Xiaomi’s sub brand, Mijia, launched a refillable pen today called the Mi Pen with a price tag of 19 Yuan ($2.85). Surprised? We are too. Xiaomi said all their smart home products will come under the Mijia brand name, but is this pen smart? No, it isn’t. It also doesn’t magically store all what you write but it still falls under home products sort of, so that counts, right?
The pen uses Swiss PREMEC Refills with quick drying Japanese mikuni ink, which doesn’t fade easily or break. Mijia says the ink does not easily dry up even if you do not use the pen for a long time.
The pen comes in white and black colour options, has a diameter of 9.5mm to ensure it offers a comfortable grip while writing, and also features a 120° spin which reveals or hides the pen’s 0.5mm high-precision tungsten ball tip.
Mijia has taken great care in manufacturing the parts of the pen. The connectors are made out of metal and the rotating member is made of copper which has a life span of 50,000 rotations.
The Mi Pen looks nice and will make for a great gift. You can just buy a bunch of them and give to your kids or friends going to college.
It all starts with a nice looking presentation for a desk lamp. We can see that the Xiaomi put a lot of attention to detail with the Apple-like power plug and some nice extras like a cable management clip.
Xiaomi Smart LED Desk Lamp Review: DESIGN and FEATURES
The Xiaomi desk lamp looks gorgeous and it has a nice looking minimalistic design. The tubes are made out of aluminum and the base is made out of quality matt plastic, which does not attract any fingerprints.
You can adjust the arm of the lamp up/down and the latching mechanism works gracefully.
Speaking of the LED light itself, it has 6W of power and it can provide up to 300lm of brightness. It is not too bright but bright enough for reading and doing other stuff by the desk.
You can turn on the lamp by pressing the knob and adjust the brightness by rotating it. If you press down and rotate the knob, you will adjust the colour temperature. If you double click the knob, you will toggle the “pomodoro” timer.
What makes this LED desk lamp smart is the integrated wifi and the ability to control it via the Mi Home app, which is an application made by Xiaomi to control all kinds of smart devices like a smart Yeelight LED bulb, which is probably the best cheap Philips Hue light alternative.
The setup is pretty straightforward. All you have to do is select your location as China (Mainland), connect to your home wifi network within the app and select the LED lamp from the list of discovered devices.
Within the app, you can manually adjust the brightness and color temperature and select from the pre-set reading and PC modes. The “Pomodoro” mode is actually a pretty good idea. If you turn it on, the lamp will start flashing every 45 mins to remind you that you have to rest your eyes. Also, there are some other neat features like a sleep timer, kids mode and so on.
Xiaomi Smart LED Desk Lamp Review: CONCLUSIONS
I’ve used the lamp for quite a while now and everything has been working fine so far.
I really love the design and fantastic build quality of it and the fact that it can be controlled via the Wifi network.
However, a few complaints would be that you cannot swivel of the arm of the lamp to the sides like some other lamps do. Also, it would have been great if Xiaomi managed to hide that red cable.
On the other hand, these are just minor complaints. At the current price of just above $50, this desk LED lamp may not be the one and only device of its kind but it is definitely worth checking out if you are in the market of awesome-looking smart desk LED lamps.
This new teaser has a lot of hints such as a sketch of a chain link indicating that it will feature a chain strap and also a sketch of a leather strap. If you look closely, you will see one of the sketches shows a watch with a crown dial and another with a push button. There is also one with a small dial and thick round bezels and another one with a large dial and thin bezels. it wouldn’t come as a surprise if Meizu releases multiple versions since some people have large wrists and others have small wrists. The smaller one might also be targeted at females.
Huawei has announced its result for the first half of this year, showing promising results. In a statement published today, the Chinese mobile giant disclosed that the company’s revenue within the period is estimated at about 245.5 billion yuan (about $37 billion) which is an estimated increase of 40% growth in revenue.
The statement did not disclose the results from the different divisions of the multidimensional Huawei Technologies and news about that is expected in coming days.
It is on record that Huawei achieved a total revenue of about 395 billion yuan last year, with the Consumer Business Group division comprising smartphones, smartwatches, laptops and others making up about 129.1 billion yuan of the entire amount.
According to Yu Chengdong, Chief Executive Officer of Huawei Consumer Business Group, Huawei’s ultimate goal is to overtake Samsung and Apple as the largest smartphone maker globally. Samsung and Apple presently occupy the first two positions as the highest revenue generating smartphone companies in the World, Huawei comes in at third position.
Huawei is targeting an overall revenue of $75 billion for the entire year, and that figure has almost been halved by this H1 result. The company is hoping that with the release of it Honor 8 flagship and other devices expected to hit the market during the second half of the year, sales of its devices would drive a rise in revenue such that earning might even surpass the targeted amount.
Lenovo-owned Motorola’s flagship Moto Z and Moto Z Force smartphones which were announced months back is now up for pre-orders in the US available exclusively to US mobile carrier Verizon Wireless. The device will remain for some time exclusive to Verizon after which a network unlocked version will be rolled out.
The latest news about Moto Z and Z Force is that the devices would roll out in China by early September. As earlier reported, the version that would be unveiled in China would come pre-loaded with the One UI which is actually Lenovo’s Vibe UI 3.0 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow. This interface will be exclusive to devices shipping to China so it is no surprise that the UI doesn’t feature the Google Play Store but rather sports what appears to be a Chinese app store on the home screen.
There are also news about the price of the flagship devices with the Moto Z said to start at 2998 yuan ($448), whereas the Moto Z Force is rumored to carry a price tag of about 5288 yuan ($790).
The contents of the packaging include the bracelet itself and some documentation.
DESIGN and FEATURES
The smart band features decent design and pretty good build quality. The device can be taken out of the band and charger via the USB port.
Surprisingly, the band is pretty comfortable to wear.
iWown i5 Plus has all the basic features that most of the entry-level fitness bands have: a clock, a step counter, distance walked, the number of calories burned and so on. All of those numbers are displayed on the 0.91″ OLED Screen, which is not the best out there but it enough even for outdoor use.
We found the pedometer feature to be pretty accurate. There were some extra steps counted but the inaccuracies were not that huge.
The smart band can be also connected to your phone and synced using an app, which is pretty simple and easy to use. A great feature that this smart bracelet has is the ability to display the notifications from quite a few apps.
BATTERY LIFE
The battery life is one of the weakest points of this device. We could only get around 4 days of active use, which is okay for a bracelet this cheap but the result is far from the best considering what the competition has to offer.
CONCLUSIONS
iWown i5 Plus is a pretty basic smart band, which does its job for the price. It costs just below $19 and it has a lot to offer for the price.
One of the best features is an Oled display, which displays all the necessary info. Also, the ability to charge it via the regular USB port makes it more versatile than some other fitness bands.
All in all, iWown i5 Plus is a surprisingly good smart band for the price if you are okay with charging it every 4 days and you want to pay just half the price of some other options like the Xiaomi Mi Band 2.
We all love wallpapers but we love changing them more. The wallpaper on our phones sometimes reflect our mood or the kind of person we are.
Our phones usually ship with a bunch of wallpapers from the factory. Sometimes these wallpapers are really beautiful, other times they are just meh. So if you are itching for a bunch of factory wallpapers to spice up your phone you should probably check out these Galaxy Note 7 wallpapers leaked by Sir Hydarnes.
The S-Pen image which we have seen in leaked photos of the phone is also included and comes in 4 varieties.
The ones above are compressed, if you want the full resolution images which are in PNG, you can download them here. It’s about 28 MB in size.
Last week we covered the announcement of Oppo’s new phone, the Oppo F1s which you should read here if you have not done so yet.
The company has started sending out press invites for the launch of the camera-centric phone. The event will take place in India on the 3rd day of August at noon.
Oppo has kept its lips sealed with respect to the specs of the phone but rumours floating around say the Oppo F1s will feature a 16MP front camera which is indeed stepping up the selfie revolution; and a home key that doubles as a fingerprint scanner which unlocks the phone in just 0.22 seconds.
If the 16MP front facing camera rumour is indeed true, then it wouldn’t be setting any record as Vivo recently launched the Vivo X7 and X7 Plus which both feature 16MP front facing cameras with flash.
Chinese media giant, LeEco has bought more stake in Coolpad Group Limited becoming the company’s largest shareholder. LeEco which used to have 18% of the total stakes after injecting about $350 million into the ODM back in 2015 have now bought an additional 11% stake putting them in the controller’s seat.
LeEco has mentioned that this new development will not affect the operations at Coolpad but will see both companies partnering on future projects. The acquisition will possibly favour LeEco a lot as Coolpad is one of the largest ODMs (original design manufacturers) in China with clients like India’s Micromax, therefore reducing manufacturing costs for future phones.
LeEco has teased a couple of posters which might be hinting at a new product in the not too distant future or a different thing entirely. We can’t say for now. But we’ll let you know once we get more details.
A Chinese website whose name translates to ”the first handset world” posted the sales made in June by mobile phone manufacturers in China. The statistics which are for offline sales and cover 25 provinces and 167 cities, were obtained from the major chain stores around the areas covered.
Coming in at the top is Huawei. They have cemented their hold in the Chinese market, which shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the success of the Huawei P9 and its siblings. The company’s sub-brand, Honor, also makes it to the list but sits at the 13th position.
BBK Electronics owned Oppo and Vivo also maintain the second and third spots respectively. The surprise starts when Shenzen based company, Gionee overtakes Samsung (which sits at number 5) and Apple by moving up 2 positions to number 4.
Apple has dropped two positions and sits at number 6. Coolpad retains the 7th position and Meizu follows closely at number 8.
Xiaomi comes in at number 9 after losing their former position to Meizu. This is not a surprise as the tech giant has sold majority of its phones online. The company however has started making plans to focus on offline sales by opening brick and mortar stores in major cities.
The market of smartwatches is crowded and we have a bunch of products that are produced by smaller Chinese companies. Haier G6 is one of the offerings that cost just above $50 and looks like a great gadget on paper. Learn more in our full review.
In the box, there is a magnetic charger and some instruction manuals.
Haier G6 Smartwatch Review: DESIGN and DISPLAY
The Haier G6 smartwatch is not a standalone smartwatch as it may look like but it has quite a few features. As far as design and build quality goes, it is pretty good as the watch itself uses a metal ring.
However, the PU leather strap feels kind of cheap and it may wear off quite soon.
We have a built-in speaker (which has just a mediocre sound quality), mic and a physical multi-functional button, which allows you to operate the device.
As far as display goes, it is good for a smartwatch but don’t expect a lot of pixels here.
Haier G6 Smartwatch Review: FEATURES and FUNCTIONALITY
Since it is a watch after all, it has quite a few pre-installed watch faces to choose from.
The user interface is pretty simple and easy to use. Also, I didn’t have any lags.
The watch connects to your phone via Bluetooth and I didn’t have any issues with that. We have some basic telephony features that work okay. However, I could not sync my contacts or messages with the smartwatch as I always got “Failed to sync” message.
The smartwatch can be also used as a hands-free device and the call quality is okay but people on the other end will hear that you are you are calling from a different device than a smartphone.
We have quite a few additional features and customization options. Most of them work fine but I found the remote camera feature to be pretty useless (at least on the OnePlus 3 I’ve tested with).
Last but not least we have some fitness-related features like pedometer, sedentary reminder, stopwatch and a heart-rate sensor. I compared the results with the Xiaomi Mi Band 2 and I was pleasantly surprised that the numbers were quite similar, meaning that the integrated sensors are pretty accurate.
Haier G6 Smartwatch Review: THE APP
Haier G6 Smartwatch Review: BATTERY LIFE
The battery life is one of the weak points of all smartwatches that have colour displays. I could get just around 3 days of continuous use before I needed to recharge.
Haier G6 Smartwatch Review: CONCLUSIONS
The Haier G6 is a feature-packed smartwatch that delivers in quite a few ways but it is not a perfect device.
It has a great build quality but the PU leather strap may wear off pretty quickly.
It is great that fitness-related features work fine but we found some bugs like in the remote camera shutter feature, which fails to launch phone’s camera. Also, we had quite a few issues syncing the contacts and messages from the phone.
Last but not least, the battery life could be better but this applies to most of the smartwatches in this price range.
All in all, the Haier G6 Smartwatch is a feature-packed device that has quite a lot to offer but you have to consider some shortcomings before making a purchase.
OnePlus 3 is adding another plus to its kitty just days after we got the awesome news that we’d be seeing the Soft Gold version of the device. Now, an official version of Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP) for the OnePlus 3 has been released.
Before the release, the OnePlus 3 made this all possible by making its firmware bootloader easily unlockable. For reasons best known to them, some other phone manufacturers usually make it difficult, if not impossible to root their Android devices by restricting access to their brand’s bootloader. OnePlus is keeping up with its policy of making the OnePlus 3 accessible, not only for purchase at affordable cost but also for exploration of the capabilities of the flagship.
For those who don’t know, Team Win Recovery Project (TWRP), is an open-source software custom recovery image for Android-based devices. It provides a touchscreen-enabled interface which allows users to install third-party firmware and backup the current system, which are often unsupported by stock recovery images. It is, therefore, often installed when rooting Android devices.
Let it be known though, that rooting of smartphone isn’t for novice but for those that have got the expertise. One wrong move and the phone might get permanently damaged. So, in case you have never rooted your phone before, proceed with caution and if you’re not sure what you need root for, go play Pokemon Go.
For those who’ve got the expertise, if you’re interested in exploring the capabilities of your OnePlus 3 by rooting it, you start by unlocking developer options under settings and allowing OEM unlocks and USB debugging. Then, you simply write down the following line “fastboot devices” and then “fastboot oem unlock” in the command line / terminal.
Then, you can proceed with flashing recovery by installing TWRP on your OnePlus 3 and hitting the big install button in the TWRP app. Once you do all this, your phone should be rooted and ready for all your experiments with it.
Thanks to the numerous leaks, rumors and further coverage of the Redmi Pro and the Xiaomi Notebook, there would hardly be any fans on the internet who are unaware about the July 27 conference from Xiaomi next week. Recently, there has been so much information about these two products that Gizmochina’s majority of the Chinese news coverage have been focused on these two devices.
Just a few minutes back, we reported that Xiaomi Redmi Pro is confirmed to feature Helio X25 deca-core chip and dual cameras. Now, real life images of the Redmi Pro’s metal back have just surfaced online, giving us a better look at the upcoming handset. Like what we saw in the earlier leak, the new images confirm that the phone will come with a brushed metal body. This is definitely a change from the smooth metal finish on previous Redmi models that have been announced by the company.
Since we have seen that there is no fingerprint sensor at the back, it would most likely end up on the front, embedded into the home button. The previous leak had confirmed the presence of dual cameras on the top of the back panel and this one confirms the same design.
This design looks quite premium thanks to its brushed metal finish and with powerful specs like Helio X25, OLED display, and dual cameras, the Redmi Pro will definitely give other mid-range flagships a run for their money. Considering these specs, the phone will be costlier than existing Redmi handsets. If the rumored 1499 Yuan ($225) price tag turns out to be true, the phone would be one of the best value for money handsets in the market today!
Earlier leaked image of the Redmi Pro
How much are you willing to pay for the Redmi Pro with these specs?
The past few days have been flooded with news about the upcoming Xiaomi Redmi Pro smartphone that will be announced on July 27. In the past three days, the company released a few teasers which hinted and almost confirmed that the phone will come with a metal body, deca-core processor, dual cameras and OLED display. However, now, Xiaomi’s CEO, Lei Jun has officially confirmed the processor on board the upcoming smartphone as well as the presence of dual cameras at the back.
First of all, Lei Jun confirmed that the Redmi Pro will feature the Helio X25 deca-core processor. We had a doubt whether the phone would be using the slightly slower Helio X20, but this confirms that the faster variant is going to end up on the device. Along with the image (above), he asked his fans which other flagships use Helio X25 chipset inside. Well, there are the two popular ones, the flagship Pro 6 and then, the Le 2 Pro. So, looks like he’s trying to say that the new Redmi model will be competing with these two devices.
About an hour later, Lei Jun further took to Weibo to ask another question to his fans: “Some smartphones use two cameras to take pictures, what would you call this technology?”. He even gave three options: Dual cameras, Dual lens and double cameras.
Well, we take this as a confirmation that the upcoming Redmi Pro features a dual camera setup!
Now, we look forward to more details about the rest of the specs of the device, such as the display size, RAM, storage, fingerprint and other features. Expect most of these details to be revealed in the coming days to the launch. Meanwhile, you can read this article for its earlier leaked specs.
Reports have emerged that the much touted Xiaomi Notebook or Mi Notebook if you like, will not be available in large amounts when finally launched. We had earlier quoted supply chain sources who disclosed that Xiaomi targets shipments of about 1 million units of the Mi Notebookwhen launched.
In a new twist, it has been reported by industry sources that Xiaomi is likely to ship just 300,000 units of the Mi Notebook this year, far lower than the 1 million units targeted.
The Taipei Times quoted supply chain sources hinting at a cut in supply occasioned by the persistent postponement of the release date of the notebook PCs by several quarters.
The sources further disclosed that production of the laptops is split between Xiaomi’s long-term assembly partner Inventec Corp and Winstron Corp, with Inventec expected to deliver 150,000 units of the 12-inch sized Notebooks, while Winstron will deliver another 150,000 units but this time of the bigger size 13-inch Xiaomi Notebook.
When contacted by the Taipei Times, an official of Inventec is said to have confirmed that the company would start shipping the 12-inch units of the Mi Notebook laptop beginning from the end of July but the said official refused to confirm the total shipments expected to come from his company. Another official, however, disclosed via telephone, quite disappointingly, that “the initial shipments for the products are not massive”.
While Winstron declined to comment on the matter, industry analysts affirmed the possibility of the Xiaomi’s Notebook shipment terminating at only 300,000 units for this year as a result time constraint.
Xiaomi is expected to launch its first Notebook PC alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Pro flagship smartphone in a news conference already scheduled for next week’s Wednesday. Going by this latest report, fans outside China who have been waiting to get their units of the Mi Notebook may have to wait a little longer even after it is unveiled, as just 300,000 units will be available and that amount would likely get consumed in the Chinese market. It is expected, though, that shipments would increase next year as Xiaomi aims to expand its market outside China and this cheap Macbook Pro look-alike would be one of the company’s drivers for the proposed international expansion.
Xiaomi’s Redmi Pro flagship smartphone had been speculated all along to be among the devices launching on July 27. But confirmation about that has not been officially done by the Chinese company except via teasers in the form of video or images laced with coded messages, leaving it at the mercy of our brains to interpret the messages.
However just this morning, CEO Lei Jun took to Weibo to express his excitement over the Redmi Pro’s release and categorically confirmed that the flagship device would be released next Wednesday. The message ended there but we were able to gather that he was talking about the Xiaomi news conference holding next Wednesday being July 27.
All along, for the past three days, the three spokespersons for Xiaomi Wu Xiubo, Lu Shi and Liu Hao Ran have taken turns to release promotional videos. The first day, we got served “OLED PING” by Wu Xuibo, followed by Lui Shi who served us “ten nuclear double stem head”, and “Mentor” Liu Hao is going to make “brushed gold potato” (literal translations from Chinese).
It is rumored that the Redmi Pro will feature a 5.5-inch 1080pixel OLED display and would be powered by a Deca-core MediaTek Helio X25 chipset, alongside 4GB of RAM and a maximum 128GB of onboard storage. The sleek dual-SIM device is said to boot Android 6.0 Marshmallow-based MIUI and would have support for all three networks in China. Also, the device is expected to pop carrying a price tag of around 1499 yuan ($225).
Ahead of the July 27 official unveiling, the Xiaomi Notebook has continued to feature in leaks almost daily. Xiaomi has not come out to confirm officially if we’d be seeing the Mi Notebook on that day, neither has the company officially released renders of the Notebook PC that is said to be an Apple MacBook look-alike. We also do not have an official statement about the price tag hovering above the device yet. But an alleged leak of the ppt presentation of the Notebook seems to have revealed most details.
A new leaked PowerPoint presentation is the latest we are seeing and not only does the leaked Powerpoint presentations reveal the expected price of the Notebook, it also tackles issues bothering the specifications of the device, and render photos that showcase the beautifully designed laptop Xiaomi has put in place. We must state that the authenticity of the Powerpoint document cannot be guaranteed, it remains a rumor since it is a leak and not officially from Xiaomi.
According to the leaked render document, the top-end version of the Mi Notebook will be powered by an Intel core i7-6700HQ processor with GTX 970 graphics card. The high-end Notebook will also feature a 16GB RAM, 512GB Hard disk drive and a display with 4K resolution.
On the other hand, the Standard edition is rumored to come equipped with an Intel Core i5-6200U processor, HD 520 graphics card, 8GB of RAM and also 256GB of internal memory.
On the aspect of the price, the leaks tout the top end spec of the Mi Notebook to be priced at 6699 yuan ($1003), while the Standard version will carry a price tag of 3,999 yuan ($599).
These prices are way higher than what we heard from previous rumors, so we better take this with a pinch of salt. Hopefully, things will get clearer by July 27.
We have been hearing about the Xiaomi Notebook since last year. In fact, recently, the number of leaks and rumors about the company’s first laptop have increased drastically, with most of the sources stating that the device will be announced at the company’s new conference on July 27. While we still haven’t received an official confirmation from the company regarding the launch of the new device at the event, considering the amount of information that we have received lately, we thought it would be a good idea to bring them all together to paint a complete picture of the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook.
So, let’s see what can we expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.
DESIGN:
Design wise, the Xiaomi Notebook should come with a sleek aluminum light weight body. Most sources have said that the upcoming PC should look similar to the Apple MacBook range, which would make it a good looking laptop. In fact, we did see a leaked real life image of the device (down below ), featuring the Mi logo up front.
If this is indeed the final design, then I am sure that most fans would be happy. But Apple may not like the fact that the laptop looks very similar to its MacBook.
We can expect the laptop to come in three display sizes — 12.5-inch, 13.3-inch, and 15.6-inch.
Since there could be three different variants of the Xiaomi Notebook, let’s take a look at each one of them in detail.
12.5-inch Model:
This will reportedly be the smallest variant in the company’s new laptop series. This could also be the cheapest and the lowest specced model. According to recent rumors, the 12.5-inch variant will feature a modest Intel Atom series processor. We are not quite sure that this would be the case as earlier we had heard that Xiaomi was working on cheap but powerful models. So, something like an i5 processor would be more suited for the 12.5-inch variant.
But if Xiaomi is indeed using an Atom processor inside this variant, then it could be very cheap. Also, the battery life could be amazing. Considering its small size and efficient processor, we can expect this model to be ideal for travelers.
13.3-inch Model:
If you wanted something more powerful, then the 13.3-inch Xiaomi Notebook could be your ideal option. According to the latest rumors, the 13.3-inch variant is expected to feature the powerful i7-6500U chipset with 8GB RAM on board. Further, the laptop is said to run on the Windows 10 Pro version. USB Type-C port could be used for charging the device. However, the screen on the device won’t feature touch, at least that’s what the leak said.
The 13.3-inch variant seems to be the ideal model for power users and it is said that it could retail for somewhere around 3000Yuan ($450). If true, this would be an amazing price tag for a laptop with these specs on board.
15.6-inch Model:
Unfortunately, at this time, there’s hardly any information about this large screen variant. This could be because, only the first two variants, i.e. the 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch models are expected to be released soon. Out of these two, the 12.5-inch model is said to be in mass production already, with latter soon starting production. This would mean that the 15.6-inch model won’t be released anytime soon. So, if you were waiting for a large screen laptop from Xiaomi, then your wait would probably extend till the end of the year or maybe more.
While this basically covers most of the information about the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook variants, there are a couple of things that I would like to add in this article.
Software:
Xiaomi’s smartphones run on the company’s own MIUI OS, based on Google’s Android platform. There have been rumors that the company would continue using MIUI tweaked for PCs on its new Notebook PC, however, that likely won’t be the case. Xiaomi has had a good relationship with Microsoft, with a few of the company’s smartphones like the Mi4 running Windows platform. So, it is highly likely that the company extends this partnership for its laptops. This would be a safer move as well, considering the majority of PCs in the market today run on the Windows 10 platform.
Availability:
Xiaomi always had the issue of low stock, with most of it’s in demand smartphones going out of stock in seconds during its flash sale. Things have improved drastically in the past few months though, all thanks to Lei Jun, who has now taken charge of the company’s supply.
But whether Xiaomi will stock up the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook in plenty is a question. This would be the first laptop from the company, and we may not see a lot of stock of the laptop in the early stages. So, the initial availability of the laptop could be limited.
However, there was a recent report which said that the company expects to easily sell 1 million units of its laptop after launch. So, we can’t really comment much about the availability of the device.
Well, that should sum up what we know/ expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.
Xiaomi is known to shake up the market where it enters, and don’t expect anything less from its first ever laptop!
Global tech market research firm TrendForce recently released their report of smartphone shipments for the second quarter (Q2) of 2016. The report features smartphone shipments and market shares size and displayed stats from both the domestic market in China and globally.
According to the report, Huawei ranks number one on the list of top five Chinese brands, a list which includes strong brands like Oppo, BBK/Vivo, Lenovo, and Xiaomi. This is despite the fact that Huawei’s market share witnessed a slight drop from 21.1% to 20.8% in the local China market and globally from 28% in Q1 to around 24.5% in the second quarter.
Quite surprisingly, Oppo and Vivo continued their ascending flight over Xiaomi and Lenovo, a trend which began in the first quarter. OPPO registered shipments of 18.5 million smartphones in Q1 2016 but this time around dropped a little to 18 million units. However, this didn’t affect its market share which is estimated to have grown from 12.6% in Q1 2016 to 12.7% in Q2 2016 in the domestic Chinese market.
The report also shows that the entire smartphone production around the world totaled around 315 million units in the second quarter, representing an 8.9% increase over the first quarter of 2016.
Globally, Samsung still finished strong in smartphone sales in the second quarter as it did during the first quarter. The Korean giant raked in a total of about 77 million units shipped, representing 24.5% of the overall market share. Samsung is followed by Apple whose global shipment hovered around a distant 48 million units, representing a 0.6% growth in sales from Q1.
Huawei maintains its Q1 position as the third largest selling smartphone brand in the world with a record 29 million units which is a slight improvement from the 28.3 million units Huawei sold in the first quarter of 2016. Oppo, LG, and Vivo completed the list with 18 million, 17 million and 15 million units sold respectively. The global report shows quite cheerfully that of the top six brands globally, three are Chinese companies.
These figures are expected to increase during the second half of the year, with new flagship like the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, Apple iPhone 7, Xiaomi Redmi Pro. Also, the exploitation of offline sales channels will help the Chinese brands who mainly depend on online flash sales, penetrate newer markets overseas.
Like expected, Xiaomi has announced a brand new 360° Rotating Mi Home White Smart Camera for 399 Yuan ($60). This is yet another addition to the company’s smart camera lineup which includes action cameras and surveillance cameras.
Thanks to its rotating design, the new camera boasts of the ability to take 360-degree panorama photos, along with 85-degree wide vertical viewing angle. This ensures that the camera covers a wide area for surveillance. Further, the Xiaomi 360° Mi White Smart camera comes with a large f/1.8 aperture lens. The camera can capture videos at a maximum resolution of 1920 x 1080. There’s professional DSP noise reduction technology as well.
If you are looking for a cheap smart camera which can rotate 360 degrees, the Xiaomi Mi White Smart camera can be yours for around $60. We expect the camera to hit third party retailers (at a slightly higher price tag) in the coming weeks, but if you are in China, you can get one as early as 10AM on July 25.
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