Xiaomi is India’s largest smart TV brand. The company’s television offers a unique software experience in the form of PatchWall. The firm is known for updating its TVs with new features every now and then. Select Mi and Redmi televisions have now started receiving a new system update with an interesting feature.

All the TVs sold by Xiaomi in India run Android TV with PatchWall content aggregation service. Hence, they come with Google Assistant by default. In fact, it is the only smart home platform available on these televisions. 

The company is now changing this by introducing the ‘Works with Alexa’ app for select TV models. The application enables users to control Amazon Alexa-powered through their televisions.

The app is currently being rolled out to the Redmi Smart TV X series and Mi QLED TV 4K 55 via a software update. This system update arrives with build numbers R21.10.29.3261 and R21.10.29.3261 for the former and the latter respectively.

Apart from bringing the Alexa application, the latest update also bumps up the security patch level. 

The announcement of this software update comes directly from Sudeep Sahu, the head of the TV category at Xiaomi India. He says that the update will be rolled out in batches.

If you have any of the above-mentioned televisions and have received the update, then do let us know your experience in the comment section below.

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Xiaomi has officially introduced Redmi-branded smart televisions in India with the launch of the Redmi Smart TV X series. The lineup includes a total of three models (X65, X55, X50), which only differ in size and not specs. Also, it is worth noting that the products announced in India are different than the original Redmi Smart TV X series that was unveiled in late May 2020 in China.

Redmi Smart TV X65 / X55 / X50 India Specifications and Features

The newly launched Redmi Smart TV X series in India flaunts a LED-backlit LCD panel with a resolution of 3840 x 2160 pixels (4K), 85% NTSC color gamut, and 92% DCI-P3 color gamut. The screen also supports Reality Flow (software-based MEMC), Vivid Picture Engine (proprietary color profile), all the popular HDR standards, such as HDR10, HDR10+, HLG, and Dolby Vision.

As far as size is concerned, like their name suggests, the X65, X55, and X50 feature a 65-inch, 55-inch, and 50-inch display respectively.

Further, these televisions are powered by an unknown 64-bit SoC with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A55 CPU and ARM Mali G52 MP2 GPU. They come with 2GB RAM, 16GB internal storage, and run Android TV 10 with PatchWall content aggregation launcher.

The TVs support almost all the popular streaming services (25+), Chromecast Built-in, Google Assistant, and even ships with the Mi Home app (for the first time in India) to manage Xiaomi smart products.

On the connectivity front, the televisions come with dual-band WiFi, Bluetooth 5.0, 3 x HDMI 2.1 with support for ALLM (Auto Low Latency Mode) and eARC (only one, Dolby Atmos pass-through), 2 x USB 2.0, AV input, 1 x optical, antenna, 3.5mm headphone jack, and ethernet.

Taling about audio, these TVs sport 2 x 15W speakers, which are capable of providing a maximum output rate of 30W. These speakers support Dolby Audio, DTS-HD, and DTS Virtual: X (via OTA update).

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Other features of these Redmi televisions include a new remote control (slightly different than Mi TV remote), Quick Wake (boot up in 5 seconds), Quick Settings (long press PatchWall button), Mute (Double-click Volume Down key), Universal Search. Kids Mode, Smart Recommendations, Live TV, User Centre, Celebrity Watchlist, and India’s Top 10.

Last but not least, the cardboard box of the Redmi Smart TV X series can be used to build a DIY bookshelf.

Redmi Smart TV X65 / X55 / X50 India Price and Availability

The Redmi Smart TV X series will go on sale for the first time at 12 PM, March 26 for the following price tags.

• Redmi Smart TV X65 – ₹57,999 ($799)
• Redmi Smart TV X55 – ₹38,999 ($537)
• Redmi Smart TV X50 – ₹32,999 ($455)

These televisions can be purchased from Mi.com, Amazon India, Mi Home stores, and Mi Studio stores. For a limited time, customers can avail a flat ₹2,000 discount by using an ICICI Credit Bank credit card. Also, they can save up to ₹1,700 on subscriptions of Zee5, Aha, Hungama Play, and Hoichoi.

The Redmi Smart TV X series will be also available at partner retail stores across India in the near future.

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