Xiaomi has a great presence in the Smart TV segment in India. Accordingly, it recently announced a milestone of selling 5 million Smart TVs in the country. Weeks later, it has now hiked the prizes of its 4A, 4A Pro, and Horizon Edition Mi TVs permanently in India. All these Smart TV models have been selling for quite a while in the country. The new hike starts as low as ₹500($6.8) for the base(32-inch) model.

As reported by 91mobiles, the prices of Mi TV 4A(40-inch), 4A Pro(32-inch), Mi TV Horizon Edition(32, 43-inch) series have been hiked in India. Further, the report adds that the new prices will have an effect across all the offline retail stores in the country starting December 1. You can take a look at the entire price changes below:

*- The report hasn’t mentioned the 43-inch price. The price has been updated as per the listing on mi.com

Besides, looking at the table, it looks like the Mi TV 4A Pro and Horizon edition get a ₹500($6.8) hike but the Mi TV 4A 40-inch gets a ₹1,000($13.6) price hike. Subsequently, the new prices have also been updated on mi.com. Still, the company has many online offers like No Cost EMI, Mi TV Extended warranty at reduced price(varies between ₹399-₹699 according to the model).

Mi TV 4A, 4A Pro, Horizon Edition Features

However, we aren’t sure if the same offers would be available at all retail stores. Anyway,  among the models, the Mi TV 4A(40-inch) launched back in September 2019 while the Mi TV 4A Pro made its debut in Feb 2019. While both are Android 9.0 TVs and come with 20W speakers, 4A Pro has an HD display(1366×768 pixels) but 4A(40-inch) has Full HD(1920×1080 pixels) resolution.

The Horizon Edition, on the other hand, launched as successors to the 4A Pro(32), 4A Pro(43) series of TVs in 32-inch, and 43-inches. However, apart from a slimmer bezel and a few design changes, they have the same features as the 4A series.

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Realme has joined the list of phone manufacturers that also make smart TVs. The Realme Smart TV which was announced in India yesterday comes in two sizes – 32-inches and 43-inches – and runs Android TV out of the box.

Realme has priced its first smart TV aggressively; going head to head with Xiaomi’s own Mi TV 4A Pro. The Mi TV 4A Pro can be considered its closest rival as their specs are similar and their price tags are the same (43-inch models).

For this week’s poll, we want to know which of the two smart TVs you prefer. So, take the poll below and also post a comment telling us why you prefer one over the other.

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Xiaomi sells a number of products in India including a range of smart TVs. After turning the smartphone market upside down, the Chinese tech company also revolutionized the smart TV market in the country by introducing its lineup of smart Mi LED TVs in March 2018. Since then, the company has launched multiple models and has even improved its content aggregation launcher called PatchWall, which is now receiving its v3.0 update with Disney+ Hotstar integration and much more.

PatchWall 3.0

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Earlier in September 2019, Xiaomi introduced PatchWall 2.0 UI when it launched the new range of 4K TVs in India. The new update brought content integration from Amazon Prime Video and even Netflix made its way to a plethora of Mi TVs excluding the first three models, which launched with an AOSP build of Android TV-certified OS.

Fast forward six months, the company is now rolling out Patchwall 3.0 update to all of its smart TVs running Android tvs such as Mi TV 4A, Mi TV 4C Pro, Mi TV 4A Pro, Mi TV 4 Pro, Mi TV 4X, and Mi TV 4X Pro. Anyway, do note that the new update will not pop-up right away as it is being seeded out in a phased manner. 

The new features of Patchwall 3.0 include Disney+ Hotstar integration with a dedicated page for Sports and Disney content. Further, the update also adds two new content partners namely Docubay and Lattu Kids. Other changes include Mi Lanting Pro font from MIUI 11, horizontal scrolling in lists, cleaner animations, and more.

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Here’s the complete official changelog for Xiaomi PatchWall 3.0 Update

• Disney+ Hotstar integration: This integration has allowed Xiaomi to introduce a dedicated sports channel, that helps with content discovery as well as giving users a one-click Play option for various sports content such as ongoing tournaments across sports like Kabaddi, Tennis, Cricket and more.
• New content partners: Docubay and Lattu Kids have been added as content partners. Docubay allows the streaming of international documentaries across various topics, while Lattu Kids boasts of over 1,500 hours of children-focused content.
• Mi List: Mi List now features curated lists of movies and TV shows from different genres, alongside being contextually-aware.
• UI enhancements such as:
  • Cleaner animations: Animations for browsing through carousels have been redesigned to give greater focus on the current selection.
  • Horizontal scrolling: The zero-screen in PatchWall 3.0 and on the Show Details page now enables horizontal scrolling through different lists.
  • New Mi Lanting Pro font: The new font from MIUI 11 has also been added.

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