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.

EDITOR’S PICK: MIUI for TV 3.0 goes live and here are the new key features

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.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi crowdfunds the Mensarjor Kitchen Modular Integrated Sink

The post Mi QLED TV will not be a rebrand of Mi TV 5/5 Pro from China – Xiaomi India confirms appeared first on Gizmochina.

In December 2019, Xiaomi became the first Chinese TV maker to cross 10 million shipments in a year. Today, the company has revealed key figures of its Mi TV business in China. Xiaomi announced today that one in five TVs sold in China was a Mi TV. The company cited a report from the market research firm Beijing Zhongyi Kang.

Xiaomi shared an image featuring Mi TV lineup’s key achievements in China last year. Mi TVs were the top-selling TVs in five major size segments in 2019: 32-inches, 43-inches, 50-inches, 65-inches, and 70-inches. The brand now has a market share of 19.25% in China. It was also the number 1 TV maker in China for four consecutive quarters.

Jiang Cong, the GM of Xiaomi Mi TV in China said that the brand’s success was driven by its Triathlon strategy that entails three components – Hardware, Internet Services, and New Retail. He added that with sales support, the Mi TV brand will be able to invest in better technology, picture quality and other keys areas of R&D for superior quality TV models in the future.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi’s Wi-Fi 6 Router AX3600 with 7 antennas revealed in a New Poster

The post One in Five TVs sold in China in 2019 was a Mi TV: Xiaomi appeared first on Gizmochina.

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.

UP NEXT: Flipkart launches INR 3499 (~$50) MarQ TurboStream Android TV streaming dongle

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.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi phones released next year over ¥2000 (~$285) will support 5G

The post Xiaomi will soon add Voiceprint support to Mi TV 5 series appeared first on Gizmochina.

Along with the Mi TV 5 Pro series, Xiaomi also launched the Mi TV 5 series, which as the name suggests, is a lighter version of the Mi TV 5 Pro. Similar to the Pro variant, the Mi TV 5 comes in three models — 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch.

The major difference between the standard model and the Pro model is that unlike the Pro variant, the Mi TV 5 doesn’t come with Quantum Dot display. Also, the internals differ compared to the Pro version. It too runs the company’s own PatchWall interface which Xiaomi has designed for Smart TVs.

It comes with just 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. For comparision, the Pro version comes with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of eMMC storage. Similar to the Pro model, this one too comes with Dolby Atmos and DTS support and has 2 x 8w Stereo speakers.

EDITOR’S PICK: Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone debuts with 108MP penta-lens, Snapdragon 730G SoC, curved display and 5,260mAh battery for 2,799 Yuan (~$399)

In terms of design, both the Pro variant and the standard variants are same, featuring just 5.9mm thickness, 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 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. It will go on sale from 11th November in China.

UP NEXT: Vivo V17 smartphone is debuting this month; Vivo V17 Pro likely to be discontinued

The post Xiaomi Mi TV 5 launched in China in three sizes; pricing starts at 2,999 Yuan ($428) appeared first on Gizmochina.

Today, Xiaomi will be holding a launch event in China to announce the Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone that will come equipped with 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system. The Chinese manufacturer will be also unleashing its first Mi Watch and the same event will be used to unveil Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series. The launch event will be livestreamed so that Xiaomi fans across the globe can view it.

The unveil event will kick off from 2 PM (local time) in China. The event will be livestreamed on Mi.com and the company’s official Weibo page. The launch event will be in Chinese language. GizmoChina will be covering the launch stories of all the Xiaomi devices that will be made official today.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro

The Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro has a 6.47-inch curved OLED full HD+ display with waterdrop notch and under-display fingerprint reader. The Snapdragon 730G is present under the hood of the device. It may come with up to 12 GB of RAM and up to 256 GB of native storage. It has a 108-megapixel penta-lens camera system that supports up to 5x optical zoom and 50x digital zoom. It has a front camera of 32-megapixel. The 5,260mAh battery of the device supports 30W fast charging.

Xiaomi Mi Watch

The Xiaomi Watch (or Mi Watch) will be sporting a design similar to Apple Watch. It will have a squared-shaped display with 3D curved sapphire glass, a circular crown on its right side and it will carry support for e-SIM. It will be powered by Snapdragon Wear 3100 and it will run on the customized version of MIUI. The other features of the smartwatch include large-sized battery, GPS, NFC and Wi-Fi.

Editor’s Pick: Xiaomi Mi Watch: Everything you need to know before Launch

Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series

The Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series will be equipped with 4K Quantum Dot screen that will carry support for 108 percent NTSC, HDR10+ and MEMC. It is said to be 47 percent thinner than the Mi TV 4. The Amlogic T972 processor will be powering it along with 4 GB of RAM. It will offer a big internal storage of 64 GB. For immersive audio experience, the Mi TV 5 will come with quad speakers powered with Dolby and DTS audio. Also, it will feature 9th-gen image quality engine and 8K video decoding support.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro Rumour Roundup: All You need to know

The post How to watch livestream of Mi CC9 Pro, Mi Watch and Mi TV 5 series launch event appeared first on Gizmochina.

Xiaomi has established its presence in the market as a powerful TV manufacturer and is also ranking as number one in the smart TV category in China. The company is currently gearing up to release the new Mi TV 5 series in its home market on 5th November.

Ahead of its official launch, the company has been revealing details about the upcoming Smart TV. In the latest development, Xiaomi has now released details related to the design of the Mi TV 5.

The company has now confirmed that the Mi TV 5 will come with a more comprehensive full-screen design. The bezel surrounding the screen panel will be 47.1 percent narrower compared to the Mi TV 4, measuring just 1.8mm.

Further, Xiaomi has revealed that the metal-body Smart TV will come with a integrated bending frame, back plate without screws, and will have a body thickness of just 5.9mm.

Earlier, the company had shed light about the specifications of the Mi TV 5. It had revealed that the product will come powered by a 12nm T972 chipset with support for 8K video recording which is claimed to be 63 percent higher than the previous-generation CPU.

EDITOR’S PICK: Oppo’s upcoming custom user interface ColorOS 7 to reportedly get launched in November 2019 in China

The Mi TV 5 also comes packed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage to ensure smoother performance. It is confirmed to come with a 4K QLED panel covering NTSC 108% wide color gamut.

The Quantum Dot panel is likely to be supplied by Samsung who dominates this industry. The current generation Mi TV 4 series comes with either LCD or LED panels, so with the Mi TV 5 series, it seems that Xiaomi is looking to enter the premium segment.

The company had previously shared a teaser image of the upcoming Mi TV 5, giving us a glimpse of the right side of the device, wherein we can see the ‘Designed by Xiaomi’ text. Apart from its slim form factor, there isn’t much we can pick up from this image.

Along with this new Smart TV, the company is also set to launch a bunch of other products at the 5th November event in China, including Mi CC9 Pro smartphone, Xiaomi Smartwatch, Xiaomi’s Mi Portable Air Conditioner, among others.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi CC9 Pro smartphone confirmed to have Snapdragon 730G SoC inside; camera internals also revealed

The post Xiaomi Mi TV 5 design details revealed ahead of its launch tomorrow appeared first on Gizmochina.

Xiaomi, which made a name for itself with the smartphone business, has also established its presence in the market as a powerful TV manufacturer and is also ranking as number one in the smart TV category in China.

After announcing the Mi TV Pro lineup a few months ago, Xiaomi is all set to release the new Mi TV 5 series in its home market on 5th November. Ahead of its official launch, the company is now revealing details about the upcoming Smart TV.

Xiaomi has today confirmed that the Mi TV 5 will come powered by a 12nm T972 chipset with support for 8K video recording which is claimed to be 63 percent higher than the previous-generation CPU. It comes packed with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage to ensure smoother performance.

The Mi TV 5 series is confirmed to come with a 4K QLED panel covering NTSC 108% wide color gamut. The Quantum Dot panel is likely to be supplied by Samsung who dominates this industry. The current generation Mi TV 4 series comes with either LCD or LED panels, so with the Mi TV 5 series, it seems that Xiaomi is looking to enter the premium segment.

EDITOR’S PICK: OPPO dual-band 5G smartphone in partnership with Qualcomm confirmed to launch in December this year

It is not surprising to see Xiaomi shifting its gears towards Quantum Dot LEDs as the recently launched OnePlus TV also features Samsung’s premium QLED panels. So, the Mi TV maker is trying to jump into the premium segment with its new generation models.

The company had shared a teaser image of the upcoming Mi TV 5, giving us a glimpse of the right side of the device, wherein we can see the ‘Designed by Xiaomi’ text. Apart from its slim form factor, there isn’t much we can pick up from this image.

Along with the Mi TV 5, the company is also set to launch a bunch of other products at the 5th November event in China, including Mi CC9 Pro smartphone, Xiaomi Smartwatch, Xiaomi’s Mi Portable Air Conditioner, among others.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi’s upcoming Mi CC9 Pro smartphone confirmed to oack 5,260mAh battery with 30W fast charging support

The post Xiaomi Mi TV 5 key specifications revealed ahead of launch next week appeared first on Gizmochina.

Xiaomi will launch its new generation Mi TV 5 series on November 5. Ahead of its release, the company has officially given us a glimpse of the side of the TV. The image reveals that the Mi TV 5 will be thin with narrow bezels, translating into a very high screen-to-body ratio.

The teaser image gives us a glimpse of the right side of the Mi TV 5, wherein we can see the ‘Designed by Xiaomi’ text. I don’t remember seeing this text on the older Mi TV 4 series models, so this could be a new addition. Apart from its slim form factor, there isn’t much we can pick up from this image.

Xiaomi has already revealed that the Mi TV 5 will come equipped with a 4K QLED (Quantum dot) panel with a very wide 108% NTSC color gamut. Along with this, the TV is confirmed to feature MEMC motion compensation technology. This isn’t exactly a new feature as Mi TVs in the past, like the Mi TV 4X 65-inch have come with MEMC. The technology helps remove latency and will offer a smoother viewing experience to the users, especially when playing fast-motion videos. Like the Mi TV 4X, you should be able to manually turn on or off this feature according to your convenience.

Alongside the Mi TV 5, Xiaomi is also launching the Mi CC9 Pro smartphone with 108MP penta-camera setup and a portable air conditioner at the November 5 event.

UP NEXT: Xiaomi Mi Smartwatch hand-on video surface online ahead of its launch next week

The post This is the Xiaomi Mi TV 5 & It’s Pretty Thin appeared first on Gizmochina.

In the past six years, Xiaomi has established itself as a powerful TV manufacturer and it’s no surprise that it ranks number one in the smart TV category in China. After announcing the Mi TV Pro lineup a few months ago, Xiaomi is all set to release the new Mi TV 5 series on November 5. Today, the company has confirmed the new Mi TV 5 models will come with the premium Quantum Dot display panels from Samsung.

Editor’s Pick: This is the Xiaomi SmartWatch; it’s HEAVILY inspired by the Apple Watch

The Mi TV 5 series will use a 4K QLED panel covering NTSC 108% wide color gamut. The Quantum Dot panel is likely to be supplied by Samsung who dominates this industry. The current generation Mi TV 4 series comes with either LCD or LED panels, so with the Mi TV 5 series, Xiaomi is looking to enter the premium segment.

Xiaomi’s shift to Quantum Dot LEDs isn’t surprising. The recently launched OnePlus TV also features Samsung’s premium QLED panels. So, the Mi TV maker is trying to jump into the premium segment with its new generation models. In fact, a recent survey from one of the Xiaomi executives had already given us a glimpse of Xiaomi’s intentions. Unfortunately, we don’t have any more information on the upcoming TVs.

Xiaomi has launched a few premium TV models in the past such as the Mi TV curved 65″ and the Mi Wallpaper TV.

UP NEXT: Realme TV likely to launch by December this year

The post Xiaomi Mi TV 5 series will feature 4K Quantum Dot Displays appeared first on Gizmochina.

A Weibo user has posted a screenshot of his private message exchange with Xiaomi‘s Li Xiaoshuang, general manager of Xiaomi TV. The blogger had asked when the next-generation Mi TV will be launched since the year s drawing to an end. The Xiaomi exec is said to have hinted that the Mi TV 5 will be released in no distant time, specifically, within a month.

EDITOR’S PICK: Realme X2 Pro hands-on pictures: A sleek and powerful flagship for a steal!

If we are to take Li’s statement literally, it implies that the Mi TV 5 will be released before November 19 and that is likely to be in China. IT Homes quotes an inside source to have said that the Mi TV 5 will be released before 11.11 (November 11). Interestingly, there has been virtually no indication of a new-generation Mi TV coming. The company recently launched the Mi TV Pro but apart for the 8K support, the TV isn’t too spectacular.

Xiaomi continues to rank as the number one smart TV brand in China and even in India. According to data released by Aowei.com, the firm shipped a total of 5.4 million smart TV units in the first half of 2019. This represents a year-on-year increase of 64.9%. It may interest you to note that the Chinese giant shipped 8.4 million units in 2018. So, this year’s shipment will likely be higher and Xiaomi will want to rejig sales with a new-gen Mi TV 5. Xiaomi TV’s GM recently conducted a Weibo survey which suggested the company was planning to take on the premium TV segment similar to what OnePlus did with the OnePlus TV Q1 models. So could we see Xiaomi launch a QLED TV this year? Let’s keep our fingers crossed.

UP NEXT: OnePlus dual-mode 5G phone will launch by the end of this year

(source)

The post The Mi TV 5 is launching within a month, Xiaomi TV GM hints appeared first on Gizmochina.