Earlier today, Xiaomi India confirmed that it will foray into the QLED TV segment on December 16 in India. It was speculated that the new Premium Smart TV would be a rebrand of the Mi TV 5/5 Pro that is retailing in China. However, the company has now clarified it in an interview with the Financial Express.

Eshwar Nilakantan, category lead for smart TVs at Xiaomi India, says that all QLED TVs selling in the country will be “Made In India“. He says the company would wait for the right moment to bring anything and “never settle for low”. He might be referring to the OnePlus QLED Q1 TV that failed to create a spark due to its pricing but it’s our guess. Additionally, the company confirms that the Mi QLED TV for India will be different from the Mi TV 5/5 Pro. He also says that 55-inch is an ideal size for most consumers hinting at the upcoming TV’s size.

Earlier when Xiaomi started teasing the TV launch, many of them including us guessed that it would be a rebrand of Mi TV 5/5 Pro from China. However, an event page that has gone live recently indicates that the TV for India will have new features. This is a no-brainer as the company is trying to bring new products to a country where it has been leading since its inception in 2018.

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In fact, it has lead the Smart TV segment just six months after its debut in 2018, and later with a higher 33% share in 2019 as well. And it continues to do so in 2020. Precisely, Eshwar says that according to the upcoming Q3 2020 report, the company will be the No.1 Smart TV brand. This is in-line with a recent 5 million Smart TV shipment milestone in the country making it a king for 10-consecutive quarters.

Coming back, the report says the new QLED TV will be a spiritual successor to the Mi TV 4 from 2018. However, it will make a giant leap in display technology with the Quantum Dot LED panel. This, along with features HDR10+, 100% color volume(probably NTSC), and Dolby Vision for enhanced picture quality is a definite contender for the rivals.

Talking about the India specific variant, he says the company has delayed the launch of QLED TVs for nine months to fine-tune it for India. This further strengthens our earlier guess that Patchwall 3.4 with a new carousel, user center, Live TVs could be pre-installed. Anyway, Eshwar hints at an aggressive pricing for QLED TV and confirms that Xiaomi will bring more QLED TVs to India in 2021.

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It is no news that Xiaomi makes smart TVs. The manufacturer’s Mi TV line is sold in various markets, including India where it has the largest market share. Last year, Xiaomi entered into the premium smart TV market when it announced the Mi TV 5 Pro series lat year. The Mi TV 5 Pro series packs a quantum dot QLED display, support for 8K decoding and more.

Announced in three sizes – 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch -, the Mi TV 5 will be getting a new screen size tomorrow according to a teaser posted on Weibo today.

There are speculations the new screen size is 100-inches which will make it Xiaomi’s biggest TV ever.

The specs are expected to remain the same as that of the other screen sizes. So it should have 4GB of RAM, 64GB of storage, an Amlogic T972 chipset, 8K video decoding, HDR10+, Dolby Audio, and Xiaomi’s PatchWall system. The 75-inch version sells for ¥9999 (~$1442), so expect the 100-inch model to sell for even more.

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Earlier today, Xiaomi confirmed that it is currently testing an interesting feature for its newly announced Mi TV 5 series. The company will soon add support for voiceprint on the new Mi TV 5 models. We don’t have an exact date for the update, but it should be rolled out soon.

Voiceprint will make Mi TV 5’s experience highly personal. With support for voiceprint, the Mi TV 5 will be able to recognize each user with his or her unique voice. Imagine a situation where you could call out to your TV and it would immediately recognize your profile and show up your personalized content and recommendations. Another good example is when you can simply say ‘continue with the previous video’ and the TV will automatically playback the video that you were last playing. It’s just like a fingerprint profile but for voice.

The Mi TV 5 comes in regular and Pro variants, featuring 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage to ensure smooth performance. As usual, this new Smart TV from Xiaomi comes with the company’s own PatchWall user interface. It also comes with features like Dolby Audio and DTS HD Sound.

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There are three models in the Pro lineup. The 55-inch model starts at 3,699 Yuan which roughly converts to $537. On the other hand, the 65-inch and 75-inch model costs 4,999 Yuan and 9,999 Yuan that roughly converts to $713 and $1,425 respectively. The standard Mi TV 5’s 55-inch model costs 2,999 Yuan (~$428) while the 65-inch and 75-inch models are priced at 3,999 Yuan (~$571) and 7,999 Yuan (~$1,142) respectively.

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As expected, China-based Xiaomi has today launched its new Mi TV 5 Pro lineup in its home country, expanding its existing lineup of Smart TVs in the country. The new Mi TV 5 series comes in three different screen sizes — 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch.

The Mi TV 5 Pro lineup comes with a Quantum Dot QLED display panel which comes with support HDR10+, support MEMC motion compensation, support 8K decoding, 108 percent NTSC color gamut. With Quantum Dot display technology, the company is eyeing the premium segment.

It comes with MEMC dynamic image-quality compensation technology that allows smoother motion pictures and shows details in crisp and clear manner, claims the company. The device is powered by a 12nm Amlogic T972 chipset with support for 8K video recording which is claimed to be 63 percent higher than the previous-generation CPU.

The Mi TV 5 Pro also comes packed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage to ensure smoother performance. As usual, this new Smart TV from Xiaomi comes with the company’s own PatchWall user interface. It also comes with features like Dolby Audio and DTS HD Sound.

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In terms of thickness, the Mi TV 5 Pro measures just 5.9mm, which is less than the thickness of iPhone 11 measuring 8.1mm. The bezel surrounding the display is 47.1 percent narrower compared to the Mi TV 4, measuring just 1.8mm. The device is made up of aluminium and comes with a screw-less design.

Coming to the pricing, the 55-inch model of the newly launched TV is priced at 3,699 Yuan which roughly converts to $537. On the other hand, the 65-inch and 75-inch model costs 4,999 Yuan and 9,999 Yuan that roughly converts to $713 and $1,425 respectively.

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