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Xiaomi Turns to China for OLED

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s latest flagship smartphone boasts an OLED screen – which may not have come from Samsung Display. According to Xiaomi, the suppliers for the Redmi Pro’s 5.5″ (1920 x 1080) screen are two Chinese …

Xiaomi Switches to Premium Pricing

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s co-founder Li Wangjiang has said that the company will launch a ‘high-end’ smartphone this year, costing between CNY4,000 ($600) and CNY5,000 ($750). Local media claim that the phone will be the Mi Note …

China Raises Smartphone Share

by Tom Allen

Although smartphone sales rose in Q1’16, compared to the same period last year, the results were not all encouraging. Sales increased just 3.9% to 349 million units, and Apple registered its first double-digit decline. …

Xiaomi to Enter US Market

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi’s first UltraHD STB, the Mi Box (previously available only in a Full HD version) will be available in the USA. The box has Google Cast and Android TV – only the second STB …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| STBs| UltraHD (4KTV)| Vol 23 - Issue 19| Xiaomi

Mi Band 2 Will Feature LCD

by Isaac Oburu

Xiaomi is about to launch its second-generation wristband, the Mi Band 2, after it was shown by CEO Lei Jun. The Mi Band is expected to feature both a LCD display and a physical …

Tags:China| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 16| Xiaomi

Xiaomi’s TV is Sub-6mm

by Tom Allen

Just before Easter, Xiaomi unveiled a premium new TV for the Chinese market, using a curved LCD panel from Samsung. The whole set is 5.9mm – only twice as thick as LG’s G6 OLED …

Xiaomi Delays Notebook

by Tom Allen

Taiwan-based supply chain sources claim that Xiaomi will delay the launch of its first notebook (previously rumoured to be 15″, most recently said to be 12.5″) until Q2’16 – one quarter behind the original …

Tags:Large Display Monitor| Mobile Display Monitor| Notebooks| Vol 23 - Issue 11| Xiaomi

Xiaomi Takes to Global Stage

by Tom Allen

Xiaomi has a reputation as ‘The Apple of the East’, but its prices are far below the Cupertino-based company. Although it had no stand at the show, the firm used MWC to launch its …

Apple Faces First-Ever iPhone Fall

by Tom Allen

Global smartphone sales reached 403 million units in Q4’15, says Gartner: a 9.7% rise YoY. However, this was the slowest Q4 growth rate since 2008. Smartphone sales rose 14.4% YoY, to 1.4 billion units, …

Xiaomi Will Show Off Mi 5 in Barcelona

by Tom Allen

China’s Economic Daily News says that Xiaomi will reveal a new smartphone, the Mi 5, at MWC. The phone will be unveiled on the 24th February, concurrently in both Barcelona and Beijing. The source …

Tags:Mobile Display Monitor| MWC 2016| Smartphones| Xiaomi

Biometric Smartphones Are Officially “Mainstream”. More Than 200 Models Have Been Introduced Since 2013

by Isaac Oburu

According to new research from Acuity Market Intelligence, biometric smartphones are officially mainstream. More than 200 fingerprint, iris, and eye-vein biometric smartphones have been introduced since Q1 2013 under 70 brand names. This includes …

Xiaomi to Enter Middle East

by Isaac Oburu

Dubai-based Task FZCO has begun to distribute Xiaomi smartphones in the Middle East and North Africa. Handsets will initially be available in Saudi Arabia and the UAE.

Tags:Distribution| MEA (Middle East & Africa)| Mobile Display Monitor| Vol 23 - Issue 04| Xiaomi