Back in October 2018, Xiaomi India announced a special red edition of the Mi Power 2i. Other than the red paint job, it is the same as the regular black version. Starting today, the Mi Power 2i will also be available in blue, bringing the total number of colors to three.

The new blue variant is priced at INR 999 (~$14), INR 100 (~$1.44) more than the other two color variants. That is a negligible difference but it is surprising why it is there in the first place. A new color variant shouldn’t cost more.

#1 Powerbank for the #1 team!

Mi fans, are you ready to cheer for #MenInBlue? I'll be donning blue and so can you with the all new #MiPowerBank – Blue edition!

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— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) June 4, 2019

The Mi Power Bank 2i has an aluminum body that houses a 10000mah lithium polymer battery with an actual output capacity of 6500mAh. It has dual USB output ports, a MicroUSB port, and a 4-LED battery indicator. The power bank supports 18W two-way fast charging. It weighs just 240 grams and is 14.2 millimeters thick.

The power bank will charge the Mi A1 2.2 times, the iPhone 7 3.5 times and the iPad Mini 4 1.3 times.

The blue variant is already available on store.mi.com.

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Just a few days ago, Realme announced it was increasing the prices of two of its products – the Realme 2 and the Realme C1. The company which is an off-shoot of OPPO gave the reason for the upward price adjustment to be the weakening Indian Rupee. Today, it is Xiaomi‘s turn to increase prices and it affects a lot more products.

The announcement was made on Twitter by the managing director of Xiaomi India, Manu Jumar Jain. He explained that the reason for the price increase is due to the Indian Rupee’s depreciation against the US Dollar by ~15% since the beginning of the year. Below is a list of the affected products and their new prices:

Redmi 6A

The 2GB RAM + 16GB and 2GB RAM + 32GB models of the Redmi 6A will add INR 600 and INR 500 to their old prices respectively and will now be sold for INR 6,599 (~$91) and INR 7,499 (~$104).

Redmi 6

The Redmi 6 with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage will also get a INR 500 price increase and will be sold for INR 8,499 (~$117) henceforth.

Mi LED TV

The price increase affects the Mi LED TV 4C Pro 32 and the Mi LED TV 4A  Pro 49. Xiaomi has added INR 1,000 and INR 2,000 to their old prices respectively. Henceforth, the 32-inch 4C Pro will be sold for INR 15,999 (~$220) and the 49-inch 4A Pro will go for INR 31,999 (~$441).

Xiaomi entered into the Indian smart TV market this year and has now become the number one brand in the segment. However, the increase in the price of the TVs may slow down its growth.

Mi Power Bank 2i (1o,000mAh Black)

The black Mi Power Bank 2i with a battery capacity of 10,000mAh gets a INR 100 price increase and will now be sold for INR 899 (~$12.40). The limited edition Red variant is currently sold at the above price.

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Xiaomi said the new price for the above products will take effect at midnight, 11th of November, 2018. As at the time of writing, there is still about 7 hours left for you to make your orders at the old price.

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Xiaomi has released a special edition of its popular power bank, the Mi Power Bank 2i. The special edition is called the Mi Power Bank 2i Red Edition and that’s because of its red aluminum alloy case. The original has a silver aluminum alloy case.

Apart from the bright red colors, the Mi Power Bank 2i Red Edition has the same features as the original model. It has a slim profile, measuring just 14.2mm in thickness and is also lightweight (240g). Its battery capacity remains 10,000mAh.

There are two output ports and each port supports 18W fast charging. The MicroUSB input port also supports 18W fast charging. There are four LEDs that indicate the battery level of the power bank. The power bank can charge your phone, tablet and also low-power devices such as the Mi Band series.

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The Mi Power Bank 2i Red Edition is on sale for Rs. 899 (~$12) instead of its original price of Rs. 1,199 (~$16). If you are interested in getting one, probably to match your Rosso Red POCOPHONE F1, head to the official Xiaomi website and grab a unit.

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After teasing the launch of new “i” product in India, Xiaomi has today finally unveiled the devices. To everyone’s surprise, the company has launched Mi Power Bank 2i, where apparently “i” indicates that it is made in India.

Xiaomi has launched two models of its new Mi Power Bank 2i in India — one comes with 10,000mAh battery capacity while the other comes with 20,000mAh battery capacity, for a price of Rs. 799 and Rs. 1,499 respectively. Both power banks will go on sale from November 23 in India and will be available on Mi.com, Mi Home, Amazon and Flipkart.

The 20,000 mAh power bank comes in a polycarbonate case and features two USB ports. It outputs 5.1 V/3.6 A power from each of the ports, that too even when the process of charging two devices simultaneously is undergoing.

It also supports Quick Charge 3.0 for faster charging, but only when one device is getting charged at a tome. On double pressing the power button, it will enable slow charging for low devices such as Bluetooth headset and fitness band. The device weighs 358 grams and comes with a conversion rate of 93 percent.

On the other hand, the 10,000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i comes with a double anodised aluminium design with 14.2mm thickness. As per the company, it has a conversion rate of up to 85 percent.

This one too includes two USB ports that provide support for 5V/2A, 9V/2A and 12V/1.5A charging options for laptops, tablets and smartphones. The device weighs 240 grams and measures 14.2 mm in thickness.

According to the company, the 20,000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i can fully charge Mi A1 4.3 times, Apple iPhone 7 for 7.1 times and iPad Mini 4 for around 2.5 times, while the 10,000mAh Mi Power Bank 2i can charge Mi A1 up to 2.2 times, iPhone 7 for about 3.5 times and iPad Mini 4 for 1.3 times.

The company says that the devices goes through nine levels of stringent quality testing, alonf with three levels of process inspection at each stage. According to Manu Kumar Jain, head of Xiaomi India, the sales of its Mi Power Bank range in India is four times higher than Lenovo.

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In India, Xiaomi recently established its third manufacturing facility in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. Previously, the company had set up two smartphone manufacturing plants in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. In order to start manufacturing the new power bank range locally, Xiaomi partnered with Shenzhen-based Hipad Technology.

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