The increase in cost of electronics from China has started and major manufacturers are already adjusting prices. First to effect the change is Meizu who have increased the price of the M5 Note and also their android TV box. Xiaomi is following suit and is starting with its smart TVs.

According to the source, LeEco was the first to increase the price of TVs before Xiaomi increased theirs. The price increase affects only two models though but there is no assurance that the rest will remain the same for long. The price changes are listed below:

• Mi TV 3S 48-inches: initially priced at ¥1999 ($285), now ¥2299 ($331)
• Mi TV 3S 55-inches: initially priced at ¥3499 ($503),  now ¥3699 ($532).

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All the other Mi TV Models such as the Mi TV 3 55-inches and 70-inches, Mi TV 3 43-inches and 60-inches, and the Mi TV 3S 65-inches Home Theater Edition still retain their original prices.

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Apart from phones, Xiaomi also makes a lot of household gadgets which includes TVs. Less than a month ago, they announced a 65-inch 4K TV priced at 5999 Yuan ($890). Today the company has launched a 60-inch version of the Mi TV 3S which apart from being smaller also costs less (You get to save $200).

Xiaomi used the same design found on the 65-inch version on this model, so you get the same ultra-thin body, diamond pattern aluminium frame, and brushed-metal back. The 4K IPS display made by LG, supports HDR and has a wide colour gamut allowing it to display videos and images in rich saturated colours. The 60-inch Mi TV 3S also has Dolby Audio and DTS Surround Sound.

The 60-inch Mi TV 3S is equipped with a 1.8GHz Cortex-A53 Alogic T968 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 8GB of storage, dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.0. There are 3 HDMI ports, 1 USB 3.0 port, 1 USB 2.0 port and the regular AV ports for connectivity.

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For $668, that is not a bad price unless you want the model with the built-in home theatre which sells for way more, but the standard 65” version doesn’t offer much difference.

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We had earlier been tipped that Xiaomi will launch a new S model of the Mi TV 3S along side the Mi 5S and 5S Plus. We would have tagged it “a day of the S” but a new leak have emerged on Weibo that also coming out tomorrow, is a new product called Mi Brain.

Little is known about the product which has been dubbed Mi Brain but from what we can gather, it is likely a new module that works like the power house (CPU) for the smart TV. However, we are not sure as to the exact functionality the Mi Brain brings to the table. We would know more about that when the device is unveiled tomorrow.

However, one important thing we must mention is that the Mi TV 3 released last year uses a slit design and is comprised of two separate parts, the display, and main board. Both parts were said to be capable of being upgraded independently. Back then it was heralded that the smart TV will never become outdated because of its updatability. So, the new product could be a more powerful upgrade of the Mi TV 3S main board, after all, the leak called it Mi Brain. Tomorrow can still be called a day of the S, then!

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