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The TVs were originally launched running Android 6-based software. HIGHLIGHTS THE XIAOMI MI TV 4A SERIES IS ON TRACK TO BE UPDATED TO ANDROID 9 PIE Xiaomi has initiated the Early Access Program for the update Only 50 active Mi fans will be chosen for the Early Access Program Xiaomi has seen some success with its TV lineup in India, and the affordable Mi TV 4A that was launched in 2018 is among its most popular options. While the lineup has been replaced by the Mi TV 4A Pro and other similar lines, Xiaomi is continuing to service its original models. Now in line for a firmware update are the 32-inch and 43-inch Mi TV 4A models, with Xiaomi announcing that a major update bringing Android 9 Pie-based Android TV to the popular TV range is in the works. The Chinese electronics company has just initiated an Early Access Program for the Android 9 Pie update for the Xiaomi Mi TV 4A series, with 50 active Mi fans set to be chosen to receive early access to the new f...

Redmi Note 7 is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SoC It supports Super Night Scene Mode for low-light photography Redmi Note 7 has Quick Charge 4 support for fast charging The Redmi Note 7 is one of the most hotly anticipated smartphones from Xiaomi, and after making an impressive debut in the Chinese market, the smartphone is all set to arrive in India. Xiaomi on Thursday revealed that the Redmi Note 7 will be launched in India on February 28, and the company has already kicked off the registration process for purchasing tickets for the launch event. Xiaomi has been teasing the Redmi Note 7's India launch for quite some time and it finally made the launch date official via a tweet today. The Redmi Note7 was launched in January, packing capable hardware and bringing an attractive design at a competitive price point in typical  Xiaomi  fashion. The smartphone quickly became a major hit as the company reportedly sold 1 million units of the...

Xiaomi's first Android Go smartphone is official. The Redmi Go is based on Android 8.1 Oreo (Go Edition), comes in Black and Blue, and is heading to Europe and the Philippines in February. The phone packs a modest 5" 1280x720px LCD of the conventional 16:9 aspect, an 8MP main camera with LED flash and a 5MP selfie snapper. The Redmi Go is powered by a Snapdragon 425 with four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.4GHz. There's 1GB of RAM and either 8GB or 16GB of storage, which can be expanded with a microSD card. The Redmi Go actually employs a hybrid slot so you can choose between extra storage and dual SIM support, but can't have both. XIaomi Redmi Go The battery on the Xiaomi Redmi Go has 3,000mAh capacity, which is very generous considering the tiny screen and modest chipset. Xiaomi Redmi Go The Xiaomi Redmi Go will go on sale in February at a price of €80 in Europe. Philipines pricing is yet to be confirmed as well as availability in other market...

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi Mi Play said to come with 10GB of free data a month Xiaomi has so far teased the Mi Play's design The Xiaomi Mi Play may be powered by a 2,900mAh battery Xiaomi Mi Play is all set to be launched in China today. The smartphone has thus far been teased showing its front and rear designs, which include a waterdrop-style display notch, a dual rear camera setup, and a gradient finish. Apart from the teasers, the new Xiaomi handset has been leaked several times as well, tipping a few specifications. The company will be live streaming the Xiaomi Mi Play launch event, and we have all those details for you here. Do stay tuned to Gadgets 360 for our coverage of the Xiaomi Mi Play launch. Xiaomi Mi Play launch live stream The Xiaomi Mi Play launch will be  live streamed  on the  company site , and it can also be caught on such sites as Youkou. The launch starts at 2pm CST (11:30am IST), and you can catch all the launch details ri...

Smartphones that are part of the Android One program come with a promise for timely OS updates. Well, it's hardly been timely, but Android 9.0 Pie has now rolled out to the Xiaomi  Mi A1 . The firmware weighs in at 1074MB and aside from bringing the major OS release, comes with support for FM radio - until now it wasn't available on the A1, but just on its Chinese-only twin 5X. The brief changelog also mentions new navigation options - whether it's the Pixel pill button and gestures, or Xiaomi's custom implementation, remains to be seen. Adaptive battery and brightness features are also introduced. The initial report comes from a user in Bangladesh, and as with all things update-related, you can expect a gradual rollout to all markets. Meanwhile, the  Mi A2 's Pie update has been  out for a few weeks  now

HIGHLIGHTS Xiaomi's smartphones in India are available at a discounted price These deals are available on Amazon, Flipkart, and Mi.com The discounts are valid from December 6 to December 8 Xiaomi India is offering discounts and bundled offers on most of its popular smartphones in India. The discounts are available via Amazon, Flipkart, and Xiaomi India's own online store, mi.com, from now until Saturday, December 8. The deals are a part of Flipkart's Big Shopping Days sale and Amazon's 'I Love Mi' sale, running on the same dates while Xiaomi will be offering the same deals on its store as well. Xiaomi sale offers today The Xiaomi Poco F1 is available with discounts worth up to Rs. 5,000 on Flipkart and Mi.com. All variants of the Poco F1 have received discounted prices. The 6GB RAM, 128GB storage variant is currently available at Rs. 19,999 while the 6GB RAM, 128GB storage variant is down to Rs. 21,999. The 8GB RAM, 256GB storage vari...

Xiaomi reveals a list of devices that will get Android Pie update in Q4 2018 Xiaomi has revealed a list of smartphones that will get Android 9.0 Pie or Android Oreo update in Q4 this year. The list first spotted by GsmArena was posted by the company in its ‘Chinese-language’ forum. Xiaomi has published a list of devices that will receive the beta version of Android Oreo or Android Pie and the stable version in Q4, 2018. As per the list, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5, Redmi 5A, Redmi 5 Plus and Redmi 5X will get Android Oreo update in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, the devices that will get Android Pie-based update including Mi 8 SE, Mi 8 Screen Fingerprint Edition, and the recently launched Mi Mix 3 as well. Also Read:  Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 with 10GB RAM, 5G connectivity launched: Here’s the price Xiaomi in the forum mentioned that the devices that have received two major updates or have been updated recently will not get Android Pie. The listing also cited that Xiaomi Mi 5S Plus O...

Mi MIX 2S has been unveiled as the new flagship smartphone of popular Chinese brand  Xiaomi  in its home market. As expected, the company has avoided the  iPhone X -like notch with the Mi MIX 2S display, retaining the bottom panel position of the front camera, but has gone with the vertical dual rear camera design. The Mi MIX 2S sports a ceramic body, is curved on all four sides, and supports Qi wireless charging. It also comes with a fingerprint scanner on the rear panel, with Xiaomi clearly eschewing the in-display fingerprint sensor that fellow Chinese company  Vivo  recently brought to the masses with the X21 and  X20 Plus UD  smartphones. The company is also touting the use of AI features in the camera app, giving users such capabilities as 'dynamic Bokeh' and scene recognition. The smartphone also supports Google's ARCore. The smartphone also comes with its own voice assistant. Finally, another hig...

The 43-inch Xiaomi Mi TV 4C model has been spotted on the Mi India site It has been priced at Rs. 27,999, the listing indicates Xiaomi is all set to launch new televisions in India on Wednesday Xiaomi  is all set to launch a new cheaper, smaller range of smart televisions in India, and it recently announced its new Mi TV series launch would be on Wednesday, March 7. Ahead of that launch, the 43-inch Mi TV 4C has been spotted listed on the company's India site, priced at Rs. 27,999. This is at least one of the models Xiaomi is expected to launch on the day, with a 32-inch model from the Mi TV 4A series also likely to makes its way to Indian shores. Separately, Xiaomi on Saturday launched a new television in China, the 40-inch Mi TV 4A. The 43-inch Xiaomi Mi TV 4C that has been spotted on the Xiaomi India site(the listing was still live at the time of publishing) was first launched in China in October last ...

As we inch towards MWC 2018, tensions within the industry are mounting, as per usual. With rumors flying left and right, it's incredibly hard to paint a good picture of company inner-working and relations, especially around this time of year. However, there has been an undeniable serge in scheduling and timing reports and issues as of late and Xiaomi is now part of that list as well. Unlike  last year , Xiaomi will definitely be present at the Barcelona venue this time around. However, a high-ranking company employee has allegedly stated in anonymity that there will be no major announcements involved. That means no Mi 7 or Mi Max 3, for example. However, another fresh insider tip, one based on supplier chain info, claims that the company is preparing to unwrap an updated Mi Mix 2S model, potentially prior to MWC. Other sources say that the new proprietary  Surge S2 chipset  will be featured at the show. It is pretty clear that Xiaomi is cooking up quite a few interesting ...

Samsung Electronics has lost its crown as the top smartphone seller in India for the first time in six years, as it was outsold by China’s  Xiaomi  in the final quarter of 2017, data from two tech research firms shows. Xiaomi’s aggressively priced suite of high-spec handsets and market expansion strategy enabled it to take the top spot in the world’s biggest smartphone market after China, said Tarun Pathak of Counterpoint Research. The Chinese company, which is exploring a public listing and is now valued at close to $100 billion (roughly Rs. 6.34 lakh crores), entered India just over three years ago. Its strategy there has so far rested on flash sales on leading homegrown e-commerce player Flipkart and US tech giant  Amazon.com ‘s Indian site, an approach that helped it snatch market share without have to spend heavily on marketing. Counterpoint pegged Xiaomi’s smartphone market share in India at 25 percent in the fourth quarter based on sh...

Xiaomi Mi A1 Oreo Beta update now seeding Last week  Xiaomi was looking for beta testers  of the Mi A1 Android Oreo upgrade. Today the update has finally started seding and we even got a bunch of screenshots from it. The Oreo Beta of the  Xiaomi Mi A1  is 1104 MB in size, and according to an early adopter makes the fingerprint reader on the back is a bit faster. Apparently, the dual-SIM feature is not entirely flawless in this early edition, though. The tests should end soon as  Xiaomi promised that the Mi A1 Oreo stable update will arrive before the end of 2017.