Earlier this month, Xiaomi announced its second Wi-Fi 6 router in the form of Mi Router AX1800, just a couple of months after the launch of Mi AIoT Router AX3600. Now, the device is up for purchase in China.

the Mi Router AX1800 was available for pre-order since 15th May for a deposit of 30 yuan and now it can be purchased through JD.com. The latest Wi-Fi 6 router from Xiaomi is priced at 299 yuan, which is roughly $46.

The router comes with a completely changed design as the company has adopted the tower-like form factor. It features hidden dual-band high-performance antenna that aims to offer a strong 360-degree signal coverage.

Both frequency ranges — 2.4GHz and 5GHz have two Qorvo high-performance independent signal amplifiers which increased signal strength by 4dB which should increase coverage by 50 percent. It is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm APQ6000 chipset with dedicated NPU.

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It also comes with support for OFDMA technology (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) which allows the router to send data to multiple terminal devices using only one transmission. The router packs 256MB of RAM and has Mesh Networking support for seamless signal coverage in the house.

The Xiaomi Mi Router AX1800 supports connection of up to 128 devices simultaneously. It also comes with built-in Tencent Online Game Accelerator that has been deeply customised for accelerating the online gaming experience on PC and smartphones. The company is also giving away three months of membership for free with the purchase of this router.

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As expected, Xiaomi has today launched its second Wi-Fi 6 router, dubbed as Mi Router AX1800. The launch of this new router from the Chinese company comes just a couple of months after the launch of Mi AIoT Router AX3600.

For this new AX1800 router, Xiaomi has completely changed the design and has adopted the tower-like form factor. Thanks to this new design, it can have more storage space and thus it includes heat sink to keep the temperature in-check.

It also features hidden dual-band high-performance antenna that aims to offer a strong 360-degree signal coverage. Both frequency ranges — 2.4GHz and 5GHz have two Qorvo high-performance independent signal amplifiers which increased signal strength by 4dB which should increase coverage by 50 percent.

The router comes packed with 256MB of RAM and has Mesh Networking support for seamless signal coverage in the house. The Xiaomi Mi Router AX1800 supports connection of up to 128 devices simultaneously.

It is powered by a quad-core Qualcomm APQ6000 chipset with dedicated NPU, and comes with support for OFDMA technology (Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access) which allows the router to send data to multiple terminal devices using only one transmission.

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Further, the company says that whenever a new Xiaomi Smart Home devices is connected to the network, it automatically matches the Mi App settings without the need to manually enter a password.

Xiaomi reveals that this new Wi-Fi 6 router comes with built-in Tencent Online Game Accelerator that has been deeply customised for accelerating the online gaming experience on PC and smartphones. The company will be giving away three months of membership for free with the purchase of this router.

The Mi Router AX1800 will be available for pre-sale from 15th May in China via e-commerce platform JD.com, for a deposit of 30 yuan. This newly launched router is priced at 329 yuan (around $46) but will initially be available for 299 yuan which is roughly $42.

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