Xiaomi Redmi 3 ‘Pro’ With 3GB of RAM, Fingerprint Sensor Launched

Xiaomi on Tuesday unveiled a variant of its Redmi 3 smartphone in China, called the Redmi 3 ‘Pro’ or ‘high version’, featuring some upgrades in the memory, inbuilt storage, and sensor areas. The new Xiaomi Redmi 3 variant has been priced at CNY 899 (approximately Rs. 9,000) and will become available in China next month, with its first flash sale on April 6. To recall, the original Redmi 3 was priced at CNY 699 at launch. As of now, there is no word on the handset’s availability in other markets…

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Alleged Xiaomi Smartphone With 4.3-Inch Display, Snapdragon 820 SoC Leaked

Xiaomi earlier this month launched its flagship Mi 5 smartphone at the MWC 2016 event in Barcelona and will be bringing the device to India on Thursday. However, a new leaked image now indicates there might be a new smaller Xiaomi smartphone in the making already. The leaked image coming from Weibo (via Gizchina) shows an unknown black coloured smartphone’s display running MIUI. The device is said to feature a 4.3-inch display, and might be launched as an iPhone SE competitor in the future. The handset is tipped to feature…

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Xiaomi Mi 5 India Launch Set for Thursday

Xiaomi has confirmed that the Mi 5 flagship smartphone will be launched in India on Thursday. The Chinese company at the Redmi Note 3 India launch earlier this month had promised that the Xiaomi Mi 5 smartphone will be “coming to India in a month” – and it certainly appears to have kept its promise. To recall, Xiaomi’s Global VP, Hugo Barra, during the event had stressed that the team in India was trying to get the handset here “in a month” without specifying an exact date. The company had…

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Apple Resubmits India Retail Store Application; Xiaomi Follows

iPhone and iPad maker Apple has resubmitted its application for opening single-brand retail stores in the country as there were certain gaps in its earlier proposal. “The proposal is being processed by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi too has submitted an application,” an official said. In January, Apple had filed proposal seeking permission for single-brand retailing and sell products online but due to certain gaps in the application, DIPP had sought more information from the US-based technology giant. According to the sources, the…

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 With Fingerprint Sensor Spotted on Certification Site

Xiaomi recently launched its flagship smartphone, the Mi 5, and now appears to be gearing up for the launch of a new variant of the Redmi 3 that features a fingerprint sensor as well. To recall, the Xiaomi Redmi 3 smartphone that was launched in January this year came without any fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint sensor sporting Redmi 3 was spotted on Tenaa, the Chinese telecommunications certification authority. The listing not only shows the smartphone but also reveals its specifications. According to the listing, the upcoming version of the Xiaomi…

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Xiaomi Launches 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro With Slimmer Build, Faster Charging

Xiaomi, besides launching its Redmi Note 3 in India last week, also launched its 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro with USB Type-C in China. The company additionally announced its Mi Box 3 Enhanced Edition media player. Priced at CNY 149 (roughly Rs. 1,500), the power bank like other Mi Power Bank units sports an aluminium body along with temperature, input overload, short circuit, output overcurrent, and reset protection. It also features chipset protection and nine layers of circuit protection built by Texas Instruments. The 10000mAh Mi Power Bank Pro comes…

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