, now both the 10400mAh and 5200mAh variants of the power banks are available for pre-order on Flipkart for Rs. 999 and Rs. 799, respectively. These power banks were showcased at the Mi 3 launch event in India last month. These power banks would ship next week. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Power Banks up for pre-order on Flipkart [Update]”
Xiaomi Mi Power Banks will go on sale in India next week, Xiaomi India head Manu Jain said to IBN Live. He also said that it will directly go on sale without any registration. The official Xiaomi flip covers and the screen protector for the Mi 3 that went on pre-order earlier this week, would go on sale next week on Flipkart. These power banks were showcased at the Mi 3 launch event in India last month. These power banks recently got priced at Rs. 799 and Rs. 999 on Flipkart for the 5200mAh and 10400mAh variants respectively. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Power Banks to go on sale next week on Flipkart”
We unboxed 10400mAh Mi Power Bank few weeks back, here we have the 5200mAh power bank for unboxing. This has the same anodised aluminium finish on the outside, but it is slightly smaller in size and weighs 155 grams, about 95 grams lesser than the 10400mAh variant. Check out the unboxing below.
Xiaomi accessories including power banks, Mi ZBW4122IN in-ear headset, Mi 3 flip covers and screen guard appeared on Flipkart along with price tags few weeks back. Today the official Xiaomi Mi 3 flip covers and the screen protector are available for pre-order from Flipkart. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 3 Flip Cover and Screen Protector up for pre-order on Flipkart”
Xiaomi unveiled Mi 4, the company’s latest flagship smartphone last month. We brought you the photo gallery of the Mi 4 recently, here we have the unboxing of the smartphone. As we already said in the photo gallery, the Mi 4 is a step ahead compared to the Mi 3 in terms of design, build quality and the specifications. Check out the unboxing video below. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 4 Unboxing”
Xiaomi unveiled MIUI 6, a major upgrade to MIUI ROM at an event in Beijing on the fourth anniversary of MIUI. This bring a completely new flat user interface that is simple and is also colorful. It has new notification center with toggles for music control panel, notifications for new messages, missed calls, reminders, app notices, and more. It has smart blocklist and visual menu for voice service calls. Continue reading “Xiaomi introduces MIUI 6 with simple design and new features”
There have been some interesting startup ideas in India in the past, but what BuyHatke has managed stands out in more ways than one. The Indian firm has created a Chrome extension, which according to them greatly increases your chances of being able to purchase the elusive Xiaomi Mi 3.
After the most popular Mi 3 smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi 4 is the company’s latest flagship smartphone that was unveiled in China last month. Even though the Mi 4 has the same 5-inch 1080p display, similar to the Mi 3 with Corning Gorilla glass protection, the design and the internals have been upgraded. We managed to one from China. Check out the hardware walkthrough and the photo gallery of the smartphone.
Xiaomi made ripples in the Indian smartphone market with the single device they launched in the country, the Mi 3. However, from what it appears, the Chinese company isn’t done disrupting markets as yet.
Update: Winners of the Mi Power Bank giveaway have been announced. Check out if you got lucky.
Xiaomi’s Mi 3 that was launched in India last month is one of the popular smartphones in the country. Xiaomi showcased other devices and accessories, including the Mi Power Banks at the Mi 3 launch. These in 5200mAh and 10400mAh variants and recently got priced in India at Rs. 799 and Rs. 999, respectively and would go on sale soon. Similar to the Mi 3, these Mi Power Banks too have solid build quality. It has compact design and has anodised aluminium finish on the outside. You can check out our Mi Power Bank unboxing to know more. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi Power Bank Giveaway”
Xiaomi’s ever-so-affordable Mi Band is finally going to go on sale, albeit only in its home country of China.
Continue reading “First batch of $13 Xiaomi Mi Bands to go on sale 18th August in China”
The Xiaomi Mi 2 was the device that really brought Xiaomi on the world map, with its high value proposition at the time of its launch. The device was later followed by the Xiaomi Mi 2S in 2013, one that I’m still using!
Continue reading “MIUI V6 update coming to Xiaomi Mi 2 and Mi 2S”
Xiaomi managed to get some bad press of late, when a report from Taiwan claimed that the Chinese maker was gathering sensitive user data through its phones. The report said that Xiaomi Redmi Note was found to be sending information to Chinese servers without any such requests from the user.
Continue reading “In the wake of privacy concerns, Xiaomi makes cloud messaging optional”
