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Almost a week before the launch of the Mi Max and MIUI 8, Xiaomi has introduced its first smartwatch. Named Mi Bunny, the smartwatch is targeted at kids and carries a price tag of 299 Yuan (roughly translates to Rs 3,000). The watch is available to buy on Mi.com. This watch doesn't pretend to be anything revolutionary and comes with features that you would find in other kid-friendly smartwatches. The Mi Bunny, which comes with an embedded SIM card, includes the ability to make and receive calls with just one click. It can also be used to track users' whereabouts. The Mi Bunny also comes with an SOS button which kids can use in case of emergencies. Once pressed, the watch sends out details including the kid's location and 7 seconds of recording environment to parents. Also the watch lets parents define safe zones for kids. And when the kid goes outside the defined range, a message will immediately notify the parents. It is available in two colours - blue and pink. Th...

Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3, which so far has been available to buy only under flash sales, will now go on open sale on April 27. In other words, users will be able to buy the Redmi Note 3 on April 27 without having to pre-register for it. The company announced the April 27 open sale in a tweet, that said, "More #RedmiNote3 stocked, no registrations required for next sale! Get it 27 April, at 2 PM." https :// t.co /S0qbbVlM73  - More #RedmiNote3  stocked, no registrations required for next sale! Get it 27 April, at 2pm pic.twitter.com / zXVoWNNsCG — Redmi India (@RedmiIndia) April 21, 2016 While the phone comes in two variants - 16 GB (with 2 GB RAM) for Rs 9,999 and 32 GB (with 3 GB RAM) for Rs 11,999, users have been facing a tough time in buying the 32 GB model. During previous flash sales, while some prospective buyers couldn't even find the 32 GB variant listed, others said that they couldn't add the 32 GB variant to their carts. @XiaomiIndia  Devestating ...

Chinese smartphone maker has finally launched its new flagship smartphone - Mi 5 - in India. While the phone comes in three storage options, the company has introduced only the 32 GB variant in India at a price of Rs 24,999. Xioami's latest flagship phone will go on sale in India from April 6. It will be available on Mi.com. The Xiaomi Mi 5, which is the successor to the Mi 4, is said to be inspired by the design of the Mi Note. The new phone features curved edges and sports a slim metal frame with a 3D ceramic body which is claimed to be durable, wear resistant, and feels like marble. As Xiaomi VP Hugo Barra explains, the 3D ceramic body is 75 per cent more expensive than 3D glass. Touted to be "insanely fast", the Mi 5 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 64-bit quad-core chipset, which is the latest Snapdragon processor in the market and is claimed to offer 200 per cent improved performance with 50 per cent reduction in power consumption. It includes 3 GB of RAM....

Xiaomi Mi 5 India Pricing Revealed: Specifications & Features During the launch of Redmi Note 3 smartphone in India, early this month, Xiaomi’s Vice President, Hugo Barra announced that its latest flagship smartphone- Xiaomi Mi 5 will be launched in India in a month. While Barra did not reveal the exact launch date or pricing of the device for the Indian market, company’s President Bin Lin has revealed the price range of its upcoming flagship smartphone. In an interview with ET, Bin Lin hinted that the Mi 5 will be priced between Rs 20,000 and Rs 27,000. There is no word on whether the company will launch all the three variants-32GB, 64GB and 128GB, of the smartphone in India or not. To recall, the Xiaomi Mi 5 was unveiled at MWC 2016 in Barcelona. The device is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 chipset paired with Adreno 530 GPU. It comes in three variants: Snapdragon 820 2.15 GHz + 4GB RAM + 128GB storage + 3D ceramic body Snapdr...

Chinese mobile device maker Xiaomi confirmed that it has initiated a process to set up single-brand retail stores and expects to complete the same in the next few weeks. "We have initiated the process and submitted a few documents online. However, this is very preliminary and the process will only be completed over the next few weeks, after which we will be sharing more details," Xiaomi said in an e-mail response. The move follows US technology major Apple's similar application in India. The company sells its devices through select e-commerce platforms and retail stores. India is one of the largest markets for Xiaomi globally, which assembles devices like Redmi 2 and Redmi Note at the manufacturing facility of Foxconn, a leading contract manufacturer. According to research firm IDC, shipments in India grew 28.8 per cent yoy to 103.6 million units in 2015 compared with 10.1 per cent growth for the global market. Last year, the government had relaxed the foreign direct...

At the MWC 2016, Xiaomi took wraps off its anticipated flagship smartphone - the Mi 5 - that comes powered with many a firsts for the China-based manufacturer. The 5.15-inch Android Marshmallow phone has at its core the newest Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 chipset that is touted to make the phone 'insanely fast'. With its top-of-the-line variant featuring 4 GB of RAM and 128 GB of internal storage, the Mi 5 features a 16 megapixel rear camera coupled with a 4 megapixel front camera. As Hugo Barra reveals, it took Xiaomi about 2 years to design the Mi 5 that comes with a 3D ceramic body that feels like marble. The phone, available in Black, White, and Gold colour choices, is expected to soon make its India debut. Here's the Mi 4 successor in photos.

The launch date of the Xiaomi Mi 5 is not very far. The device is slated for a 24 th  February launch at the upcoming 2016 Mobile World Congress (MWC). We had shared its rumoured specifications with you few days ago, but if you can't wait till the official launch to know what Mi 5 would actually look like, then we have you covered. Mi 5 will sport a new design that will be different from the predecessors. We are hoping to see a dash of metal and glass in the new one—something similar to what Redmi Note 3 had. Mi 5 will come with a 1,080p panel, which should boast of 3D touch but we are not sure. Unfortunately, the screen size is still a mystery. We are expecting a 5.5-inch screen.  A Snapdragon 820 chipset paired with 4GB of RAM and Adreno 530 GPU is the least that you will get. For storage, users might get an option to choose between 16/64/128GB, which may or may not be expandable. It should come running on Android Marshmallow 6.0 out of the box with an updated MIUI 7 skin o...

A new report out of China has emerged claiming that Xiaomi's Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be launching in two variants. According to the latest  details , one of the Mi 5 variants will come with 2.5D curved glass on both the sides (front and rear) while will also sporting a metal frame. The report adds that the 2.5D curved glass featuring  Xiaomi Mi 5  model will feature a full-HD display. The second purported Mi 5 variant, on the other hand, will feature full metal body and will sport a display with QHD resolution. The report claims that the both the variants will sport same screen size. There is no word whether the two models will have different RAM and storage options. An earlier report had claimed that the  Mi 5 will come in two versions based on RAM and storage. For pricing, the 32GB inbuilt storage and 3GB RAM version was said to be priced at CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 20,300), the 64GB inbuilt storage, and 4GB RAM priced at CNY 2,299 (roughly Rs. 23,400). Th...

Xiaomi, ahead of the Redmi 3 launch on Tuesday, has confirmed that the handset will pack a 4100mAh battery. Additionally, a Chinese analyst has claimed that the  Xiaomi Redmi 3  will include Snapdragon 616 processor under-the-hood. The Chinese company took to Weibo  to reveal the battery capacity. To compare, the Xiaomi Redmi 2 came with a 2200mAh battery. In its first teaser  image , Xiaomi had confirmed that the Redmi 3 will sport a 5-inch display and will feature a metal unibody chassis. In separate news, a China-based analyst  named Sun Changxu has claimed on Weibo that the Redmi 3 will pack an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor clocked at 1.7GHz and Adreno 405 GPU. The analyst has further claimed that the Redmi 3 will be priced "higher than expected." Notably, this is the first time that pricing of the  Xiaomi  Redmi 3 has been tipped. The analyst however has not suggested any price details. Considering, Xiaomi's Redmi range is a budg...

Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime is priced at Rs 8,499 and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in and Mi.com Xiaomi Redmi Note Prime is an enhanced version of Redmi Note 4G with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage. Xiaomi India’s second ‘Made in India’ smartphone, Redmi Note Prime has been announced. The handset will go on sale from December 15. The Redmi Note Prime is priced at Rs 8,499 and will be available exclusively on Amazon.in and Mi.com. Sale for this phone will start at 10 am on December 15. Xiaomi announced in August this year that it would manufacture its devices locally in India, and had announced the Redmi 2 Prime as part of this. Redmi Note Prime is the second Mi phone to be manufactured in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh, in partnership with Foxconn Technology Group. Redmi Note Prime is an enhanced version of Redmi Note 4G with 2GB RAM, 16GB storage (expandable to 32GB) and a Snapdragon 410 64-bit processor. Other specs of the Redmi Note Prime are 5.5-inch HD IPS display (1280 X...

Xiaomi is reportedly working on a new smartphone. A smartphone codenamed as Xiaomi Kenzo has surfaced on benchmarking website GeekBench revealing some of  its specifications. The device is expected to be Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone. As per the listing, the Kenzo is powered by a Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 chipset coupled with 2GB of RAM. The listing shows that the processor has six core CPU clocked at 1.4GHz while actually this processor comes with eight cores with clock speed of 1.5GHz. On software front, it runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop operating system. As for benchmark scores, the Kenzo scored 1561 and 4541 points in single-core and multi-core tests respectively. Rest of the specifications of the phone are scarce as of now and are likely to surface in the coming days. This information should be taken with a pinch of salt since Xiaomi has not revealed any details about the smartphone officially yet. Rumored Specifications & Features Of...

Updated on 11th December 2015 It seems that leaks around Xiaomi’s upcoming flagship smartphone, Mi 5 won’t stop coming. Now a new leaked image of the device has surfaced online. The image that has surfaced on Weibo, shows thin bezels and a physical home button. The bezels are super slim and the device seems to feature 2.5D curved glass over the display. The physical home button below the display is expected to house fingerprint scanner. The image is blurry but earpiece above the display is also visible. Read on to find more details on rumored specifications and features of Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi 5 smartphone. Rumored Specifications Of Upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 •Processor: 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 •Display: 5.2-inch full HD •RAM: 4GB •ROM: 16GB/32GB (expandable via microSD card) •Rear Camera: 16 mega pixel •Front Camera: 8 mega pixel •Battery: 3030 mAh All this information should be taken with a grain of salt since these details have not bee...

Xiaomi   seems to be gearing up for the launch of Xiaomi redmi 2   Prime smartphone in India. The Chinese handset manufacturer has shared teaser images on its Twitter and Facebook pages saying #PrimeIsComing. The images also shows the front of a device that looks similar to Redmi Note 2 Prime hinting that the company is bringing the phone to India. To recall, the Redmi Note 2 Prime was launched in China in August 2015. Read on to find more details on specifications, features and availability details of the phablet. Advertisement As for specifications, the Redmi Note 2 is powered by an octa-core Helio X10 processor clocked at 2.2GHz paired with PowerVR G6200 GPU and 2GB of RAM. Running Android Lollipop operating system wrapped under MIUI7, it features a 5.5-inch full HD dispay with 1920×1080 pixel resolution. The phone houses 32GB of internal memory which can be expanded via microSD card. It sports a 13 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash and ph...