Xiaomi group’s Vice President Lu Weibing announced in a Weibo post that Xiaomi Mi Home’s largest flagship store in China will have a grand opening on April 30. The new flagship store will open in Wanxianghui on Zhongshan Road in the southern Chinese city of Nanning.

Xiaomi has taken the Mi Home stores to a whole new level with the concept of the flagship store in China, which houses all the tech giant’s products.

As per the promotional posts of the Guangxi Province Xiaomi Store, the new Xiaomi Mi home flagship store is built in an area of ​​1,000 square meters. The store can be seen to have three floors. As visible in the poster, there is also a huge naked-eye 3D digital billboard above the store.

The new store will reportedly host 2000+ smart products and services including smartphones, smart speakers, smart TVs, and other products in the Xiaomi ecosystem. The tech giant is also giving away freebies like Redmi Buds 3, XiaoAI Speaker Play one, and much more to selected people through lucky draws.

From the renders, the store’s architecture looks commendable. So maybe if you happen to be in China, you can drop by the Mi Home flagship store in Nanning and see what it has to offer.

Xiaomi first started as an online-only brand, but gradually began expanding offline. The Chinese tech giant has built a strong offline presence in recent years.  Currently, it has over 10000+ Mi home stores in its home country China.

As part of its continued efforts to integrate sales and services, Xiaomi will provide after-sales services in its authorized stores at the county level. Xiaomi plans to establish a service center in every county in China in the future.

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The number of smart products launched by Xiaomi this year is huge. It is nearly impossible for everyone to remind them all. But fortunately, we followed the launch of every product and reported it on our portal. This made us know every product launched by the company in 2019 and make a selection of the best. Here, you will find a top 10 of the best Xiaomi smart products launched in 2019. We decided to include only products actually available in the market and not concepts or unfinished products. That is why you will not find products such as Amazfit X in this selection (despite being among the most innovative ones).

Top Xiaomi Smart Products of the year

Xiaomi Mi Watch

Xiaomi Mi Watch is Xiaomi’s first smartwatch (if we exclude the ones launched by its subsidiaries such as Amazfit, obviously) and the world’s first smartphone to run a customized version of Wear OS (it is customized by MIUI just like Xiaomi phones). Xiaomi calls this device a little smartphone on your wrist since it has a lot of smart functions and it can even be used as a phone thanks to its eSIM technology. It has a dedicated app store, a 1.78-inch square-shaped AMOLED display and the biggest battery even mounted on a smartwatch. Thanks to the 570 mAh battery, it offers up to 36 hours of battery life on a single charge.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Mi Watch by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi TV 5 Pro

The Mi TV 5 Pro is not a budget TV like the other ones launched by Xiaomi. It is Xiaomi’s most advanced TV and it has a high-end panel with an amazing image reproduction. It is a Quantum Dot QLED display with the support to 8K decoding, HDR10+, MEMC motion compensation, and 108 percent NTSC color gamut. The display comes in three sizes: 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch. Mi TV 5 Pro is even a smart TV and it is powered by the Amlogic T972 chipset with support for 8K video recording, paired with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage. Prices in China start from 3699 Yuan which roughly converts to $537.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Mi TV 5 Pro by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi Band 4

Xiaomi Mi Band 4 launched in the half of this year became one of the best-selling fitness trackers of 2019. It is Xiaomi’s first smart band with a color display (finally) and, despite this, it is still able to offer a long battery life. Xiaomi Mi Band 4 is waterproof up to 5 atm and it monitors 6 sports and different types of swimming strokes. It supports Xiao AI voice assistant and also comes with NFC for mobile payments. All for a price inferior to €35.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Mi Band 4 by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi AI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8

This year Xiaomi even launched a smart speaker which can be considered as an amazing alternative to Alexa for the Chinese market. Xiaomi Mi AI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 is a smart display with an 8-inch panel that works with Xiaomi’s own Xiao AI virtual assistant. It looks like the Google Nest Hub but with a bigger display (smaller than Nest Hub Max, though) and three subwoofers with Neodymium Iron Boron magnets and DTS audio. The smart display is able to interact with Xiaomi’s ecosystem allowing it to control a lot of Xiaomi smart products such as TVs, IP cameras and many other IoT platforms. It even has an integrated camera for video calls.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Mi AI Touchscreen Speaker Pro 8 by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi Air 2 (AirDots Pro 2)

Xiaomi is the first real affordable alternative to AirPods released from a mainstream brand if we only consider half in-ear true wireless earphones. In a market in which every important earbud has an in-ear design, Xiaomi launched the first truly wireless earbuds with a non-in-ear design and priced them less than $60! Despite their very affordable price, they deliver a pretty good audio quality and they even support Xiao AI virtual assistant, as well as a noise reduction technology for calls and a lot of other smart features. And they can reach up to 12 hours of battery life thanks to their charging case.

You can learn more about Xiaomi Mi Air 2 (AirDots Pro 2) by clicking here.

Xiaomi M365 Pro (Mi Electric Scooter Pro)

This year Xiaomi launched the successor of the best-selling electric scooter of all time. We are talking about the Xiaomi M365 Pro which makes room for important improvements compared to the previous model. Battery life improved: you can make up to 45 km on a single charge. It has slightly bigger dimensions as it is taller and larger in order to make the driving experience more comfortable. There is more space for the feet and better control. And now you even get an LCD display indicating the speed, the Bluetooth status, lights info, and alarms. Xiaomi even added a third driving mode called Drive with a max speed of 20 km/h (through the sport mode you can reach 25 km/h).

You can learn more about the Xiaomi M365 Pro (Mi Electric Scooter Pro) by clicking here.

Yeelight Plug-in Night Light

If you need the smartest night light with motion detection, you will love this Yeelight product. It has a motion sensor as well as daylight sensing capability making it automatically understand when to turn on and off even if no people are near. It even mounts a built-in light sensor able to detect the brightness of the ambient light. And it costs just $4.

You can learn more about the Yeelight Plug-in Night Light by clicking here.

Viomi Internet Refrigerator

With Viomi Internet Refrigerator, even your refrigerator can act as a PC. With a similar design to the Samsung Family Hub, this Viomi product is equipped with a 21-inch IPS display with a Full HD resolution and touch screen. It even supports voice control thanks to Viobrain AI. You can use it as a smart speaker or even watch the weather, and a lot more. It even provides users with 1 milion+ online recipes and millions of songs thanks to a dedicated streaming app. It can be linked to the Mijia app and it can interact with other smart home appliances.

You can learn more about the Viomi Internet Refrigerator by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mi Pocket Photo Printer

According to a few experts, we are leaving a digital cemetery behind ourselves. We do not print photos anymore and it became harder to keep memories safe. But now there is a new gadget which may let you print a lot of photos again: the Mi Pocket Photo Printer. It uses ZINK inkless printing technology and supports AR photos and music. It can even connect to the Mijia app and print photos from videos.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Mi Pocket Photo Printer by clicking here.

Xiaomi Vertical Air-Cooled Wireless Charger

This year Xiaomi released the smartphone with the fastest commercial wireless charging technology boasting a 30W power. And the Xiaomi Vertical Air-Cooled Wireless Charger takes advantage of this technology and charges the phone while dissipating the heat thanks to an ultra-quiet built-in fan. The charger also doubles as a smartphone kickstand and it is based on Qi charging standard.

You can learn more about the Xiaomi Vertical Air-Cooled Wireless Charger by clicking here.

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Smartphones are what made Xiaomi one of the most known hi-tech companies around the world, but Xiaomi is not just a simple smartphone manufacturer. Xiaomi became a conglomerate which is bringing technology in every sector. The Chinese giant launched hundreds of smart products in the last years, so many that it is impossible to remember them all. And it keeps releasing and crowdfunding dozens of products every month. In this article, we collected the best and most interesting Xiaomi smart products launched and unveiled in October 2019. If you do not know the company well, we think you will be surprised after seeing the kinds of products the Chinese company made smart this month.

Best Xiaomi smart products of the month

Xiaomi Small Whale Wash-integrated Smart Toilet Zero

Yes, it is exactly what it seems: Xiaomi made a smart toilet. Unlike what we have seen in the past, this is not just a smart toilet seat cover, but it is a complete smart toilet which can be connected to the Mijia app. Among the key features, there is a three-speed temperature adjustment via the app and an advanced self-cleaning water spray air-dried to remove water drops. Apart from the app control, the smart toilet even supports a full-touch remote control. It is currently in crowdfunding on Youpin and it will start shipping on December 5 with a price of about $409 at the actual change.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Xiaomi HiFi Hybrid Earphones

Xiaomi is mostly known for launching very affordable products, but this time the company launched a new pair of earphones for audiophiles. We are talking about the HiFi Hybrid Earphones with a four drivers design composed of two dynamic driver units and two balanced armature units. It is able to provide a very rich sound and very deep bass frequencies thanks to a silicon layer, as well as a great treble sound thanks to a titanium composite inside the diaphragm. There is also a durable Zirconia sound chamber and gold-plated MMCX connector. The earphones can be used with both a wireless and a wired connection. In the first case, they employ a portable Bluetooth DAC amplifier with the support to Hi-Res SBC audio, AAC, and LDAC. Xiaomi HiFi Hybrid earphones are available for pre-orders on Jingdong Mall with a price tag of 699 Yuan (roughly $98).

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Xiaomi Smart Rubik Cube

Besides being known for the quality-price ratio of its products, Xiaomi is also known for bringing tech in the weirdest objects. This month the company unveiled a Rubik Cube, but obviously it is not a random Rubik Cube: it is a smart Rubik Cube. Besides giving you fun with its smooth body structure preventing it to get stuck or fall apart, it can be connected with smart home appliances via Bluetooth and it allows the user to control them by turning the Cube. Just to make an example, it can be paired with the Yeelight Smart Bulb to make it change color with each move of the cube. The Xiaomi Rubik Cube is compatible with Android and iOS and it sports a six-axis sensing system which captures every rotation and color change and synchronizes the data in real-time via the app. So, the app is able to calculate the process to solve the cube and suggest it to the user. All of this for just 79 Yuan ($11) in crowdfunding.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Xiaomi Cottonsmith 3-in-1 heated down jacket

If you feel your winter will be cold, then you might be interested in the new Xiaomi’s Cottonsmith 3-in-1 heated down jacket. It has a graphene heating technology with carbon nanotubes which allows the user to heat the jacket both in the front and in the rear side. It heats up in just one second and it can be powered by a classic power bank. Thanks to a dedicated button the user can choose between four temperatures ranging from 38 °C and 53 °C. Last but not least, the jacket has a three-in-one design which makes it suitable for use not only in winter but in every season.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Haylou LS01 smartwatch

With its 99.9 Yuan (roughly $14) price tag, Haylou LS01 is one of the most interesting affordable smartwatches ever seen. Xiaomi launched it on its crowdfunding platform Youpin and its specifications are simply amazing if we consider its incredibly low price. The Haylou LS01 has an IP68 certification making it dustproof and waterproof up to 1.5 meters deep for max 30 minutes. It has a 1.3-inch LCD color display and it sports a 210 mAh battery lasting up to 14 days. The wearable features a heart rate monitor, sleep and activity tracker.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Xiaomi Chanitex smart temperature-controlled mattress

Not only a smart toilet: in October, Xiaomi unveiled even a smart mattress. It is the Chanitex smart temperature-controlled mattress and it is available in crowdfunding in Youpin, like a lot of Xiaomi’s most innovative smart products. The mattress is a blanket composed of layers of cotton and a network of pipes in the middle layer which carry hot ate heating up the blanket. The current comes from an external heating box, so the risk of getting radiations is eliminated. The temperature goes from 25 to 60 °C and this is also useful to kill bugs. The mattress is in crowdfunding with a $197 price tag and it will start shipping on October 27.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

Xiaomi Mijia Refrigerators

Xiaomi launched four refrigerators in China on the same day. Their capacities range from 160 to 486 liters and they come with different designs. The most affordable models have 2 and 3 doors respectively, while the costlier ones have a side-by-side design. They come with tempered glass shelves and LED lights, while two of them come with a display panel and the support to Xiao AI virtual assistant with vocal commands. Prices go from CNY 999 to CNY 1999.

You can read more about this new Xiaomi product by clicking here.

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Unlike a lot of people around the world think, Xiaomi is not only phones. The Chinese giant expanded in most of the hi-tech sector with several kinds of products, and it is still expanding every day more. Every year, the company launches dozen of smart products which do not belong to the smartphones market but still provide innovative smart features. Even this month, the company came up with so many products that it is very hard to remember them all. That is why, in this article, we will show you the top Xiaomi smart products launched or announced in September 2019.

Xiaomi Mi TV Pro

TVs are among the key sectors of Xiaomi’s business. The company recently unveiled the new flagship-class Mi TV Pro alongside the innovative Mi Mix Alpha, and it officially went on sale in China three days after. The Mi TV Pro debuted in three variants with 43 inches, 55 inches, and 65 inches screens: the 55-inch version went sold out in a short while after the launch. The Mi TV Pro is amazing because it supports 8K content reproduction, despite it has just a 4K LCD display. It comes with a great build quality as its rear panel is composed of an optimized aluminum alloy with a 3D carbon fiber texture. The TV is powered by the Amlogic T972 chipset running at frequencies up to 1.9 GHz and paired with 2 GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. It is bundled with a Bluetooth remote which supports voice input.

You can read more about the Xiaomi Mi TV Pro here. 

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XiaoAI Speaker

The XiaoAI Speaker and the XiaoAI Speaker Pro released on September 17 are not classic Bluetooth speakers. They are smart speakers just like Amazon’s Echo speakers and the Google Home lineup, but they support XiaoAI virtual assistant instead of Alexa or Google Assistant. They have a Hi-Fi audio processing chip and they support a 360-degree sound field as well as a professional DTS tuning. XiaoAI Speakers can be used to control up to 5000 smart home appliances with deep support to dedicated voice controls. Both the speakers were launched in China and they carry $38 and $42 price tags respectively.

You can read more about the XiaoAI Speaker here.

Xiaomi Hey Plus 1S

The Mi Band series is the main line-up of fitness smart bands by Xiaomi, but it is not the only one. Last year, the Hey Plus line-up anticipated the Mi Band series with a model sporting a similar design to the Mi Band 3. That is why we believe the newly-announced Hey Band 1S may sport a similar form factor to the upcoming Mi Band 5. The Hey Plus 1S has a new design adopting a rectangular shape for the display instead of an elliptical shape. The smart band has an integrated NFC module and a 0.95-inch AMOLED display with 24-bit true color and a pixel density of up to 282 ppi. It has a 50 ATM water resistance and a 120 mAh battery lasting up to 18 days. And it costs just $25.

You can read more about the Xiaomi Hey Plus 1S here.

Xiaomi Mi Power Bank 3 50W

In September, Xiaomi launched one of the fastest power banks ever brought to the shelves. It is a variant of the known Mi Power Bank 3 with the support to 50W fast charging and a capacity of 20,000 mAh. It measures 153.5 x 73.5 x 27.5 mm and it rocks 2 USB-A ports and a USB-C port, as well as a USB-C charging port. It is still not on sale, but we know it will carry a price tag equivalent to about $42 at the actual change.

You can read more about the Mi Power Bank 3 50W here.

Xiaomi heated goose down jacket 3.0

This is not a launched product but it was just crowdfunded on the Youpin crowdfunding platform in China. We are talking about a new heated goose down jacked with smart temperature control. The key feature is the fact that it can be powered by a classic power bank. According to Xiaomi, a 10,000 mAh power bank can deliver continuous heating of the jacket for up to 7 hours. That is a lot for a heated down jacket, enough to withstand a very cold working day. The jacket uses 90% high-quality white goose down, a smart three-speed temperature control design and a waterproof fabric texture thanks to which you do not have to worry about rain. For all the crowdfunding period it will be available for $70.

You can read more about the Xiaomi’s heated jacket from here.

Xiaomi Mi Pocket Photo Printer

The Mi Pocket Photo Printer went on crowdfunding a few weeks ago with a price of 299 Yuan and it will start shipping on October 2. It is one of the smallest photo printers ever and, just like its name suggests, it fits even in a pocket. It has an ABS/PC chassis and it uses ZINK inkless printing technology. It is even equipped with the support of AR photos and music. There are several print formats available in the companion app.

You can read more about the Mi Pocket Photo Printer here.

Xiaomi 30W wireless charger

Besides the 50W wired power bank mentioned above, Xiaomi also announced an incredibly fast wireless charger on September 2019. It is a vertical air-cooled wireless charger supporting the power of up to 30W: just like the fast wireless charging technology found on the new Mi 9 Pro 5G flagship. Xiaomi claims its heat dissipation technology works very well and its ergonomic tilt design resembles a kickstand. It is not just for Xiaomi phones: you can use it with most of the phones which support wireless charging as it supports the Qi charging technology. It costs just $28, but we still do not know when it will go on sale.

You can read more about the Xiaomi 30W Wireless Charging Stand here.

Xiaomi Mi AirDots Pro 2

Alongside the Mi Mix Alpha and the Mi 9 Pro 5G, Xiaomi launched the new Mi AirDots Pro 2. In case you still did not get it after reading their name: they are valid and affordable alternatives to the AirPods. These wireless earbuds support the Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity and LDHC Hi-Res audio codec, as well as smart voice controls and dual microphones for environmental noise cancellation. If you have a Xiaomi phone running MIUI, you can easily connect them to your device by just opening the case and picking up the earphones. They even come with an infrared sensor for intelligent wear detection, so that they can automatically pause the music when you remove them from your ears. They went on sale in China on September 27 with a $56 price tag.

You can read more about the Mi Airdots Pro 2 here.

So which was your favorite Xiaomi smart product this month?

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Oppo has already managed to establish itself as one of the leading smartphone brands in the Asian markets. The company is also among the top five smartphone vendors across the world. Now, the company is all set to take a step forward.

In order to expand its business and possibly enter new markets, the company has announced that it is establishing a new brand named ‘Zhimei’ which will focus on developing products with new and emerging technologies.

The company announced that it has officially established an Emerging Mobile Terminal Division and has appointed Liu Bo, the former OPPO Chief Procurement Officer, as OPPO Vice President and President of Emerging Mobile Terminal Division. He will be looking after everything at this new brand and will directly report to Oppo CEO Chen Mingyong.

Making the announcement of this new brand, Oppo CEO Chen Mengyong said that the new brand is for the emerging mobile technologies and will lay out the future plans of Oppo in the 5G era. He also said that with this brand, Oppo is planning to promote entry-level products with smart futuristic technologies.

In line with this, the company will also continue to increase its investment in research and development (R&D) to deepen the integration of new technologies with its hardware and software. The Zhimei brand will also develop AI-based products as well as IoT products.

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The company will be expanding its product portfolio to launch smart mobile accessories such as smart headphones as well as smart lifestyle products like smartwatches. We can also expect the company to launch products focused towards the sports and healthcare market.

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