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Xiaomi has unveiled its Redmi G  gaming laptop for the masses - the new Redmi G 2021  - powered by Intel Core and AMD’s Ryzen chipsets. The laptop comes with two flavors - An Intel Core i5 - 11260H chipset with a RTX 3050  and a 130W charger or An AMD Ryzen 5800H with a RTX 3060 GPU which comes with a beefier 230W charger. Apart from these differences, the chassis remains the same for both models and thus you can expect it to come with a 16.1” LCD display with 144Hz refresh rate and the chassis also has a DTS-X Ultra 3D audio speaker and backlit mechanical keyboard.  The base model comes with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of SSD storage and you may be able to upgrade these (fingers crossed). Pricing starts at CNY 5700 ($880 for the Intel variant) and CNY 7000 ($1080 for the Ryzen model). The laptops will go on sale in China first and will be launched elsewhere later on. Source - Gizmochina

Apart from the Xiaomi 11T and 11T Pro, the company also announced their return to the now hot tablet market with the Xiaomi Pad 5. Apart from the obvious cosmetic similarities to Samsungs and Apple's tablet offering, the Xiaomi Pad has specs to compete and even has a stylus on tow.  Powered by a Snapdragon 860 SOC, the tablet has 6GB of ram with 128GB or 256GB storage options with no expansion. The front of the tablet is dominated by a 2560x1600 resolution 120Hz IPS LCD with Stylus support and stands at 11". Dolby vision and HDR10 is supported as well. The cameras on the tablet include a single 13MP sensor at the back and one 8MP sensor at the front and the tablet supports 4K video recording at 30fps. Rest of the specs include a 8720 mAh battery with 33W fast charging, support for a  magnetically attached stylus (sold at EUR100) which will start charging once attached to the tablet and a magnetic keyboard which will be available on a later date.  Pricing for the tablet st...

Xiaomi's Redmi division has announced a new handset named the Redmi 10 Prime. The handset - marketed to the Indian market brings a 6.5" LCD with FHD+ resolution and 90hz refresh rate and is powered by a Mediatek Helio G88 chipset with 4/6GB of RAM with 64/129GB of onboard storage. The camera modules consist of a 8MP front, a 50MP rear with a 8MP ultrawide sensor, 2MP macro and 2MP depth sensor. The phone has 18W fast charging and has a 6000 mAh battery and it ships with Android 11 out of the box with prices set for INR12499 for the base model and INR 14499 for the top tier GB/128GB model and will ship on the 7th of September. Source - GSMarena

  Xiaomi's sub-brand POCO has announced their latest POCO X3 GT handset today. The POCO X3 GT features a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 chipset with 8GB ram and 128/256GB of storage (UFS3.1). The display of the phone measures at 6.6" 120 hz and has a FHD+ resolution and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. The cameras on the model features 64MP main, 8MP ultra wide and 2MP macro and has a 16MP punch-hole front sensor.The battery of the phone is 5000 mAh and has 67W fast charging.The model comes with Android 11 with MIUI 12.5. Pricing starts at $299 for the 128GB model while the $329 model packs 256GB of storage and will be available internationally. Source - GSMArena

Poco - Xiaomi's offshoot brand has announced their gaming oriented F3 GT smartphone. The device, which is based on the Xiaomi K40 phone launched previously packs a Mediatek Dimensity 1200 Soc and 6/8GB of RAM with 128/256GB of storage. The phone being IP rated does protect against most splashes in life and it also has a graphene heat sink and vapor chamber on tow as well. The front of the phone features a 6.67" FHD+ resolution - 120hz AMOLED display and features a 16MP selfie camera in a punch hole and has a 64MP main rear camera , a 8MP ultra wide and 2mp macro camera to round off the typical 3 camera layout found nowadays. The rest of the specs include Android 11 out of the box with MIUI 12.5 and a 5065 mAh battery with 67W fast charging.  Pricing for India starts at around $350 and goes up to around $416 when conversion rates are taken into effect - full details are as follows -  Source - gadgets.ndtv

 Xiaomi's upcoming Mi Pad 5 has leaked out, the tablet , which is said to capitalize on the recent success of tablets currently dominated by Apple and Samsung. The Mi Pad 5 - which is said to feature two models one powered by the Snapdragon 870 and the other with a Snapdragon 860 Soc. The Snapdragon 870 version of the tablet is said to feature a 11"  2K display with 120 hz refresh rate , a 48MP rear camera and 65W fast charging while the 860 model will be released after the 870 at a lower cost featuring 22W fast charging and feature a 12MP rear camera. The date of announcement for these devices are still unknown.  Fan renders of the MiPad 5 Source - Gizmochina

Xiaomi's sub-brand Redmi has announced their latest Note 10 series of handsets today. The Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G for the Chinese market feature "better specifications" than their global brethren sans the AMOLED displays.  The Note 10 Pro 5G features a MediaTek Dimensity 1100 chipset with 6/8GB ram and 128/256GB of storage (UFS3.1). The display of the phone measures at 6.6" 120 hz and has a FHD+ resolution and Gorilla Glass Victus protection. The cameras on the model features 64MP main, 8MP ultra wide and 2MP macro and has a 16MP punch-hole front sensor.The battery of the phone is 5000 mAh and has 67W fast charging.The model comes with Android 11 with MIUI 12.5 * 6GB + 128GB – ¥1,599 ($250) * 8GB + 128GB – ¥1,799 ($281)  * 8GB + 256GB – ¥1,999 ($313) Source - Gizmochina

Xiaomi has been on a roll when it comes to launching new products, but sometimes the old models seem to be more popular than their current ones, so Xiaomi's Redmi sub-brand has decided to re-launch its best selling smartphone as the Redmi Note 8 2021. The handset, first launched as the Redmi 8 (2019), packed decent mid-range specifications for an affordable price, much so that 25 million units were sold and Xiaomi hopes to cater to that market by essentially repackaging new internals into a an already existing design - so the splash resistance, the notch and the 6.3" 2340x1080 resolution display remain unchanged with the new hardware specs being a Mediatek Hello G85 Chipset with 4GB of RAM, 64 or 128GB storage , a 4 sensor camera array (48MP main,8MP ultra wide,2mp depth and 2mp macro, a 13MP front sensor and a 4000 mAh battery with 18W fast charging being the specs available for the new model. Pricing is said to be around $169 for the 64GB model and $189 for the 128GB model. ...

Xiaomi's POCO sub-brand has announced the new POCO M3 Pro - a more advanced version of the Poco M3 launched a few months back. The device - which is said to break the internet once again (as it's Xiaomi and POCO brethren selling over 17.5 million units and the M3 selling over 3.2 million since its launch. The POCO M3 pro and its 5G variant are powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 700 chipset (MT6833) and has 4GB ram with 64GB  or 6GB ram with 128GB storage (UFS2.2). The phone features NFC , Bluetooth 5.1 as well as FM radio with a 3.5 mm jack.  Below the 6.5" sheet of Gorilla glass 3 sits a 2400x1080 resolution IPS display, the front also features a 8MP sensor with 1080p recording. The rear of the M3 pro features 1 48MP sensor, a 2mp macro sensor and a 2mp depth sensor as well as 2 tone LED flash. The video quality on the phone is 4K 30fps. Rest of the specs include NFC, 18W fast charging and an affordable price of  EUR 159 ($194) for the 64GB model and EUR  179 ($219) ...

Xiaomi has anounced their latest Snapdragon 835 powered flagship smartphone for 2017 . The new Mi-6 , designed on the success of the Mi-5 features a dual camera set up , a powerful processor , 6GB of ram and MIUI 8 - Android 7.0 nougat Design and Display First off , the smartphone appears to feature the same metal and glass chassis from the previous generation - the 2.5D curve on both sides , include the almost edge like curve give the phone a sleek modern look while feeling great in the hand . The phone is said to feature a 3D glass effect (kind of like the one on the Honor 8) in the blue model . The front of the device features a 428ppi 5.18" IPS LCD with 1920x1080p resolution and a front facing fingerprint reader and 8mp front facing camera . At the rear , we find the dual camera system and the two tone flash - and thats it . Xiaomi has kept a large branding set on the device , but this is quite standard with any phone these days ,the handset , unlike pervious models ,...

Xiaomi's Yi lineup of cameras  recently made a huge splash in the Action camera market with the Yi 4k - A camera that costs cheaper than a entry level Go-Pro with specs that rival the top end Hero Black models .But in recent times GoPro finally realized this new threat from China and addressed accordingly with the launch of the Hero 5 series .But once again ,Xiaomi has upped the ante with the new Yi 4k+  - a carbon fiber based action camera that can shoot 4K @ 60fps  . Design &Specs via - Xiaomi/elproducente The Yi 4k+ follows the same design as the previous model except for some carbon inserts .The new model is still not waterproof out of the box and instead it requires a waterproof case (which can be purchased separately) like the former 4k model .This design idea is similar to GoPro's previous gen Hero 4 line and therefore the Hero 5 might have the advantage as the camera is waterproof out of the box .There is however a advantage to Xiaomi as it all...

Xiaomi - One of China's biggest handset manuf launched manufacturers have officially launched their new flagship smartphone - the Xiaomi Mi5 . The phone , a successor to the Mi4 launched last year brings flagship specs for a price of most midrange handsets (cough cough ..flagship killer) .The phone brings affordable pricing , a  Snapdragon 820 with 4GB of RAM , a 16MP OIS camera and a ceramic unobody design all for the starting price of $251 (RMB1999) MI 5 SPECS: - Snapdragon 820, up to 4GB RAM + 128GB UFS 2.0 - 600Mbps 4G+ download speeds, VoLTE - 3D ceramic/glass body, weighs 129g - 5.15” 16 LED light display, 3D ceramic/glass body - Front fingerprint sensor - 16MP 4-axis OIS + 2µm-pixel 4MP camera - 3000mAh battery, Quick Charge 3.0 - Full feature NFC - MIUI based on Android Marshmallow Written by Rakitha for MasHD Source - miui

Xiaomi Mi 4C has officially gone on sale in Mainland China , the phone , a Snapdragon 808 powered device is priced at a very affordable ~$220 and it comes with all the bells and whistles of more expensive products at half the price . The phone features a Snapdragon 808 chipset clocked to 1.8Ghz , the chipset features Adreno 418 Graphics and 2 A57 cores and 4 A53 cores making the 6 core layout , the phone comes in 2 or 3 GB of RAM depending on the storage you select (16/32GB)  The display on the phone is a 5" 1080p ips pannel and this runs with a special software suite that lets you do multitouch gestures (launch the camera with two taps and so on) by touching the bezel . The phone has a 13MP camera with a LED flash and the sensor is sourced from Samsung , there is also a 5MP camera up front Other specs include USB- C , a 3080mAh battery with Quickcharge 2.0 and Xiaomi's Android build - MiUI 6  but it is said to receive MiUI 7 (a build on Android Lollipop) in the near fut...

Mediatek is surely going in guns blazing with their all new 10 core  helios X20 chipset , the processor  , launched along side the equally impressive Helios X10 (8 core) chip has taken the industry by storm as the chipset boasts a whopping 10 64bit cores arrange in a tri-cluster format with 2 Cortex A72 cores taking center stage . The chip ,which is a direct competitor to the Snapdragon 820 (Qualcomm's next gen mobile processor) is now poised to compete in the marketing department as Mediatek has already grabbed the attention of some leading smartphone vendors and manufacturers who are looking for a cost effective yet flagship chipset for future products . According to new reports , Mediatek's new chip has grabbed the attention of LG , HTC , Sony , Huawei , Xiaomi ,ZTE , Meizu and Lenovo and many other handset makers . The chipset , which is based on the newly anounced ARM Cortex A72 and the lesser powerful A53 architecture with 2x Cortex-A72 @ 2.5GHz , 4x Cortex-A53 @ 2.0GH...

Xiaomi has announced a new handset called the Mi 4i in India today (available now for INR 12999), the phone , a cheaper variant of the flagship Mi4 will still hold its own ground as the phone packs some heavy power under the impressive shell while costing a absurdly low $200 off contract . The Mi4i ,which is Xiaomi's answer to the mid range competition from Motorola and Samsung packs a Snapdragon 615 Soc along with 2GB of RAM  - a feature that is always omitted in many devices in this category .The phone also packs 16GB of onboard storage and LTE support for two sims as the phone is dual sim compatible . The phone has a 5" 1080p display with a pixel density of 441ppi , this , along with Android 5.0 Lollipop means the phone will run smooth and crisp . The phone has a 13MP rear camera with a f 2.0 aperture and a 5MP front facing module ,both cameras record video at 1080p - which is a good feature as the phone is restricted to 16GB as the phone lacks a external microSD card slo...

Xiaomi's MiNote is the company's lesser equipped variant of the awesomely spec'ed Xiaomi MiNote Pro . The phone ,which comes with a 1080p panel rather than the 2K version will probably help the phone achieve a good battery life and its sort of slower Snapdragon 801 will also help in this department , other specs are also a bit of a downgrade but considering Xiaomi's low price of $370 off contract , the trade off might be a bit alright Display - 5.7" 1920x1080 IPS LCD display Gorilla Glass 3 OS - Android 5.0.1 (MIUI) Design - candybar smartphone 155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm , 161g Connectivity -Dual nano sim , Dual 4G LTE, HSPA+ 3G, WIFI 802.11 b/g/n , Bluetooth 4.0 MicroUSB 2.0 GPS + GLONASS ++ Beidou Processor - 2.5Ghz  Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 GPU - Adreno 330 Ram -3GB Storage - 16/64GB Onboard + No MicroSD expansion slot Camera(s) - Sony IMX214 - 13MP rear camera ,OIS, Dual tone LED flash , video recording at 1080p - 5MP front camera Battery -30...

Xiaomi has always been considered to be China's Apple . The company reached Godlike popularity in China and it is one of the worlds larges OEM's to date ,but so far much of Xiaomi's success lies at its home market , but recently the company has started to venture outside with cheap priced handsets that had good designs anda solid build ,  and now with mouthwatering products like this newly anounced Xiaomi MiNote Pro , one can easily understand why Xiaomi came to its current popularity . like previous Xiaomi phones , the MiNote Pro has the latest Snapdragon innards at a fraction of the cost of rival products from well known manufacturers .The phone packs a Snapdragon 810 chip , which is said to be the fastest chip produced by the company yet (and also the hottest - literally) The phone comes with a 2K resolution 5.7" IPS display , a Whopping 4GB of ram and a 13mp camera with what appears to be a 4mp front facing unit borrowed from the ultrapixel camera parts bin a...

Xiaomi has recently enjoyed a lot of enthusiasm in the global market , the Chinese manufacturer , which is now the 5th largest OEM in the world , is responsible for best sellers like the Mi3 and the Redmi Note , which made up most of Xiaomi's foreign sales , but now , it turns out that Xiaomi's MIUI interface , which runs on -top of Android is making some users feel uneasy after it introduced a cloud texting service , which is similar to Apple's iCloud . The service comes as default and now it is basically making many people feel worried after the service is known to have privacy issues where details about the phones IMEI , contacts , messages , phone numbers and other data are stored in a Server in China . Although using any cloud service has its vulnerabilities , the Xiaomi incident is kind of worrying to many as the Chinese government can easily tap into the information , this however led the ex Google'r Hugo Barra , VP of Xiaomi  to explain that the feature will n...

Xiaomi , which is the 5th largest handset manufacturer and the largest OEM in China has been receiving a lot of positive press and huge sales thanks to some really awesome handsets like the Xiaomi Mi-3 and the Tegra K1 powered Mi-Pad , but now the company has upgraded one of their affordable mid-tier handsets with a 4G modem , and this handset is the somewhat popular Xiaomi Redmi-note . The Redmi note , which was originally launched as a mid range dual sim android handset back in March was quite popular inits home turf - China and now the company hopes to expand its popularity by launching a 4G version in other countries at the same affordable $162 price . Although the chassis of the Redmi note 4G looks similar to the 3G model , the internals are vastly different and superior to its 3G counterpart. For starters , the Mediatek chipset in the 3G version has been replaced by a 1.6Ghz Snapdragon 400 chipset and it is backed upby 2GB of RAM and 8GB of internal storage , which can be expan...

Wait , is that a iPh...never mind , well that's the first thought anyone who isn't tech savvy will thing when they see the Xiaomi Mi4 , the Phone , presented by the Chinese OEM that gave us hit products such as the Mi-Pad , Redmi Note ,Red Rice (not the grain) ,Mi 3 and ex - Google executive - Hugo Barra has now produced a new ,premium sequel to Xiaomi's Mi series . Dubbed the Mi 4 , this is basically , the " fastest " (one of the fastest) Android phone upto now. The phone , which looks a bit Deja-vu is actually made out of SAE 304 stainless steel ,in layman terms , this is basically a term for good steel . The steel is pressed and shaped into a unibody design so this means the 3080 mAh battery is non accessible , the phone also lacks a MicroSD card slot ,but in return , the phone offers removable/custom back panels which come in the form of Wood(Bamboo) ,linen, leather and even marble .  The phone , although it is not given IP certification is said to...