New information has been released regarding the launch of the Mi 4C by Xiaomi execs, including confirmation that the Mi 4C will have dual sim and run on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 808. According to reports, both sim slots will be able to handle LTE compatible Sims. A TechGrapple report quotes Xiaomi co-founder Lin Bin on Weibo talking about another key aspect of the much ...
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Xiaomi CEO: Redmi Note 2 sales exceed 2 million in first month
Today is the one month anniversary of Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 2 going on sale for the first time. And the numbers are in. On September 14, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun posted on Weibo that “Redmi Note 2 has achieved more than 2 millions sales in its first month sale! Xiaomi has made a good choice of preparing large amount of stocks!” ...
Read More »Source: Xiaomi Mi 5 will be released ‘by the end of November’
An anonymous source from Beijing told WCCFTECH that the Xiaomi Mi5 will make its public appearance “by the end of November” of this year. The Mi 5 is rumored to run a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820, and it was thought that production issues of the chipset would delay release until 1Q 2016. We think it is very likely that the Mi 5 will launch ...
Read More »Leak shows Mi Note 2 with dual selfie cameras, fingerprint scanner
Xiaomi’s flagship has reportedly been leaked on Weibo, and the specs, if the leaks are true, look amazing. The device, called the Mi Note 2, and will have a 23MP rear camera, and two front-facing cameras with LED flashes for taking the best selfies #ever. According to the leaks, the Mi Note 2 will also have a fingerprint scanner on the home button. Earlier leaks ...
Read More »Xiaomi teases new announcement to solve ‘life’s most important questions’
Xiaomi has teased that it has something big in store for its customers in China. On Weibo, Xiaomi marketing director Xu Jieyun posted that the company is about to solve ‘life’s most important questions’. “Next week, there will be a few surprises from Xiaomi, which are going to solve life’s most important questions”, said Xu’s Weibo post. He was also holding a handful of ...
Read More »MIUI 7 China Developer ROM 5.9.10 now available for download
MIUI 7 China Developer (beta) ROM 5.9.10 is now available for download! This update comes with a lot of great bug fixes and feature adds. MIUI 7 China Developer ROM 5.9.10 Full Changelog: [Lockscreen, Status Bar, Notification Bar] Optimization – In DND mode, for incoming calls with screen turned off. There will be a green bar on the top after ...
Read More »Spyware found pre-installed on Chinese phones, including Xiaomi
German cybersecurity company G DATA has discovered pre-installed spyware on a number of Chinese smartphone manufacturers, including Xiaomi. “This is happening on a lot of phones,” said Andy Hayter, G DATA’s security evangelist. Back in March, researchers with BlueBox Security also found similar malware on a Xiaomi Mi 4 LTE, which they purchased from a retailer during a trip to China. The malware discovered ...
Read More »Sneak Peek: MIUI 7 China Dev ROM 5.9.10 preview
We’ve got a special China Developer ROM 5.9.10 sneak peek for you from the changelog! MIUI 7 China Developer ROM 5.9.10 Changelog Preview: [Sound] Xiaomi In-ear Headphones Color Edition supported in Mi Sound Enhancer The full changelog will be posted on Friday as usual, check back for full details and download links!
Read More »Updated Xiaomi Redmi 2A goes on sale, now with 2GB RAM
Xiaomi released a new, updated version of the Redmi 2A model that went on sale in China today. The Redmi 2 is Xiaomi’s least-expensive smartphone available to consumers. The new Redmi 2A comes with improvements in two major areas, RAM and storage. Xiaomi doubled both for the new model, bringing to Redmi 2A into the modern smartphone world with 2GB of RAM, and 16GB ...
Read More »MIUI 7 Global Developer Rom 5.8.28 is now available
The first Global Rom update after MIUI 7 has been released! Check out the details below. MIUI 7 Global Beta ROM 5.8.28 Update Highlights: File explorer added real time search function (08-27) MIUI 7 Global Beta ROM 5.8.28 Full Changelog System: Optimization – Optimized clearing background apps mechanism with low RAM (Mi 3/4) (08-27) Fix – Sometimes, Wi-Fi could not ...
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