Google Lens was a big unveiling at I/O a while back, but the feature isn’t particularly discoverable on phones. It’s become a bit more prominent with camera integrates on phones from Motorola, Google, and others. Now, you can add Xiaomi to the list. Lens uses your smartphone’s camera to scan the world around you, offering […]
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New report highlights just how much Chinese consumers are ditching Apple
A new report highlights Apple’s shrinking smartphone market share in China. Huawei, Xiaomi, and other Chinese manufacturers are growing, gobbling up Apple’s share of the world’s largest market. Apple will need to release cheaper phones with more innovative features if it wants to earn its share back. There have been plenty of reports over the […]
Read MoreXiaomi Mi Band 4 spotted on Bluetooth SIG with NFC support
Last week, we found out that the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 fitness tracker is going to land sometime in 2019, although not in the next few months, unfortunately. Now, via TechRadar, we’re finding out that the Mi Band 4 will likely ship with Bluetooth 5.0 and NFC support. The Xiaomi Mi Band 4 recently passed through […]
Read MoreXiaomi said to be working on two Android One phones with in-display fingerprint sensors
Xiaomi is one of the more prominent OEMs supporting the Android One program, most recently delivering the Mi A2 series. It stands to reason that the company will offer successors this year, and it now looks like we have a few details. XDA-Developers has discovered that Xiaomi is testing three new phones, code-named pyxis, bamboo_sprout, […]
Read MoreXiaomi’s Mint Launcher comes to the Play Store, but it’s not available on any phones yet [APK Download]
Xiaomi has its own distinct style that can be a big adjustment for anyone used to a different version of Android. The company has moved closer to the Android mainstream as its international business has grown, launching phones like the Poco F1. That device sported a new launcher, and it looks like Xiaomi has decided […]
Read More[Update: Nextbit Robin and other devices too] LineageOS 16 Pie adds support for 2016 Pixels, Xiaomi Mi 8, and more
After months of anticipation, the popular LineageOS custom ROM finally released a version based on Android 9 Pie last month. The project has already updated 30 devices to Pie, but now a few more have been added. Also, two phones now have official Oreo builds. First, the 2016 Google Pixel (sailfish) and Pixel XL (marlin) […]
Read MoreRiding profit high, Xiaomi is surging into more markets in 2019
Xiaomi made headlines when it announced a five percent cap on profits last year (even though that comes with a few caveats). You’d think the firm wouldn’t be making much in the way of a profit as a result, but the company has beat estimates for its Q4 2018 results. Xiaomi’s net profit for the […]
Read MoreXiaomi doubled international revenue in 2018
XIAOMI ACHIEVES STRONG GROWTH ACROSS ALL BUSINESS SEGMENTS IN FY2018 MAR 19, 2019 BY XIAOMI TEAM TAGS: EARNINGS Xiaomi Achieves Strong Growth Across All Business Segments in FY2018 Revenue Soars 52.6% to RMB174.9 Billion International Revenue Up 118.1% to RMB70.0 Billion Net Profit Reaches RMB13.478 Billion (Hong Kong, March 19, 2019) – Xiaomi Corporation (“Xiaomi” […]
Read More[Update: Launched in India for $65] Xiaomi’s first Android Go phone is the Redmi Go, will reportedly cost under $90
If you’re not familiar with it, Android Go is a lightweight version of Android designed for phones with 1GB of RAM (or less). A few manufacturers have already made Go devices, including Alcatel and Asus, but now Xiaomi is entering the game with its ‘Redmi Go.’ “GO” for something new! Today we’re introducing the new […]
Read MoreXiaomi enters the crowded payments space in India with the launch of Mi Pay
In a press event in New Delhi, Xiaomi announced its new payments service in India, Mi Pay. Mi Pay is a mobile payments service based on the country’s UPI platform. Unified Payments Interface (UPI) is a real-time mobile payment system facilitating inter-bank transactions developed by the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI). Founded in 2008, […]
Read MoreRedmi Go is raring to go with Snapdragon 425 for 4,499 rupees
Xiaomi’s latest takes a radically different approach compared to the power-packed Redmi Note 7 Pro. The Redmi Go is the company’s first Android Go powered device and competes in the absolute entry-level segment of phones. The Redmi Go is designed as an ultra-budget device that brings a clean, stock Android like experience to an entry-level […]
Read MoreXiaomi unveils Black Shark 2 gaming phone with Snapdragon 855 and 12GB of RAM
Xiaomi is wasting no time with its gaming-focused Black Shark brand. It’s announced three Black Shark phones in the last year, the most recent of which is the confusingly named Black Shark 2. It’s the third phone after the original Black Shark and Black Shark Helo. Those phones were already plenty powerful, but the new […]
Read MoreRedmi 7 arrives with Snapdragon 632, 4,000mAh battery, and gradient hues for around $105
Xiaomi announced in January that it would be turning Redmi into an independent brand, if only for the sake of appearances. The first Redmi phone to launch thereafter was the unfortunately-named Note 7, with a 48MP camera and beefy 4,000mAh battery. The ultra-budget Redmi Go came next, and the company has just unveiled yet another […]
Read MoreRedmi 7 revealed: Snapdragon 632, dual rear cameras, 4000mAh battery for $104
Xiaomi We’ve known about the Redmi 7 for a while now thanks to leaks and a TENAA filing, but Xiaomi’s sub-brand has finally peeled the curtain back on the new device. The company’s latest phone offers a Snapdragon 632 chipset (four heavy cores and four efficiency cores), 2GB to 4GB of RAM, 16GB to 64GB […]
Read MoreXiaomi Mi Band 4 will arrive this year, but probably not in next few months
Huami — the company responsible for the line of Xiaomi Mi Band fitness trackers, as well as the line of Amazfit smartwatches and trackers — recently conducted a quarterly earnings call. During the chat, some info was dropped about the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Band 4. According to David Cui, Chief Financial Officer at Huami, the Xiaomi […]
Read MoreThe best smart bulbs without a hub
You want to install “smarter” home lighting, but you don’t want to deal with all the different standards like Zigbee, Z-Wave and other proprietary connections. You don’t want to tie your entire smart home down to just one hub, either. All you want is a smart light that simply works out of the box. We […]
Read MoreRedmi Note 7 Pro review: Gleaming hardware, unpolished software
Xiaomi’s Redmi Note series has long been the most successful lineup for the company. Over the years, the series has struck a good balance between performance and price. So it doesn’t come as a surprise that the Redmi Note 7 Pro has a lot of hype surrounding it. The phone promises a high-spec processor and […]
Read MoreXiaomi India says 200,000 Redmi Note 7 units sold in a flash
It is no secret that the Xiaomi Redmi Note series is very popular in the Indian smartphone market. The latest phone in the line-up went on sale yesterday and the company already seems to have run out of stock. Manu Kumar Jain, VP at Xiaomi India, took to Twitter to announce that the company had produced […]
Read MoreXiaomi to hold an event March 18, might announce the Black Shark 2
Yesterday, Xiaomi sent out invites to its event in Beijing, China. It’s highly likely that the company will announce the sequel to last year’s Black Shark gaming phone at the event. In the press release, Xiaomi didn’t outright say it would announce the Black Shark 2 in China. However, the company did say it would […]
Read MoreSamsung finally (sort of) admits it’s only India’s second-biggest smartphone brand
As early as January 2018, statistics have shown that Samsung is the second biggest smartphone vendor in India, losing its previously-held top spot to Chinese rival Xiaomi. Since then, numerous other reports have surfaced saying the same thing: as far as smartphone shipments go, Samsung is only second best in India. However, despite all these […]
Read MoreYour next Xiaomi phone may be more expensive than ever, hints CEO
Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun reportedly said its phones could be about to get more expensive. The executive said the company may not sell phones under 3,000 yuan (~$447) in the future. Lei Jun was presumably referring to its flagship Mi series, which starts at 2,999 yuan (~$446). Xiaomi is renowned for offering arguably the best […]
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Being first shouldn’t matter, but for some tech companies it’s a badge of honor
“We think 5G is definitely going to be a very big step-change for smartphones, [and] for the smartphone industry in general,” explained Donovan Sung, Xiaomi’s global spokesperson and director of product management, in an interview with VentureBeat last week. “So that’s why it’s important for us to be one of […]
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