Who says you need to sell phones in the West to be super-successful? Take Xiaomi as an example. The so called “Apple of China” has managed to emerge as the 5th largest smartphone vendor in the second quarter of the year. Xiaomi captures a record 5% market share moving around 15 million units. Strategy Analytics…
Xiaomi Mi4 up for pre-order in Italy!
Before you go, wow – it’s available in Europe, I must add that this isn’t the case of Xiaomi’s expansion to the Old Continent. Rather, it’s an effort of a local importer who most likely doesn’t have the official relationship with so called “Apple of China.” In any case, the Mi4 is now up for…
Xiaomi shows the world how affordable a fitness band can be
Yesterday we’ve told you that Xiaomi launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Mi4. What we’ve forgot to say is that at the same time, the company has also unveiled its very first fitness band, which is simply called Mi Band and which works like any other such device, tracking one’s exercise/movement and sleep patterns. However,…
Xiaomi Mi4 announced as the fastest smartphone in the world
Well folks, the day has come – Xiaomi has officially announced its latest flagship smartphone, the 4G LTE-enabled Mi4. Some of the things we’ve heard before were true and some others, we’re sad to say, missed the mark. For one thing, the Mi4 doesn’t rock the Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 chip but Snapdragon 801, which is…
Xiaomi Mi4 won’t have a stainless steel body, but will have the “feel of apple”
Meh, the Xiaomi Mi4 — which should be announced tomorrow — won’t have a stainless steel body after all. The news comes right from the horse’s mouth, the company’s co-founder Liwan Jiang who turned to Chinese social network to effectively lower our expectations. That said, we’re really not sure why in the world did Xiaomi…
Xiaomi Mi4 launching on July 22nd!
Xiaomi has started teasing its next flagship, the Mi4, on its website. The date is set for July 22nd, when we should see what the “Apple of China” can do. The look and feel of the page promises the metal body, which is increasingly becoming a must-have feature of modern flagship devices. Even last year’s…
Xiaomi working on a low-cost Fitbit competitor
The company’s CEO has been caught while wearing the unidentified smart band, which many believe will be Xiaomi’s first such device. The rumor goes on to add that like many other products they’re making, this too will be an affordable device…
Gold Xiaomi Mi3 released to celebrate the 10 million units shipped milestone
The earlier rumored gold Xiaomi Mi3 has been officially announced and as far as we know, it’s limited to users in China. Folks living in other markets where “Apple of China” is selling its gear may get it at a later date or… don’t get to buy one at all. We can’t say a thing…
Xiaomi moves 50,000 MiPad tablets in 4 minutes
That’s actually 3 minutes and 59 seconds, but you get the point – people love Xiaomi’s gear. And 50,000 tablets isn’t exactly a big number in China, the world’s biggest smartphone market. Nevertheless, it’s an impressive figure for Xiaomi’s first tablet and we’re sure the next batch of devices will be moved in just a…
Xiaomi ends the first half of 2014 with 26.1 million smartphones sold
Xiaomi is killing it, having ended the first half of the year with whopping 26.1 million smartphones sold! In comparison, during the entire 2013, the company has moved a total of 18.7 million phones. Talk about impressive growth. Speaking of which [growth], this impressive half of the year has prompted Xiaomi to revise its figures…