Tmall has launched its latest compact home projector, the Magic Screen C3 Air Youth Edition, in China. It is priced at 699 yuan ($97) and is now available on JD.com. The package includes a free KuMiao streaming membership for Youku content.

Tmall Magic Screen C3 Air Youth Edition Specs

The C3 Air Youth Edition delivers 246 CVIA lumens, ensuring uniform brightness across the screen with no dark corners. The projector supports 4K decoding and outputs native 1080p resolution for sharp, detailed images.

It features a sealed optical engine that blocks dust and prevents black spots, preserving image quality over time, while a dual-channel triple-turbine cooling system manages heat efficiently and keeps fan noise to a minimum.

The device includes 32GB of storage and an SSD2381 processor for smooth performance. It offers AI-assisted functions including automatic focus, keystone correction, screen alignment, and obstacle avoidance. It also supports voice control and one-touch casting with Apple, Android, Windows, and Huawei Cast+ devices.

The projector sits on a 360° integrated gimbal stand with a metal pivot, allowing projection onto walls, screens, or ceilings. Its 84mm thickness makes it easy to move or store. The lens uses triple optical coating for improved light transmission, while built-in dual-channel stereo speakers deliver clear, immersive audio.

In terms of connectivity, it includes dual-band Wi-Fi 6 for faster streaming, Bluetooth for wireless audio, and ports for USB, HDMI, and audio out. The C3 Air Youth Edition supports screen sizes from 40 inches to 120 inches and can be mounted in front, rear, desktop, or ceiling configurations.

Tmall has positioned the device as a multi-purpose family projector. It includes modes designed for children and seniors, has a no-ad start-up experience, and supports a wide range of entertainment apps, including options for movies, karaoke, fitness, and gaming. Low-latency console gaming is also supported, making it suitable for more than just casual viewing.

In related news, Xming recently launched the Q6 Neo projector featuring a dual-arm gimbal, 245 CVIA lumens brightness, HDR10+ support, and Mi Home integration. Epson has also unveiled the LS9000 4K laser projector with HDR10+ and HDMI 2.1 support.

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​Tmall has introduced the Magic Screen C3 Air projector to the Chinese market, priced at 999 yuan ($137). During the initial sale period, it is available for 777 yuan ($106). The projector can be purchased on Tmall.

Tmall Magic Screen C3 Air Specifications

The C3 Air projector features a high-brightness light source and true 1080P resolution for clear, detailed visuals. It supports screen sizes from 40 to 120 inches for flexible viewing and includes dual symmetrical speakers for immersive sound. Powered by the SSD2381 chipset, it ensures smooth performance with 32GB of storage for app installations.

The projector features a 360-degree adjustable “C-shaped” gimbal stand for flexible projection and an ultra-thin 84mm design for portability. It also functions as a smart clock, switching modes automatically. Its sealed optical engine enhances dust resistance, reduces noise, and ensures lasting brightness, while the three-ring optical coated lens improves light transmission and maintains sharp image quality.

For seamless viewing, the C3 Air offers AI-powered enhancements, including auto-focus, keystone correction, and intelligent screen alignment for a sharp display. It also comes with AI adaptive technology that optimizes color, contrast, and sound based on the content. In terms of connectivity, it supports Wi-Fi 6 for fast connections, Bluetooth peripherals, and effortless content casting from Apple, Android, and Huawei devices via protocols like Huawei Cast+ and AirPlay.

The C3 Air runs Youku’s CoolMeow TV OS, providing access to a wide range of movies and TV shows, and supports voice control via its Bluetooth and infrared remote. Its dual-channel triple-turbine cooling system ensures silent and efficient heat dissipation for optimal performance and longevity. The projector also offers multiple viewing modes, including home theater, music speaker mode, and ambient display mode, enhancing its versatility.

In terms of ports, the projector comes equipped with USB, HDMI, and infrared interfaces, ensuring compatibility with various external devices. It comes in five colors: Mist Grey, Dream White, Hyper Yellow, Earth Brown, and Mystic Purple.

In related news, Zebronics recently launched the Zeb Pixaplay Pro 500 portable ultra-short throw projector in India, while BenQ is set to release the LH750 projector in Europe, featuring Full HD resolution and 5,000 lumens brightness.

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Tmall has launched a new wireless speaker called Genie IN Sugar 6 in the Chinese market. The smart speaker is priced at 179 yuan ($25) and it is now available on JD.com. The speaker is also available in a special Zhou Shen gift box edition, priced at 249 yuan ($35). Let’s delve into its key specs.

Tmall Genie IN Sugar 6 Speaker Specifications:

The speaker is designed to deliver high-quality audio with its 550cc sound chamber, 8045 racetrack-shaped speaker, and 33W peak power. It features a U-shaped bass reflex tube design that enhances bass by 3dB and includes a loudness tracking algorithm. The speaker has received Hi-Res certification, indicating its capability to deliver high-resolution audio.

The Tmall Genie IN Sugar 6 features a unique circular interactive screen that displays information like time, temperature, and emojis in a pixelated style. It also offers themed visuals for special occasions.

The speaker supports a range of smart home control features, including voiceprint recognition, white noise generation, timer countdown, and schedule management.

The standard version of the Tmall Genie IN Sugar 6 is available in three colors: Brown Sugar, Milk Sugar, and Orange Sugar. The speaker’s design features a classic cubic shape and incorporates 3D lychee texture material, crafted using a five-axis laser texturing process, and is complemented by a metal mesh grille.

The Zhou Shen gift box version, which comes in a unique Blue Sand color, includes Zhou Shen’s signature and offers a personalized greeting from the artist upon startup. This version also features a Zhou Shen voice package and an exclusive Zhou Shen-themed music playlist.

The speaker includes a built-in temperature and humidity sensor that can connect with other home appliances to automatically adjust the indoor environment. Alongside Bluetooth 4.2, the device also supports 2.4G and 5G dual-band Wi-Fi for a smooth network connection.

The Tmall Genie IN Sugar 6 smart speaker integrates with major music platforms like Kugou Music, QQ Music, Kuwo Music, NetEase Cloud Music, and Ximalaya, providing access to a vast library of audio content.

The product comes with a 12W power adapter and features buttons for volume control, mute, and multi-function use. The Zhou Shen gift box version includes additional items like two Zhou Shen postcards, a refrigerator magnet, and premium gift box packaging.

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If you enjoy watching things on a giant screen like I do, you have two options in front of you. Depending on your financial situation, you can either purchase a large-screen television or opt for a more affordable choice, which is a projector. If the latter, budget-friendly option suits you better, then you’re in luck. The new Tmall C2 projector offers 550 CVIA brightness, automatic tracking, Wi-Fi 6 support, and improved audio all for 1999 yuan. Here are the details…

Tmall Launches Magic Screen C2 Projector

Tmall has expanded its affordable Magic Screen projector family with the C2. This budget-friendly projector offers impressive features, including 550 ANSI lumens of brightness, a new-generation light engine, a 4-ring optical coated all-glass lens, 1080p resolution, and a 1600:1 contrast ratio.

It also supports Wi-Fi 6. For only 1999 yuan, it’s a surprisingly well-equipped device. The Tmall Magic Screen C2 includes a 220° adjustable cloud platform bracket for easy image alignment. While the processor is unspecified, the projector comes with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.

• 550 ANSI lumens brightness
• New-generation light engine
• 4-ring optical coated all-glass lens
• 1080p resolution
• 1600:1 contrast ratio
• Wi-Fi 6 support
• 220° adjustable cloud platform bracket
• 2GB RAM/ 32GB storage (processor unspecified)

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Xiaomi achieved a significant milestone on Tmall Super Brand Day by generating a record-breaking revenue of 625 million yuan ($87.5 million). This accomplishment is unparalleled for any brand on the platform in 2023. The Xiaomi 14 series, launched in late October, played a crucial role in this success, dominating both sales volume and revenue charts among new smartphones on Tmall. Furthermore, it secured the top position in sales among domestic smartphone brands.

Xiaomi Dominates Tmall Super Brand Day Sales

Xiaomi expressed deep gratitude for the immense support and enthusiasm from its customers, viewing it as a shared victory and a sign of their strong connection with their user base. During the Double 11 promotion, Xiaomi’s performance was outstanding, with their cumulative payment amount surpassing over 10 billion yuan ($1.4 billion) by the end of October 31st.

The Xiaomi 14 series, especially the standard Xiaomi 14 model, has achieved impressive sales figures. Within ten days of its launch, it sold over one million units, with an average daily sales volume of approximately 100,000 units. Additionally, the Xiaomi 14 set new records for domestic smartphone sales within the first four hours of its initial sale across various online platforms, including Tmall, JD.com, Douyin, and Kuaishou.

The Xiaomi 14 Pro Titanium Special Edition was in high demand, selling out within seconds upon release, showcasing a strong consumer interest in this special edition. However, Xiaomi is also facing production challenges as it grapples with an overwhelming demand for the Xiaomi 14 Pro Titanium Special Edition.

Xiaomi‘s television lineup, especially the Xiaomi TV S Pro MiniLED series, generated impressive sales revenue of over 1 billion yuan ($140 million) across all channels.

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China’s biggest shopping festival is here, and it’s not a coincidence that it’s also the world’s biggest shopping event. To give you a scale of how massive the Singles Day (also known as Double Eleven) event is — in 2020 alone, the total sales during this shopping festival reached 498 billion yuan ($78 billion). In comparison, the Black Friday weekend sale in the US generated only around $22 billion in the same year. 

Undoubtedly, China’s massive population is to credit for these humongous figures, but there’s no denying that new-age interactive sales techniques like live stream commerce and a rapid expansion in the country’s logistics network (nearly 3 billion parcels were shipped between Nov 11-16 across China in 2020) has magnified the scale of this shopping event.

History of Singles Day Festival in China

Although Singles Day started off as a celebration of bachelors, today, it’s much more than that. 

The concept of celebrating the ‘single life’ started gaining traction in the college campuses of 90s China. Eventually, this idea spread across the country via the internet and other media. November 11 is celebrated as Singles Day due to its numerical significance. The date consists of four ‘1’ wherein ‘1’ stands for a ‘single’ person. So November 11 i.e. 11/11 represents four singles together.

But China’s Singles day had nothing to do with shopping until 2009 when Alibaba decided to popularize this day with a huge shopping event, much like the Black Friday in the US. Within a span of a few years, Singles Day went from the biggest shopping festival in China to the world’s biggest shopping spree, dwarfing big international shopping events like Black Friday and Cyber Monday, combined.

And, what was initially a 24-hour shopping window on November 11 has now expanded into a two to three week sales event. And it’s not just Alibaba,but all major retailers across China like JD.com, Pinduoduo, and Suning, participate in this mega sales festival.

Double Eleven in Numbers

To understand the massive scale of this shopping event, let’s take a quick look at some key stats over the past few years.

I mentioned that Singles Day was many times bigger than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined. So, here’s a simple bar chart comparing Singles Day sales figures to Thanksgiving sales in the US from Statistica.

As you can see in the chart above, the rate at which Singles Day sales have grown is quite astonishing. In 2015, Alibaba generated GMV (Gross Merchandise Value) worth $14.3 billion during the event, but by 2019, this figure grew to $38.4 billion. And last year, Alibaba managed to nearly double this figure, generating a massive GMV of over $76 billion! This dwarfs the GMV of Thanksgiving weekend sales in the US, which was only around $22 billion in 2020. 

Singles Day has managed to break records every year, and last year was no exception. Let’s take a quick look at the key figures from the Singles Day festival in 2020. 

Singles Day 2020

2020 (Nov 1 – 11) was the biggest Singles Day event till date for Alibaba and China, breaking all previous records.

• Last year between Nov 1 to 11, Alibaba alone generated around $78.1 billion in GMV (RMB 498.2 billion). Alibaba’s rival, JD.com booked around $42.47 billion in GMV (RMB 271.5 billion yuan) during the event.
• To give you some context, US’ thanksgiving weekend sales generated around $22 billion in GMV in 2020.
• During the first 11 days of the Double Eleven event, couriers processed and shipped over 3.9 billion parcels in China. A further 2.9 billion parcels were delivered between Nov. 11 – 16. 
• Alibaba’s logistics arm used more than 3000 charter flights and cargo ships to bring goods into China for this event last year.
  

The big 11/11 sale for 2021 is yet to kick off, but here’s what we know about the event so far. 

Singles Day 2021 – What to Expect?

This year’s Double 11 shopping event is expected to be Alibaba’s largest to date, with over 290,000 participating brands and more than 14 million discount deals available to the consumers. The mega sale event is expected to cater to over 900 million consumers.

There were some important changes made to the Double eleven sales event this year. 

1. The Double 11 sale event was held in two phases.
2. The first phase will start from November 1 to 3 (pre-sale starts from October 20), and the second will be on November 11, which is the day of the main event.
3. Another key change this year was the timing of the sale. Unlike previous years, wherein the pre-sales started at 0:00 AM, this year, retailers kicked off both the stages of pre-sale at 8 PM. So shoppers no longer had to stay up late to snap up their favorite products.
4. Green and eco-friendly products also got more attention this year. 

This year’s Double Eleven is already showing promise of becoming the largest sales event in history. A longer sales window for customers along with a longer list of brands participating in the event should ensure that it turns out to be much bigger than 2020. 

In the past two weeks alone, we’ve seen record-breaking sales figures from different brands. 

• More than 20,000 customers bought green home appliances in the first two hours of sale on Oct. 20, 2021, which reportedly helped save 300 tons of carbon emissions.
• Over US$1.7 billion worth of goods were sold by a celebrity host in just 12 hours of his live-streaming session at the start of the 11/11 sale.
• Shoppers bought iPhones worth 300 million yuan ($47 million) within a second after the sales kicked off on Nov 1. In just four minutes, the total iPhone sales during Singles Day exceeded the iPhone sales generated in an entire day in 2020. 
• Xiaomi sold products worth 7 billion yuan ($1.93 billion) on the first day of the Double Eleven sale. This included over 500,000 units of the Redmi Note 11 series alone. 

Singles Day not only generates massive sales for brands, but also indicates products that are gaining popularity among customers. So the first two weeks in November are among the most important periods for retailers in China. 

How can you participate in Double Eleven?

If you feel you are missing out on the fun, don’t worry as Alibaba’s international retail arm, Aliexpress has its own 11/11 sales event. While it’s not as big as the event in China, you’ll still find plenty of good deals and discount coupons on a wide variety of products this week. 

If you live in South East Asia, you can also participate in the local version of 11.11 events from retailers like Shopee and Lazada.

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Double Eleven is considered the biggest shopping festival in China. Retailers not only offer heavy discounts but also run different types of promotions including games and whatnot during the sales period. The latest such marketing by Tmall involves emojis.

Tmall ( previously Taobao Mall) is one of the leading eCommerce firms in China. The Alibaba Group-owned company competes against the likes of JD and Suning in the region.

These businesses compete fiercely during the 11.11 (Double Eleven, November 11) aka Singles’ Day shopping festival. Hence, they try their best to lure in more shoppers during this period.

Ahead of the 2021 edition of the festival, Tmall has introduced a new way for customers to search for products on its platform. Instead of typing words, shoppers can simply insert emojis and let the algorithm suggest products.

A report by MyDrivers says that the emoji search function in Tmall is currently under ‘heavy-duty public testing’. At present, it supports 400 commonly used emojis.

With more people using the feature during the Double Eleven shopping festival and beyond, the algorithm could get better in the future. Since emojis now play a key role in our day-to-day conversations online, there’s a high chance of success for this feature.

This is not the first time Tmall has introduced something unique. The eCommerce giant is also known for improving the shopping experience via features like cart sharing, using images to buy medicines for elders, and more.

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The Huawei Mate 40E is expected to launch soon, after a reservation listing was spotted on Tmall before being taken down by the compny. The new device was seen on the popular Chinese website with its model number, OCE-AN00.

The Mate 40E from the Chinese tech giant was recently spotted passing certification with the Wireless Power Consortium. It is set to arrive with a 6.5 inch OLED display with a resolution of 2376 x 1080px. Under the hood, the HiSilicon 990E 5G chipset will run the new device, which will reach clock speeds of up to 2.86GHz. Notably, the ‘E’ in the smartphone’s name is likely to highlight the Kirin 990E processor.

In terms of other specifications, the smartphone was expected to launch with a 50 megapixel Sony IMX700 sensor, but will now reportedly arrive with a 64 megapixel OmniVision OV64A sensor. This sensor features a 1/1.34-inch outsole, a single pixel size of 1um, support for four in one pixel binning up to 2um. Unfortunately, finer details regarding the device are currently unknown.

The company might be planning an imminent launch of the Mate 40E, especially considering that it had been listed on the Tmall store. However, the company was quick to remove the listing, but the name of the device was confirmed, as per a TechSina report. In other words, we can expect an approaching launch date. So stay tuned for more, as we will be providing updates when additional information is available.

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China’s double 11 sales festival, also known as Singles’ day, is by far the biggest shopping festival globally. The 11-day festival eclipses AMazon’s Prime day and both Black Friday and Cyber Monday in terms of sales. Despite the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s edition turned out to be a big hit. According to data released by Xiaomi, it raked in 14.3 billion yuan (~$2.1 billion USD) during the 11 days shopping spree. Compared to 6.1 billion yuan (around 920 million USD) during the same period last year, this year’s revenue represents a whopping 134% increase YoY.

From November 1st to 11th, Xiaomi was able to set a number of new records. Xiaomi’s mobile phones, smart TV and other categories emerged as the top-sellers on multiple platforms such as JD.com, Tmall and Suning. Among them, Xiaomi smart TV brand ranked as number one on the TV category in both JD.com and Suning Tesco both ranked first in sales.

For this year’s Double 11, Xiaomi distributed 1 billion yuan in subsidies across all platforms which includes Xiaomi Mall, Xiaomi Home, Xiaomi Youpin, Tmall, JD.com, Suning and others. The subsidies and discounts cover all major Xiaomi product brands including smart TV, notebooks and AIoT products, covering all major brands under Xiaomi Category.

It is worthy of note that Xiaomi has been the top brand on Tmall’s singles’ day sales for seven consecutive years, that is since 2013.

Alibaba, the originator of the Singles’ Day shopping festival,  posted sales to the tune of a staggering $74 billion USD in its post-COVID-19 Singles’ Day shopping extravaganza, according to a report by Reuters.

Apart from Alibaba, rivals e-commerce firms such as JD.com Inc and Pinduoduo Inc as well as firms such as Douyin – the Chinese version of Beijing ByteDance Technology Co Ltd’s TikTok – also held Singles’ Day events. JD.com, which started promotions on Nov. 1, said it generated 271.5 billion yuan (~$40.9 billion USD) in trade over the same period.

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Earlier today (28th May 2020), Tmall announced that it will be launching its 3D shopping service. The new service uses 3D mapping technology and already has over 100 commercial retailing giants like IKEA joining in.

Through 3D Shopping, customers can simply browse the entire mall on their smartphones as they would if they were physically present. These measures have been implemented due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, to encourage people to avoid densely populated areas like malls and shopping complexes. The 3D shopping service will use 5G networking and has a lot of potential in the commercial retailing industry.

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Since people are advised to generally not move around in public too often, this technology could help many businesses in achieving a sizeable shift into the digital spheres. Furthermore, the 3D shopping service can also make the entire shopping experience more immersive and interactive, paving the way for more advanced technology and interfaces that could be used in the e-commerce industry in the future.

According to reports, this service already has 100 brands adopting this technology as the first batch. It includes major names like IKEA, which is a major home furnishing store. IKEA stores are known to be large, with 1:1 reproduction of its 3,000 square kilometer store being shifted into the digital realm. So, customers familiar with the place would actually find it easier to navigate through the store from their homes as well.

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After Huawei launched its high-tech routers in March this year, it’s sub-brand is now all set to launch similar products in its home market later this month. However, ahead of the launch, three new routers from the company have surfaced online.

Honor’s official Tmall has listed three new routers from the company, which will get launched on 18th May, the same day when the company has scheduled its Honor Smart Life event for launching multiple products.

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The three routers from the company that have been listed include Honor X3, Honor X3 Pro, and Honor Wi-Fi 6+. However, there’s nothing known about these products and the listing has a placeholder pricing.

From the image shared by the company’s president, it seems that Honor could also launch a new Honor Smart Screen as well as a tablet at the same launch event. But we are yet to get any confirmation regarding this.

It’ll be interesting to see what products the company has up its sleeves for the 18th May launch event. Just a couple of days after the Honor Smart Life event for smart connected devices, the company will be launching Honor X10 5G smartphone on 20th May.

A few weeks ago, Huawei had launched two new routers – the Huawei AX3 and AX3 Pro – both of which are claimed to be the world’s first Wi-Fi 6+ routers. The company is touting high speed gains and better coverage with its new lineup of Huawei AX3 series routers. Along with that, the company also launched the 5G CPE Pro 2 router that supports dual-mode 5G (NSA + SA) connectivity.

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IKEA, one of the leading furniture brands, has now started selling its products through Alibaba‘s e-commerce platform Tmall in China. This marks the first time the 77-year old company is selling its products through a third party.

The move seems to be aimed by the company to reach a wider set of audience. IKEA says that the its virtual store on Tmall, which is initially a six-month test across the east coast provinces of Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui, and the city of Shanghai, is a complement to its own stores, online store and app.

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If the test proves successful, the company aims to roll the Tmall store out to more parts of China. However, it has been clarified that the company currently has no plans to sell through third parties in other markets.

The IKEA store on Tmall will offer around 3,800 of products, along with services available in its own sales channels, such as delivery and assembly. This looks like an attempt by IKEA to adapt rapidly changing shopping patterns, which until a decade ago almost solely relied on its giant out-of-town warehouse stores.

In recent years, the company has invested heavily to expand online and in new sales channels. IKEA currently has around 30 stores in China, around half of which have been closed since January due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Today, Alibaba-owned Tmall announced a number of new smart products as well as version 4.0 of its AliGenie smart assistant at a special event in China. Among the products announced today is the Tmall Elf IN, a smart speaker with an “emotional engine”.

Smart Home products either have a display or they don’t but the Tmall Elf IN sits between the two. Rather than an LCD display like you have on the Tmall Elf CC or Amazon Echo Show 5, the smart speaker has a Dot Matrix display.

The dot-matrix screen will display info like the time, the temperature, weather reports e.g. animated raindrops, and even show animations when you are streaming music, making a voice call, or connected to a smart home product (light bulbs, air conditioner). It can also display emojis that mimic the mood of its owner which is where the emotional engine part comes in.

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The Tmall Elf IN works with several hundred home appliances from brands such as Haier, Bosch, Midea, Hisense, and Dyson. It is priced at ¥149 (~$21) and will go on sale on September 29 at 10 AM. The smart speaker will be available in white, red, and gradient blue.

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Tmall, the popular Chinese online retail store has published a list of products that will be available on its site in March. The list is split into multiple categories including mobile phones which has some phones that haven’t launched yet.

First on the list is Vivo’s iQOO flagship smartphone which will launch on March 1. The Snapdragon 855-powered device was seen on TENAA yesterday and its specs include an AMOLED display, triple rear cameras, and an in-display fingerprint scanner. According to Tmall, it will be available in early March.

Next comes Samsung’s new S10 series which launched last week. It is already available for pre-order but you will be able to grab a unit on March 8 according to the online store.

The unreleased Meizu Note 9 is also on the list. Scheduled for a March 6 release, the phone will be available for purchase in mid-March.

While we are already aware of the existence of the other devices, this is the first time we are seeing proof of the Nova 4e’s existence. The Huawei phone will most likely be the name the Huawei P30 Lite will go by in China. It will have a waterdrop display and triple rear cameras and will be available on Tmall in late March.

The last mobile phone listed on the sheet is the Vivo X27. This is the successor to the X23 which launched last September. We don’t know anything yet about the phone but we believe it will come with an improved under-display fingerprint sensor, a more powerful processor, and better cameras. It will be available in late March, so its launch should be a few days before then.

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There are some devices not on the list like the Huawei P30 and Huawei P30 Pro. Although they are scheduled to launch in March. It appears they won’t be available for purchase until April at the earliest.

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The Vivo Z1i is the second phone in Vivo’s new Z-series. It was announced earlier this week and is now available for purchase, starting today.

The ¥1898 (~$285) phone comes with a Snapdragon 636 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. It has a 6.26-inch full HD+ display with a notch at the top.

It also has dual rear cameras 13MP + 2MP arranged vertically and a 16MP front-facing camera that resides within the notch. There are a number of camera features which include a beauty mode and face recognition. It also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

The Vivo Z1i has a game mode that blocks notifications from interrupting your games. This feature is customizable and you can set which calls and notifications are allowed to pass through.

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The phone runs Android 8.1 Oreo with FunTouch OS on top and has a 3,260mAh battery. It is now available for purchase on Tmall in Black Gold and Red. For those who can’t purchase on Tmall, expect the phone to be available on reseller sites soon, though you may be paying a little extra.

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Yesterday was Single’s Day, a Chinese holiday that is meant to celebrate being single but as become the largest offline and online shopping festival. Alibaba, China’s biggest e-commerce store set a world record yesterday with sales of over $25 billion.

Alibaba is said to have processed 256,000 transactions per second via its mobile payment app, Alipay to arrive at ¥163.8 billion (~$25.3 billion) mainly via its stores Taobao and Tmall.

The new record is a 39% increase over last year’s ¥120.7 billion (~$17.9 billion). It has also raised Alibaba’s quarterly revenue by 61%.

Alibaba’s Single’s Day sale dwarfs the US’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping sales by a large margin. In 2016, retailers recorded $3 billion on Black Friday and $3.45 billion on Cyber Monday compared to Alibaba’s $17.8 billion on Single’s Day. Both figures were actually record sales for the shopping events.

It is important to explain how Alibaba makes its money from the sales. For sellers on Tmall, there is a commission and store fee that they are charged, while Taobao brings in money by providing stores with boosted ads.

Alongside the sales figure, Alibaba also released some interesting stats:

• it recorded a total of 812 million orders
• over 140,000 brands, of which 60,000 are international listed on Tmall.
• 167 sellers recorded over ¥100 million each in sales
• 17 sellers recorded over ¥500 million each in sales
• while six merchants crossed ¥ 1 billion (~$150.9 million)

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Alibaba’s rivals, JD.com on the other hand started its Singles Day promo from the first day of the month until 12th and recorded ¥127.1 billion (~$19.14 billion). While it comes in second place, it still shows Alibaba’s superiority as it recorded its own sales figure in 24 hours compared to JD.com.

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Just in case you are wondering, this isn’t the next round of the usual Mi 6 flash sale but is, all the same, an opportunity to grab the Xiaomi Mi 6 if you’re in China. Xiaomi has hinted that the Mi 6 would be available for purchase tomorrow May 9 exclusively on Tmall. Yeah, Tmall again. Tomorrow is Xiaomi Super brand day on Tmall and the Mi 6 will join other Xiaomi products in going up for sale on the Official Xiaomi flagship store at Tmall.

The Mi 6 will be up for grabs at three different periods, obviously in the usual flash sale pattern. The first sale will be at 0.00AM, the next at 10.00AM and the last sale will be at 8.00 PM. Xiaomi has assured that there will be a large stock of the flagship smartphone which they termed “Crazy huge quantity” during the Super Brand day.

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Unlike the Mi 5S and Mi 5S Plus which saw a 200 Yuan reduction in their prices, the Xiaomi Mi 6 will be sold for its official 2,499 Yuan price for the base model and 2,899 Yuan for the top model. Recall that only the 6GB + 64GB version had been available in the previous flash sales but this time around, the 6GB + 128GB high-end version will be available for purchase. The offer also comes with free shipping.

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