Revamped lenses and sensors claimed to offer DSLR image quality

Flagship device will offer 0-100 per cent charging in 17 minutes

Store was previously closed due to “adjustment in local retail strategy”

Mi 11 Ultra and Mi 11 Lite 5G now available to buy in the UK 

Mi 11 Ultra, Mi 11i, and Mi 11 Lite 5G among the devices

Chinese vendor unveils four new devices in latest range

Latest flagship will be available in March

Both devices will be among the cheapest 5G devices on the market today

The Xiaomi Mi 10T Lite 5G costs £229 and £199 for early buyers

Xiaomi also announced the Mi Watch and the 65W fast charger

Mi 10 and Mi 10 Pro will be the first batch of Xiaomi devices to receive the update

Xiaomi has been on a release rampage this year, bringing out a device to cater to pretty much any price bracket except for ultra premium. It’s also been pretty trigger happy when it comes to discounting its products, and now, it’s offering discounts across the entirety of its new smartphone range to celebrate its 10th […]

Xiaomi is offering customers a discount on the phone and free Mi Smart Band if they buy before August 23 Xiaomi has announced the launch of the Redmi 9 in UK, with the smartphone retailing from £159. The smartphone is available to buy from Xiaomi’s online UK store and features upgrades from its predecessor. It […]

UK availability and pricing to come in the future Xiaomi has announced three new devices in its entry-level Redmi portfolio. The vendor’s senior marketing manager Daniel Desjarlais revealed the three devices on stage at Xiaomi’s Ecosystem Product Launch on July 15. Xiaomi confirmed that the devices will come to the UK in the future, with more […]

In a bumper launch, the brand debuts new fitness wearable, Mi Smart Band 5 as well as e-scooters such as Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2, alongside its Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 Basic Xiaomi, today announces a variety of new lifestyle products coming to the UK, including its latest fitness wearable, Mi Smart Band 5 […]

Xiaomi’s budget series boasts another strong entry – 4.25/5 Xiaomi’s Redmi series has been an important part of the vendor’s growth, with the mid-range series offering serious bang for buck over the years. The vendor recently celebrated selling 110 million Redmi Note phones overall, as well as 30 million of its Redmi Note 8 devices […]

High-performance brand continues vendor’s aggressive pricing streak Xiaomi has made its new Poco F2 Pro device available on its e-commerce mi.com/uk platform. The device is the second device in Xiaomi’s high-performance Pocophone range. The first device, the Pocophone F1, was one of the manufacturer’s first UK devices but has now been removed from its website. The […]

No operator partnerships, but low pricing for high specs Xiaomi has announced an online-only UK launch this month for its Redmi Note 9 series, the latest instalment of its budget sub-brand. The manufacturer also claimed it had sold 30 million Redmi Note 8 series phones worldwide, as well as 110 million Redmi Note phones overall, […]

Xiaomi unveiled its latest release of Android-based OS: MIUI 12, delivering on the top-notch experience MIUI users have come to expect.  The much-awaited MIUI 12 launches with a slew of bottom-up optimizations and ushers in a five-star OS experience to impress new and existing users globally. As privacy protection is at the core of the […]

The Poco F2 Pro is 5G compatible  Xiaomi-spinoff smartphone brand Poco has unveiled the Poco F2 Pro smartphone. The smartphone is 5G-ready and is available for purchase online from Xiaomi’s Mi store. Xiaomi hasn’t confirmed UK pricing, although Poco revealed prices start at €499. Specs It is powered by a Snapdragon 865 chipset and runs on […]

All three smartphones feature a quad-camera setup Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi has announced three new smartphones via an online global launch event. Xiaomi has taken the wraps off the latest Redmi series with two new smartphones, the Redmi Note 9 and Note 9 Pro, and has also introduced a new addition to its Mi series with […]

The Chinese vendor unveiled three new phones at their online launch but a UK release date was not announced Xiaomi gave audiences a glimpse of its 5G Mi series smartphones at its online launch earlier today. The Chinese vendor displayed the Mi 10, Mi 10 Pro and Mi 10 Lite but did not reveal when […]

Xiaomi’s latest 8 series device shines in the ultra-competitive budget market  Chinese vendor Xiaomi has already made a splash in Indian markets with their consistent budget smartphones. Their most recent entry to the 8 series keeps up their streak and is already proving to be a major player on the budget scene. The Note 8T […]

In 2020, you can play on almost any smartphone. But some models are much better than others. They have a special design and “stuffing” that allows you to launch the latest Play Market and App Store news, which are almost as good as console exclusives. We’ll look at the best smartphones that you should definitely […]

Xiaomi announces wrap-around screen and 108MP camera device Xiaomi has announced a new concept phone, The Mi MIX Alpha. It has a Surround Display, 180.6 per cent screen-to-body ratio, 5G, and the first 108MP phone camera. Xiaomi aims to start small-scale production of the Mi MIX Alpha at the end of December and sell it in China for […]

Available for £32.99 from Amazon Xiaomi are a manufacturer that you might best know them for there range of mobile phones but Xiaomi also has an extensive range of wearables. In this review, we will be looking at the Mi Smart Band 4.  The Mi Smart Band 4 is an improvement on the Band 3 […]

The latest addition to the flagship Mi 9 family Xiaomi introduced Mi 9T Pro as the newest addition to its acclaimed Mi 9 flagship line and the fastest smartphone in its class.  Equipped with a Qualcomm® Snapdragon„¢ 855 processor and pop-up camera, the Mi 9T Pro boasts a sustained peak performance and an immersive full-screen experience. […]

Xiaomi introduced its long-anticipated Mi Smart Band 4, along with a wide range of new smart home products on Tuesday 11th June at its ecosystem product launch in Beijing and today, 12th June, in Italy, Spain and France.  Mi Smart Band 4 comes with an all-new full-colour AMOLED display, with a 39.9% increase in screen size compared […]

Today, global technology leader Xiaomi officially announced it is bringing its Mi 9 SE to the UK. The Mi 9 SE is a compact version of Mi 9 featuring Qualcomm’s brand new Snapdragon 712 processor, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 710 chipset. Even with a 5.99“ large Dot Drop display, the size of the device […]

Super phone – but please give it a better battery Xiaomi people Xiaomi dropped a host of smartphones on the UK last year but it was the Mi 8 Pro that the up and coming Chinese vendor made a proper fanfare of. And for good reason. This was Xiaomi’s most powerful device on the market. […]

The 5G-ready Mi Mix 3 will cost ‚¬599 and the Mi 9 starts at ‚¬449  Xiaomi launched the Mi 9 and a 5G Mi Mix 3 on the eve (Feb 24) of Mobile World Congress at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya venue in Barcelona. The 5G smartphone (below) will cost ‚¬599 and will be […]

Xiaomi Mi 8 available from Carphone Warehouse for £459.99 In the last year we have noticed many of the Chinese smartphone manufacturers such as Honor, Huawei, Oppo and Xiaomi have taken an opportunity to grab the market and offer equally or if not better alternatives to Apple or Samsung and at a fraction of the […]

On launch day Xiaomi, Amazon and Ebuyer will sell the Mi Mix 3 at £449 for a limited time Xiaomi has announced the Mi Mix 3 premium smartphone which will retail in the UK for £499 from January 16. The device will be available in blue and black and shipped with a free 10W wireless […]

Xiaomi will open its very own store in Westfield Shopping centre in White City, London on November 19 Chinese vendor Xiaomi has finally launched itself in the UK spearheading a three-device strong charge with its flagship Mi 8 Pro smartphone for £499. Xiaomi president of global business and SVP Wang Xiang, and director of product and […]

The Xiaomi Mi A1 is expected to debut in early September and will be a collaborative effort between the Chinese smartphone manufacturer and Google. You may or may not have heard about Xiaomi and Google’s little partnership, which is expected to culminate in a new device specifically for the Chinese market. It’s a smart move […]

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is expected to ramp up its smartphone shipments to 25-30 million units in the third quarter of 2017, according to an industry estimate. Strategy Analytics, hailing from the USA, calculated that the total volume of Xiaomi shipments in Q2 2017 reached 23.2 million units this year, up 58% from the same […]

It’s been a long time coming (203 days to be exact), but today Xiaomi has finally taken wraps off their newest flagship, the Xiaomi Mi 6. The biggest announcement is that of an ultrasonic fingerprint reader, which was rumoured to be included previously. This new technology has the benefit of reading your print under a […]

GearBest is currently running a promotion where you can get over a third off the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X, using the special coupon code in this article. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X is a powerful mid-range phablet which comes from that well-known Chinese manufacturer. Shipping with a Snapdragon 625, up to 4GB RAM and […]

Xiaomi has introduced a proof-of-concept device called the Xiaomi Mi MIX, which could be the smartphone everyone has been waiting for. Revealed alongside the Xiaomi Mi Note 2, it features a custom 2040 x 1080p panel that takes up a whopping 91.3% of the front. This bezel-less display is only really flanked by the sides, […]

Xiaomi Mi 5s announced by Chinese smartphone manufacturer. This new flagship handset carries powerful hardware with one defining feature, an ultrasonic fingerprint reader. Ultrasonic, you say! What is that? Actually, it’s a technology that’s been around for the past couple of years but was never mature enough to make it into commercial release. Xiaomi had […]

Xiaomi has announced the new Xiaoyi M1 compact camera, operating under their sub-brand Xiaoyi and featuring interchangeable lenses. Not content with releasing drones and slow cookers, Xiaomi seems to be branching out well beyond their smartphone footprint. The Chinese manufacturer has announced a new compact camera which uses the Sony IMX269 Micro 4/3 sensor. This […]

A post on Chinese social media claims that the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 could come in four different variants, each with a slightly different hardware spin. The leak first appeared as an image post on Weibo, a Chinese Twitter imitation which has become something of a beacon for revealing Asian handsets earlier than they should. […]

Xiaomi has finally unveiled the heavily leaked Redmi Pro, an affordable smartphone with a host of great features, while retaining the signature budget pricing.  It seems Xiaomi are trying to get their finger in every pie, it’s making everything tech related from Segways to rice cookers (laptops now too). But don’t worry Xiaomi hasn’t forgotten its […]

Xiaomi continue their rapid rise by entering the laptop business, announcing today the Mi Notebook Air. A thin Windows 10 laptop that will give Apple a run for their money. How will Xiami do that? By going for the money and pricing the Mi Notebook Air significantly cheaper than the Apple Macbook Air. There will be […]

A new Xiaomi Redmi device is most likely on the cards as Xiaomi are now selling tickets to an upcoming press conference. Brace yourself budget fans. The Chinese manufacturer has just started selling tickets for a press conference that will be held in Beijing on July 27th. Conferences in China are unique as they are also […]

A Xiaomi Mi5s render has surfaced revealing a device with a dual-camera set-up, similar to the LG G5 and Huawei P9. Dual-cameras are taking over. It’s getting pretty obvious now that Xiaomi are working on a follow-up to the Xiaomi Mi5, which impressed us and many when it was launched at Mobile World Congress, back in February. […]

A $600 expensive Xiaomi smartphone could be making its way to us by the end of the year, according to co-founder Liwan Jiang. A move into premium smartphones.   We know Xiaomi and pretty much all Chinese manufacturers produce cheap devices, with razor thin profit margins. Although cheap, Xiaomi and even OnePlus have proven capable of producing […]

It’s been rumoured for well over two years but today, we’ve finally got a glimpse of what could be the first ever Xiaomi Mi Notebook. Now, we need to be realistic here. The image is painfully low resolution and kind of grainy, but the device itself could still be legit. Xiaomi is yet to confirm […]

With quite a few of the big manufacturers including waterproofing on their flagship devices, many have begun to wonder why Xiaomi seems so reluctant to include the feature. At a corporate event over in China, CEO Lei Jun aimed to clarify things a little by making some valid points as to why the company doesn’t […]

After a potential Xiaomi Redmi 3 successor showed up on Chinese certification website TENAA just a few days ago, the same device has now shown up again in a couple of fresh variants. Two additional 32GB variants have appeared on the site, named model 2016036 and 2016033. Both are identical in specs aside from a couple of […]

Xiaomi and Microsoft have both reached a deal that will see phones including the Mi 5 and Mi Max ship with the Microsoft app suite. Reuters reports that Microsoft will transfer some 1,500 patents directly to Xiaomi, in an effort to boost their own market share in developing markets such as China and India. The deal seems […]

Xiaomi has taken the wraps off its newest product… and it’s a lot cheaper than the competition. We all knew it was coming, but the company has officially announced the Mi Drone, entering themselves into the market with a bang. If there’s one thing that Xiaomi is known for, it’s keeping things cheap, and the […]

After briefly showcasing the Mi Band 2 during the May 10 launch event, Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun has confirmed that the smartwatch will release in early June. While there’s still no concrete details on what exactly the Mi Band 2 will include with regards to hardware, we do know what it will look like thanks […]

Lenovo and Xiaomi have lost their places at fourth and fifth respectively, as the largest smartphone manufacturers in the world. The two well know smart well known manufacturers were pushed down by fellow Chinese companies Oppo (4th) and vivo (5th). It’s a surprising development as Lenovo-Motorola are well established, and Xiaomi are hyped to be the […]

Yep, you heard that correctly. Xiaomi, the budget electronics manufacturer from China that’s made something of a name for themselves, has jumped into the ambitious world of home cooking with their new Rice Cooker. We’ve seen them expand the Mi Ecosystem beyond mobile technology already, with a host of new devices such as water purifiers […]

A variant of the Xiaomi Redmi 3 has been spotted on Chinese certification website TENAA which includes a fingerprint reader. In terms of hardware, it’s identical to the exisiting Redmi 3 in every way other than the addition of a fingerprint sensor and a smaller battery (3,000 mAh versus the original 4,100 mAh). According to […]

Xiaomi has added to their huge range of accessories with a new USB Type-C compatible Mi Powerbank Pro. Xiaomi make some pretty good powerbanks, here at What Mobile we all own our very own 10,000 mAh Mi Powerbank. The Powerbank Pro will be made of aluminium like previous entries, with what seems to be that […]

Xiaomi has today announced their much anticipated handset, the Mi5, at an International conference in Beijing. The company did not have a booth at MWC, instead choosing to launch their device via video stream. Still, the fact that they even chose to announce the device during a European press conference seems to indicate that the […]

The first image of Xiaomi’s upcoming drone has leaked today, showing a design that differs slightly from what was previously thought. Drones are not exactly the first thing you think of when considering the mobile industry, but that hasn’t stopped Xiaomi from gearing up to showcase their very own this year at MWC. Earlier leaks […]

A fresh image of the Xiaomi Mi5 has given us a glimpse of what to expect from the rear of the device. We already know what most of the device will look like and that Xiaomi are gearing up for a Windows 10 version to be launched at MWC, but this is the first time […]

A leaked photos shows a Xiaomi device with a curved screen, which can be potentially the Mi 5. Rumours are swirling in regards to Xiaomi taking a leaf out of Samsung’s books by developing two versions of their new flagship device. Samsung’s S6 range offered the usual flat screen we see in 99% of smartphones, but […]

Xiaomi has today announced an updated version of the Redmi Note 3 which includes a fresh chipset plus a couple of other notable changes. The new device is identical to the existing Redmi Note 3 aside from one significant change; MediaTek is out and Qualcomm is in. The new version replaces the Helio X10 with […]

Xiaomi has unveiled the Redmi 3, proving to be a massive upgrade from the Redmi 2.  What will catch the eye is the massive 4,100 mAh capacity battery, an increase from 2,200 mAh seen on the Redmi 2. Another notable feature is the premium full metal chassis, a departure from the plastic body of the […]

In a post on Weibo, Xiaomi co-founder Li Wanqiang confirmed that the Mi 5 is currently in production with the aim to release after Chinese New Year. Wanqiang confirmed that the new flagship device will indeed use Qualcomm Snapdragon 820. The Mi 5 was rumoured to be released last year and now it seems that Xiaomi […]

Xiaomi has today begun to roll out the newest update to their MIUI operating system. The custom Android Launcher reaches version 7.1, with the update mostly bringing performance enhancements and bug fixes. Of the new features included, some of the biggest are private folder inclusion and a new data saver function to help reduce data […]

Xiaomi teased their latest device the Mi 5 on their Weibo account.  The image uploaded shows an almost bezeless device that looks exactly like the leaked pictures Phone Arena revealed. There is a ‘Mi’ logo emblazoned in the top left of the device, sporting a white finish. It’s also seen interacting with the Xiaomi Yeelight […]

Xiaomi held a “Grand Finale” event where the Chinese company finally unveiled the Redmi Note 3. The Redmi Note 3 is Xioami’s first all metal phone, with a bulkier build over it’s predecessor. It also packs a bigger battery with 4000 mAh, almost a thousand more than the Redmi Note 2. Xiaomi has also included […]

China Compulsory Certification (3C) have passed two Xiaomi devices, through it’s certification process. Every device that is developed in China has to go through rigorous testing by 3C before being released to the public. In the picture displayed we can see three devices listed. Model numbers listed are 2015055, 2015815 and 2015811. The first model number is […]

Xiaomi have announced they will hold an event that will be open to the public, on the 24th of November.  No prize for guessing what is it that Xiaomi will be announcing, for those who have been living under a rock, Xiaomi are expected to finally officially unveil the Mi 5. The event will be […]

Xiaomi have a device called “Gemini” on Geekbench that is achieving amazing scores.  The new device spotted on Geekbench is known as Xiaomi Gemini, it’s quite obviously the Xiaomi Mi 5. Xiaomi are known for giving their new devices code names after constellations, the scores are pointing in that direction too.  According to the benchmark tests, the […]

Xiaomi could be planning to jump ship for its upcoming Mi 5 due to royalty disputes with Qualcomm. According to a Chinese website, Xiaomi are reportedly quite unhappy with Qualcomm wanting a cut for each Snapdragon 820 used in their upcoming Mi 5 flagship smartphone. So much in fact, that the company are seriously considering […]

Xiaomi has officially announced the Mi Band 1S which will feature along with the original Mi Band.  The Mi Band 1S is near identical to the original Mi Band, but will feature a heart sensor. Wearing it around your risk, the new feature will keep track by reading your pulse. Mi Band 1S is compatible with […]

Xiaomi has added to their ever popular collection of portable charger, with the new beefy 20,000 mAh Mi Power Bank. The new portable charger was leaked accidentally last week, by Xiaomi on their official website. The 20,000 mAh Mi Power Bank has 3350mAh high-capacity cells from LG/Panasonic. It weighs 338g, around 88g more than the 10,400mAh Mi […]

Xiaomi have accidentally listed a new 20,000 mAh portable charger on their official site.    The listing displayed a different product but did indeed say in the description that it was a Xiaomi 20,000 mAh Power Bank. Industry sources have confirmed the existence of the new power bank going into detail stating it will have 6 x […]

Xiaomi are playing catch up with the likes of Apple as they look a 3D Touch partnership for future smartphones.  It’s only natural that Xiaomi would want to include 3D Touch as rivalling OEMs like Apple and Huawei have done so. But Xiaomi are not willing to pay the high prices that new modules usually […]

A recent interview between the Invetec chairman and Taipei Times has confirmed that Xiaomi are planning a laptop launch in the near future. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is developing a laptop, according to mobile electronics manufacturer Inventec. Company chairman Richard Lee revealed the information during an interview with Taipei Times, where he revealed that Xiaomi […]

Latest rumours suggest that the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 will run on the latest versions of both Android and Windows. There’s been no shortage of rumours regarding the upcoming Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 but the latest one could be the juiciest yet. The tablet device is expected to come in two variants: Android 6.0 and […]

The new Xiaomi Mi  Band 2 will reportedly include a health and fitness tracking radar when it launches later this year. The rumour also suggests that the band could also include a larger battery and NFC chip, which will likely impact on the thickness somewhat. The new Mi Band 2 is expect to launch alongside […]

Benchmarks for the upcoming Xiaomi Mi5 have reportedly been leaked, showing a strong result that catapults it straight to the top of the list. The phone appeared on Chinese Android benchmarking database Antutu with a huge score of 73,000, beating the Samsung Galaxy S6 (the previous champ) by around 3,000 marks. The chipset that will […]

Xiaomi’s new Redmi Note 2 smartphone is a bestseller. No hyperbole, just fact. The Redmi Note 2 smartphone sold 800,000 units in just 12 hours last Sunday in the company’s home country of China, or so the mobile phone manufacturer reports. Xiaomi’s ‘flash sale’ tactics appear to be working, given the level of interest shown […]

A technology website has released several detailed images and specs of the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Note 2. A detailed leak revealing various specs and images of the imminent Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 has been posted online by mobile technology website “G For Games“. The leak shows various photos of the device from all angles, showing […]

Possible specs for the upcoming Xiaomi Mi 5 have leaked and if true, they represent a hugely powerful device that will easily compete with the likes of Apple, LG and Samsung.  The Xiaomi Mi 5 is rumoured to feature a 5.3 inch screen, a 2560 x 1440 QHD panel, 4GB RAM and the upcoming Snapdragon […]

After much deliberation, Xiaomi has finally gone international, launching the entry-level Redmi 2 in Brazil from next week. Just when you thought Xiaomi might be coming to the UK and Europe, turns out we were all wrong after all. The Chinese smartphone maker has instead decided to launch it’s first international device in Brazil, promising […]

Xiaomi has finally announced via their Facebook page that the Mi Store will officially open in the UK, Germany, France and USA on June 1st. So, you may have read a previous article at Whatmobile which said that the Xiaomi Store had been launched May 19th. Well, it technically did launch back then but in beta form. […]

Xiaomi has announced via their Facebook page that the Mi Store will open in the UK and USA on may 19th in a beta trial, initially selling accessories. “For the first time ever, fans in the US, UK, France and Germany can shop onmi.com and purchase star accessories like the 5000mAh and 10400mAh Mi power banks, […]

The Xiaomi Mi4 is the latest flagship handset from China’s fastest growing manufacturer. It caused quite the disturbance in its homeland upon release, but Xiaomi is clearly keen to keep the hype machine rolling with of this latest video. Instead of a standard drop test or laboratory stress test, Xiaomi has decided to show off the durability of […]

Following massive demand for its devices in India, Xiaomi has named a new Lead Products Manager to further spur growth in the region. Former Google exec Jai Mani has been picked as the man for the job, according to a Google Plus post from the Hugo Barra – the Chinese manufacturer’s VP. Barra, who himself […]

“I don’t see it as flattery, I see it as theft,” were the strong words Apple’s lead designer Sir Jonathan Ive said of the firm’s copycat rivals. Speaking at a Vanity Fair event in San Francisco, Ive’s strong remarks were in response to an attendee’s question about Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi. Ive later elaborated on […]

Xiaomi has already drawn Apple comparisons from the tech community over its iPhone lookalike handsets and iOS-aping MIUI interface. In the past, we were willing to overlook those issues as the products it released boasted solid specs at affordable prices, although here in the west we still haven’t been able to get our hands on […]

Xiaomi has got pulses racing in the West with its sleek new handsets that boast flagship specs at mid-range prices. While we wait for the likes of the Mi4 to make it to these shores, Xiaomi has got tongues wagging again with the most recent update to its MIUI software. As you can see in […]

Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi has admitted to collecting user data following a report by a Chinese security firm accused the company of taking personal data without permission. Xiaomi apologised for the breach and said it had upgraded its operating system to ensure users knew it was collecting data from their address books. The firm said the […]

In a battle on the scale of David versus Goliath, it turns out that Xiaomi, a smartphone manufacturer that has been in the business for a brief four years, has surpassed the tech giant that is Samsung in terms of smartphone sales in China. The news, reported by analyst firm Canalys, comes hot on the […]

The agenda for this week’s podcast includes LG’s financial gain in Q2 thanks to huge sales of the LG G3, Xiaomi’s launch of a new flagship phone and smartband in China, Google renaming  free-to-play games on the Play Store and growing closer to acquiring Twitch.

If you thought that Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphone, the Mi4, was good value for money, then get ready to reevaluate your entire outlook on life. Allow us to present to you the Xiaomi MiBand. What’s special about it? Oh, nothing much. Except for the fact that, you know, it costs  $13.  That’s  thirteen. No zeroes. […]

Xiaomi is the world’s sixth most popular smartphone manufacturer according to 2014 sales figures. You have likely never bought a Xiaomi, seen a Xiaomi, or even heard of Xiaomi. That is because 95% of all of Xiaomi’s sales come from China. Just think about that for a minute – it is the sixth biggest global […]

Xiaomi is aiming to rival the iPad with its first-ever tablet; the 7.9 inch Mi Pad, priced from $240. The Mi Pad is 7.9-inches, available in six colours, and looks very much like an Apple iPad – but is obviously a lot cheaper, mainly due to its plastic body. The Mi Pad  sports a 2048 […]

Xiaomi is releasing the Redmi Note, a tablet/smartphone hybrid (also known as a phablet) that houses an octa-core processor and boasts an attractively affordable price. The 5.5-inch device ships with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, dons a 1,280×720-pixel resolution IPS display, and will be available in a variety of colours. It only has 8GB of internal […]

If you haven’t heard the name Hugo Barra in reference to Android, then you’ve likely been living under a rock — given he has a pretty important job as Vice President of Product Management for Android. Hugo Barra isn’t the first top executive to leave the Android division in the last six months, with Andy […]