Xiaomi has confirmed to launch a new laptop in India on August 30. This product called Xiaomi NoteBook Pro 120G will be accompanied by Xiaomi Smart TV X Series. Ahead of the official announcement, the company has now revealed a few details about the upcoming computer.

Xiaomi has been teasing the features of the Xiaomi NoteBook Pro 120G for the past few days. According to a teaser, the laptop will sport a 2.5K display with support for up to a 120Hz refresh rate.

We anticipated the product to feature a 120Hz screen going by the word ‘120G’ in its name and it turns out to be true. Similarly, we predicted the computer to be powered by 12th Gen Intel processors. This too has been now confirmed in a teaser. The laptop will be also offered with an optional unnamed dedicated NVIDIA GPU.

Going by the renders, the notebook will look near identical to last year’s Mi NoteBook Pro and Mi NoteBook Ultra. It will likely sport a metal unibody design and its form factor should be thin and light. Last but not least, it will come with a thunderbolt port (over USB Type-C), a full-size HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

We are still a few days away from the launch. Therefore, we are looking forward to learning even more about the product.

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Xiaomi is gearing up to debut a new laptop in India dubbed Xiaomi NoteBook Pro 120G. The company has disclosed the announcement date. It has also shared a single render of the product teasing its design.

The Xiaomi NoteBook Pro 120G is scheduled to launch in India on August 30. The firm hasn’t revealed the reason behind the name of the product, however, it is using a render of the laptop to tease its design.

Going by this image, the computer may look identical to the Mi NoteBook Pro and the Mi NoteBook Ultra released last year. In other words, it will feature a metal unibody design mimicking the older Apple MacBooks.

Further, the ‘120G’ in the name may refer to the 120Hz refresh rate. It could also mean the presence of a 12th Gen Intel processor. Xiaomi is yet to officially reveal these details. The brand may do it via daily teasers as we are 11 days away from the launch.

The 2021 Xiaomi Mi Notebook Ultra and Mi Notebook Pro were rebranded RedmiBook Pro 15 and RedmiBook Pro 14, respectively. Hence, there’s a chance that the upcoming Xiaomi NoteBook Pro 120G could be a rebadged or a tweaked version of one of the RedmiBook Pro 2022 models.

We are looking forward to learning more about this laptop in the coming days through official teasers and leaks.

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New Geekbench 5 benchmark score listings for a couple of upcoming Xiaomi “TIMI” Notebook models made an appearance today, revealing some key specifications about not just the laptops but also about Intel’s 12th gen i5 and i7 processors.

The laptops carry model numbers TIMI A11, out of which the i5 model has scored 14,436 while the i7 model has bagged a score of 17,662. The CPU is paired by the RTX 3050 GPU on the former and the RTX 3050Ti on the latter.

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The i5 processor in question is the i5-12450H and hasn’t been released yet. It comes with 8 cores and 12 threads with a max frequency of 26 GHz and 12MB of L3 cache. It is joined by the i7-12650H which again is unreleased as of yet and comes with 10 cores and 16 threads. The L3 cache on this one is 24MB.

Apart from this, the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook models will both be coming with 16GB of RAM and boot into Windows 11 (64-bit) out of the box.

Judging from the Geekbench 5 OpenCL results, the i7-12650H single-core benchmarks are nearly identical to the AMD 5800X but the multi-core is slightly inferior. On the other hand, the i5-12450H single and multi-core scores are about 7% and 20% lower than the 5800X, respectively.

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Xiaomi India has begun to tease the launch of Mi-branded laptops in India. A new teaser shared by the brand today gives us a glimpse of the model it is going to launch first. Also, the company’s chief business officer shared some details about the laptops they are going to release in India.

Xiaomi has changed the smartphone market of India since its entry. It has been leading the market for 11 quarters (close to 3 years). The company is even leading the smart TV and the wearable segments. Now, it is all set to shake up the laptop industry of the country as well.

People have been requesting Xiaomi to bring their laptops to India for years. The company’s top-level executives confirmed their arrival by posting teaser videos with ‘Its time’ and #WhatsNextFromMi.

The very next day, Raghu Reddy, the chief business officer of Xiaomi India revealed some information about the company’s laptop strategy to the Economic Times. 

According to him, Xiaomi will not follow its smartphone model of affordability by launching entry-level laptops. Also, it won’t flood the markets with too many models. Instead, the company will target power users such as content creators, gamers, and students.

#WhatsNextFromMi? This video holds the answer.

Mi fans, take the screenshot and share in comments when you see it.

RT with #MakeEpicHappen if you want us to make this EPIC announcement soon.#Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/4P36q2UWWm

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 29, 2020

He also revealed that they were planning to launch laptops ahead of Diwali festive season. But the current ‘work from home’ situation has increased the short-term demand compared to the past.

Mr Reddy also hinted Xiaomi will be launching ‘thin and light’ and ‘gaming’ laptops in the country since these two segments witnessed a growth rate of 70-80% and 5% last year. Anyway, it is worth noting that India’s laptop market fell by 26.5% in Q1 2020 compared to Q4 2019.

Further, he also mentioned the difficulty of demonstrating products from a new brand offline. But he believes Xiaomi can leverage its brand presence in retail with strong marketing.

Last but not least, the company also has plans to start manufacturing laptops locally in India after reaching a certain level of monthly sales.

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Xiaomi sells a number of products and one of them is laptops. Unfortunately, they are limited to China and the company has never made them available outside its home country. Thankfully, it is going to change soon as executives of Xiaomi India has begun to tease the launch of Mi laptops in the country.

𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 !!

Mi fans, you have waited and waited and waited. And now, IT's TIME!

RT with #WhatsNextFromMi if you know what's coming? #Xiaomi pic.twitter.com/FUUNU9WoCk

— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 27, 2020

Whenever Xiaomi is set to launch a new product in India, it is first teased by Manu Kumar Jain, the managing director of Xiaomi India, followed by other top-level executives. The same has happened for the launch of Mi branded laptops in the country.

One might be wondering why we are confident that it will be a Mi Notebook. That’s because the hashtag they are using clearly says #WhatsNextFromMi and not #WhatsNextFromRedmi.

Also, the executives are speaking two words in their teaser videos – “It’s time” closing the lid of their laptops. Although this means Xiaomi is finally bringing laptops to India after years of requests, some people on Twitter think the company could be launching Mi Watch instead.

Having said that, the laptop model Xiaomi has planned to launch in India is still a mystery. It worth noting that the launch of Redmibooks was tipped in late April and even one of the models was spotted on BIS certification portal.

On the other hand, Xiaomi India is teasing a Mi-branded product and not Redmi. This means only one thing and that is the company could be rebranding a RedmiBook with a Mi moniker.

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At exactly 0.00 hours on new year’s day, Xiaomi Notebook arm posted a teaser poster on its official Weibo page. The poster suggests the Mi Notebook series will be getting a redesign this year.

The Mi Notebook series launched its first product in 2016 and since then, there has not been a major change in the design of the laptop models that have been launched so far. It is usually confusing knowing which of the model is the first, second or third-gen Notebook model since they all kinda look alike. That will likely change this ear going by the teaser poster.

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Apart from changes and upgrade in the hardware aspect, the new Notebook may see a big change in its design. The bezels around the display may likely get trimmed down in such a way that all four sides are equal and at their barest minimum level.

This design style has already been put to use by Xiaomi on the RedmiBook giving it a full-screen-like design. The full-screen design makes the computer look smaller but give some extra viewing space to the screen. We expect the optimization and hardware to be higher than the RedmiBook, though. We expect more details of the upcoming Mi Notebook 2020 model to emerge in the coming days.

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Xiaomi has confirmed via the Xiaomi Notebook official Weibo page that a new Mi Notebook laptop would be joining its lineup on December 23. According to the Weibo post, the new Notebook is teased as coming with a high performance, is thin and light as well.

Earlier on, we had seen a leaked posted of the upcoming December 23 launch event and it is interesting to note that the poster released via the Xiaomi Notebook’s official Weibo post is consistent with the one leaked earlier. Aside a new, thin and light build being teased, Xiaomi has stylishly teased that the Mi Notebook will feature 4G LTE connectivity as that could be spotted at the bottom right side of the laptop’s screen.

Another interesting thing to note on the official poster is the China mobile logo that is included. The poster could be an indication that Xiaomi is partnering with China mobile and perhaps, the laptop will come with support for China Mobile SIM card without the need for an external modem. We are not so sure about that but suffice it to say that there is a partnership and it could see China Mobile getting the laptop for sale on their network for China Mobile customers to buy and pay in installment.

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Presently, the Xiaomi Notebook Air 12.5-inch is priced at 3,499 Yuan while the 13.3-inch version starts at 4,999 Yuan. The expected price of the upcoming one isn’t supposed to be too much but we’ll get to see that on December 23 at 14.00.

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Xiaomi recently announced two new laptops in the Mi Notebook Air lineup. Both are super thin laptops, weighs just over 1 kg and comes with Windows 10 OS on board. This is the company’s first laptop series in the market and while Xiaomi has made sure that the two models looks elegant and compact, it decided that the front of the laptop should be logo-less. The only major area where we see Xiaomi’s branding on this laptop is just below the screen, where there is the “Mi” logo.

This is a bold move by the company, since most laptop companies like to leave their branding on their laptops, especially on top, to distinguish it from competitors. 

Well, you can customize the looks of the laptop however you want, and the logo less design on the front actually makes things easier to redesign. But I was wondering what you feel about this logo less design?

RELATED: Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air in action: Real Life Images

Would you have rather prefered the Mi branding on top of the new laptops? Let us know by voting in the poll below.

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A couple of days back, Xiaomi announced not one but two new laptops in its Mi Notebook Air family. They come in two sizes, namely 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch. Naturally, being the first Xiaomi laptop in the market, everybody is interested to see the new device in real life. While we have not yet received a model for review, here are a few images of the Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch in action.

To recap, the Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch comes in an all metal design with silver and gold color options, no logo on top and a lightweight 1.28 kg body. Specs wise, the laptop comes with a 13.3 inches 1080p display with anti-glare coating, Intel Core i5 6200U processor, NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 1GB DDR5, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 265GB SSD ( which is further expandable), dual speakers from AKG,  and Windows 10 home edition. Further, the screen covers 80.1% of the front, which makes it look amazing.

As for the pricing, this particular version costs 4999 Yuan in China, which comes to around $750.

So, here are some real life images of the Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch. Enjoy!

Note that the pictures are taken from two major Chinese media websites — pcpop.com and it168.

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It’s been more than a year since we first reported about a possible Xiaomi Notebook. At that time, it seemed impossible that a startup company could extend its reach to the laptop market. But nearly 1.5 years later, the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air (known as Xiaomi MiBook Air in China) is official and it’s just as good as we all imagined.

The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air will come in two versions, and just as we reported earlier, the smaller one will feature a 12.5-inch display while the larger model comes with a 13.3-inch display. Both are covered with 7H hard glass. We had repeatedly said that the Xiaomi Notebook will directly rival the premium Apple Macbook range and guess what, during the reveal today, the company made sure it highlighted the fact that the new Xiaomi Notebook is going to best the Macbook in terms of design.

Well, first of all, the Xiaomi Notebook is not its official name. The two laptop versions are called the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch and the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch. So, from now onwards, we will be using this official name for mentioning these two models. Note that both are running on Windows 10 OS.

UPDATE: Seems like internationally, Xiaomi is calling this the Mi Notebook Air. So, if you hear either the Mibook Air or Mi Notebook Air, both mean the same thing.

Xiaomi MiBook Air 12.5-inch

Ok, let’s start with the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch. This will be the thinnest Xiaomi laptop in the range and beats the Macbook Air in terms of its thickness as well as weight. The new laptop is just 12.9mm thick at its thickest point and all metal body weighs just 1.07 grams. The company has repeatedly said that the form factor is just like a magazine — thin and compact enough to get into your everyday bag.

Inside, this particular model comes with the Core M3 processor with 4GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. And guess what, you can expand the storage in this model. It comes with USB 3.0, 3.5mm headphone jack and USB Type-C for connectivity ports.

What’s more, Xiaomi has made sure that in this super thin body, there’s a large battery. The Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air reportedly features an amazing battery life of 11.5 hours. That’s nearly the same life that you get from Apple’s Macbook Air! While the battery life would differ according to your usage, it is easily enough to work for almost an entire day. Other features of the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 12.5-inch are AKG custom speakers, and DU surround sound.

This particular model is priced at 3499 Yuan ($525) and will go on sale on August 2.

Xiaomi Mi NoteBook Air 13.3-inch

The second model in the company’s laptop range is the Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air 13.3-inch. This particular model is targeted at those who want something larger and much more powerful than the 12.5-inch version. And the company has made sure that the specs inside this device are good enough for your gaming needs! Well, I am sure, there is at least one reader on our blog who would be happy to see that this beast comes with the NVIDIA GTX 940MX 1GB GDDR5 dedicated graphics card on board. There will be the sixth generation Core-i5 processor with a maximum clock speed of 2.7GHz, 8GB LPDDR4 RAM, 256GB PCI-e SSD with the possibility of further storage expansion.

Coming to the screen, the Xiaomi Mibook Air 13.3-inch comes with a 1080p anti-glare display. The screen accounts for 80.1%, better than the Macbook. It’s slightly thicker than the 12.5-inch model with a thickness of 14.8mm at the thickest part. Plus, it weighs just 1.28 kgs.

This model boasts of 9.5 hours of battery life on a single charge, and with the provided fast charger, you can get up to 50% of charge in around half an hour. You get USB Type-C, USB 3.0, HDMI and 3.5mm headphone jack for connectivity ports. Other features include AKG Custom dual speakers and Dolby surround sound support.

It’s definitely one of the best laptops in the market right now, especially because you can get it for just 4999 Yuan ($750).

Goes on sale from August 2!

So, what do you think about the two new Xiaomi Mi Notebook Air laptops? Impressed?

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Xiaomi is all set to announce the Xiaomi Notebook at today’s conference. While the device is yet to be officially unveiled, a promo video has revealed a lot of things about the upcoming laptop, including its looks, size and some features.

First of all, the Xiaomi Notebook will come with a 13.3-inch display with a lightweight metal body. How light you ask? Well, according to the promo video, the laptop is going to weigh just 1.28 kg. Further, the device comes with an inbuilt NVIDIA graphics card to make sure that you can play some high-end games on the device.

Other features that were revealed by this leak is the presence of LPDD4 RAM, AKG custom speakers, Dolby surround sound support, 9.5 hour battery life, USB Type-C port and thin design.

There are a lot of things revealed in the video, including the fact that the laptop comes in GOLD! Another interesting thing is that the laptop is called as the Mi Laptop Air in the video.

Well, we will soon hear all the official details including the official name of the Mi laptop in the next couple of hours. So stay tuned to Gizmochina for latest updates.

Meanwhile, check out the promo video from down below and let us know what you think.

More pictures from this leaked video.

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Reports have emerged that the much touted Xiaomi Notebook or Mi Notebook if you like, will not be available in large  amounts when finally launched. We had earlier quoted supply chain sources who disclosed that Xiaomi targets shipments of about 1 million units of the Mi Notebook when launched.

In a new twist, it has been reported by industry sources that Xiaomi is likely to ship just 300,000 units of the Mi Notebook this year, far lower than the 1 million units targeted.

The Taipei Times quoted supply chain sources hinting at a cut in supply occasioned by the persistent postponement of the release date of the notebook PCs by several quarters.

Related: Xiaomi Targets 1 Million Shipments With Release of Two Mi Notebooks on July 27

The sources further disclosed that production of the laptops is split between Xiaomi’s long-term assembly partner Inventec Corp and Winstron Corp, with Inventec expected to deliver 150,000 units of the 12-inch sized Notebooks, while Winstron will deliver another 150,000 units but this time of the bigger size 13-inch Xiaomi Notebook.

When contacted by the Taipei Times, an official of Inventec is said to have confirmed that the company would start shipping the 12-inch units of the Mi Notebook laptop beginning from the end of July but the said official refused to confirm the total shipments expected to come from his company. Another official, however, disclosed via telephone, quite disappointingly, that “the initial shipments for the products are not massive”.

Read More: Xiaomi Notebook: Specs, Price, Variants & More (SUMMARY)

While Winstron declined to comment on the matter, industry analysts affirmed the possibility of the Xiaomi’s Notebook shipment terminating at only 300,000 units for this year as a result time constraint.

Xiaomi is expected to launch its first Notebook PC alongside the Xiaomi Redmi Pro flagship smartphone in a news conference already scheduled for next week’s Wednesday. Going by this latest report, fans outside China who have been waiting to get their units of the Mi Notebook may have to wait a little longer even after it is unveiled, as just 300,000 units will be available and that amount would likely get consumed in the Chinese market. It is expected, though, that shipments would increase next year as Xiaomi aims to expand its market outside China and this cheap Macbook Pro look-alike would be one of the company’s drivers for the proposed international expansion.

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Ahead of the July 27 official unveiling, the Xiaomi Notebook has continued to feature in leaks almost daily. Xiaomi has not come out to confirm officially if we’d be seeing the Mi Notebook on that day, neither has the company officially released renders of the Notebook PC that is said to be an Apple MacBook look-alike. We also do not have an official statement about the price tag hovering above the device yet. But an alleged leak of the ppt presentation of the Notebook seems to have revealed most details.

A new leaked PowerPoint presentation is the latest we are seeing and not only does the leaked Powerpoint presentations reveal the expected price of the Notebook, it also tackles issues bothering the specifications of the device, and render photos that showcase the beautifully designed laptop Xiaomi has put in place. We must state that the authenticity of the Powerpoint document cannot be guaranteed, it remains a rumor since it is a leak and not officially from Xiaomi.

According to the leaked render document, the top-end version of the Mi Notebook will be powered by an Intel core i7-6700HQ processor with GTX 970 graphics card. The high-end Notebook will also feature a 16GB RAM, 512GB Hard disk drive and a display with 4K resolution.

On the other hand, the Standard edition is rumored to come equipped with an Intel Core i5-6200U processor, HD 520 graphics card, 8GB of RAM and also 256GB of internal memory.

On the aspect of the price, the leaks tout the top end spec of the Mi Notebook to be priced at 6699 yuan ($1003), while the Standard version will carry a price tag of 3,999 yuan ($599).

These prices are way higher than what we heard from previous rumors, so we better take this with a pinch of salt. Hopefully, things will get clearer by July 27.

Read More: Xiaomi Notebook: Specs, Price, Variants & More (SUMMARY)

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We have been hearing about the Xiaomi Notebook since last year. In fact, recently, the number of leaks and rumors about the company’s first laptop have increased drastically, with most of the sources stating that the device will be announced at the company’s new conference on July 27. While we still haven’t received an official confirmation from the company regarding the launch of the new device at the event, considering the amount of information that we have received lately, we thought it would be a good idea to bring them all together to paint a complete picture of the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook.

So, let’s see what can we expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.

DESIGN:

Design wise, the Xiaomi Notebook should come with a sleek aluminum light weight body. Most sources have said that the upcoming PC should look similar to the Apple MacBook range, which would make it a good looking laptop. In fact, we did see a leaked real life image of the device (down below ), featuring the Mi logo up front.

If this is indeed the final design, then I am sure that most fans would be happy. But Apple may not like the fact that the laptop looks very similar to its MacBook.

We can expect the laptop to come in three display sizes — 12.5-inch, 13.3-inch, and 15.6-inch.

Since there could be three different variants of the Xiaomi Notebook, let’s take a look at each one of them in detail.

12.5-inch Model:

This will reportedly be the smallest variant in the company’s new laptop series. This could also be the cheapest and the lowest specced model. According to recent rumors, the 12.5-inch variant will feature a modest Intel Atom series processor. We are not quite sure that this would be the case as earlier we had heard that Xiaomi was working on cheap but powerful models. So, something like an i5 processor would be more suited for the 12.5-inch variant.

But if Xiaomi is indeed using an Atom processor inside this variant, then it could be very cheap. Also, the battery life could be amazing. Considering its small size and efficient processor, we can expect this model to be ideal for travelers.

13.3-inch Model:

If you wanted something more powerful, then the 13.3-inch Xiaomi Notebook could be your ideal option. According to the latest rumors, the 13.3-inch variant is expected to feature the powerful i7-6500U chipset with 8GB RAM on board. Further, the laptop is said to run on the Windows 10 Pro version. USB Type-C port could be used for charging the device. However, the screen on the device won’t feature touch, at least that’s what the leak said.

The 13.3-inch variant seems to be the ideal model for power users and it is said that it could retail for somewhere around 3000 Yuan ($450). If true, this would be an amazing price tag for a laptop with these specs on board.

15.6-inch Model:

Unfortunately, at this time, there’s hardly any information about this large screen variant. This could be because, only the first two variants, i.e. the 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch models are expected to be released soon. Out of these two, the 12.5-inch model is said to be in mass production already, with latter soon starting production. This would mean that the 15.6-inch model won’t be released anytime soon. So, if you were waiting for a large screen laptop from Xiaomi, then your wait would probably extend till the end of the year or maybe more.

While this basically covers most of the information about the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook variants, there are a couple of things that I would like to add in this article.

Software:

Xiaomi’s smartphones run on the company’s own MIUI OS, based on Google’s Android platform. There have been rumors that the company would continue using MIUI tweaked for PCs on its new Notebook PC, however, that likely won’t be the case. Xiaomi has had a good relationship with Microsoft, with a few of the company’s smartphones like the Mi4 running Windows platform. So, it is highly likely that the company extends this partnership for its laptops. This would be a safer move as well, considering the majority of PCs in the market today run on the Windows 10 platform.

Availability:

Xiaomi always had the issue of low stock, with most of it’s in demand smartphones going out of stock in seconds during its flash sale. Things have improved drastically in the past few months though, all thanks to Lei Jun, who has now taken charge of the company’s supply.

But whether Xiaomi will stock up the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook in plenty is a question. This would be the first laptop from the company, and we may not see a lot of stock of the laptop in the early stages. So, the initial availability of the laptop could be limited.

However, there was a recent report which said that the company expects to easily sell 1 million units of its laptop after launch. So, we can’t really comment much about the availability of the device.

Well, that should sum up what we know/ expect from the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC.

Xiaomi is known to shake up the market where it enters, and don’t expect anything less from its first ever laptop!

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Meizu unveiled the Meizu MX6 flagship earlier today in China. The phone comes with the deca-core Helio X20 chip with 4GB RAM and a powerful 12MP Sony IMX386 CMOS sensor. Soon after the event, the company executive, Bai Yongxiang (CEO) and Li Nan (VP) talked about the company’s future plans with the Chinese media.

In an interview, Meizu’s CEO made it clear that the company currently has no plans for a Notebook PC. This comes at a time when Xiaomi is expected to unveil its first ever laptop on July 27. Considering Meizu and Xiaomi often compete in similar product segments, it was possible that Meizu could be developing its own version of the laptop. But that clearly is not on the cards, at least for now.

At present, he said that the company wants to focus on its smartphone business. Further, he added that a curved screen smartphone from the company is possible in the future. We have been hearing many rumors as well as pictures of the curved screen phone from Meizu and this could be a good indication that such a device is really in the works. When asked about smartwatches, the CEO didn’t completely say that a wearable was out of the question.

RELATED: Meizu’s Curved Screen Smartphone Will Come With Flyme 6 OS, More Details Revealed

As for today’s MX6 release, he believes that the phone will easily sell over a million units.

If the camera with IMX386 sensor is really better than competitors, then MX6 with its 1999 Yuan ($300) can turn out to be a pretty good deal.

What do you think?

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News emanating from China indicates that Xiaomi will release its expected Xiaomi Notebook laptop on July 27. We had earlier reported of a Xiaomi news conference coming up on July 27 where the company is expected to release a series of phones, including the dual-camera clad Redmi Note 4, Mi Note 2 and other mobile gadgets.

According to fresh reports, Xiaomi will officially launch its Notebook laptop during the news conference. The Xiaomi Notebook is expected to cram an Intel Atom processor and will boot Windows 10 operating system. One unique feature of the Xiaomi Notebook is its ultra-slim built, as well as long battery life.

Earlier rumors had indicated that the Xiaomi Notebook laptop is expected to come in three display variants, 12.5-inches, 13.3-inches and a 15.6-inch model. The small display variants are expected to hit the market first. The slim device also packs a webcam just like on the MacBook.

The Notebook was earlier on expected to hit the market in the first half of this year but was reported to have been delayed to the second half (H2) and production was reported to have commenced in May.

Xiaomi’s CEO Lei Jun had taken to Weibo to share the company’s lofty plans for the second half of the year to launch a series of devices in H2 2016 and now, the list of devices popping up into the market on July 27 keeps swelling. Could we see more devices coming out? That we don’t know, what we know is the Xiaomi Notebook may have just joined the list of devices launching July 27.

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For the past few months, Xiaomi has been rumored to release its first laptop in the second half of 2016. Since, today, we officially enter the second half, we are all excited to see when the new Xiaomi laptop will be officially announced. While recently, Xiaomi CEO, Lei Jun said that “he couldn’t talk about the product yet“, it kind of confirms the existence of the laptop. And a few hours ago, a new alleged image of the Xiaomi laptop was leaked online.

This is probably the first real and clear image of the Mi laptop that we have seen. And it does reveal a few things about the upcoming device. First of all, like expected, it looks like the Mi laptop has been heavily inspired from the Apple Macbook Pro. The all metal silver design with the Mi logo up front, is almost identical to Apple’s Macbook Pro series.

According to the previous rumors, the Xiaomi Notebook is expected to come in three display variants, 12.5-inches, 13.3-inches and a 15.6-inch model. The small display variants are expected to hit the market first. The specs are expected to be high-end and the pricing should be aggressive as well. The company is said to target the young generation with this new laptop, unlike Huawei, who was targeting the business users with its new Matebook convertible.

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The Xiaomi Notebook is expected to release in Summer this year, sometime in the month of September. We haven’t got an official confirmation of the product yet, but for now, the CEO’s comment on this matter is good enough to confirm that the laptop exists and is in development.

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Xiaomi’s co-founder and president, Lin Bin revealed this Saturday, Xiaomi will release a new high-performance flagship in July, which is just a few weeks away. However, he failed to mention the name or any feature of the flagship (except that it’s high-end) which makes us wonder which product will meet us next month. Below mentioned are a few guesses based on recent rumors.

Some rumors say that the Xiaomi flagship to be announced next month is going to be none other than the Xiaomi Mi Note 2 flagship. We have been hearing about the device for the past few months and hence, it won’t be surprising if we meet the flagship soon. Another possibility is the Xiaomi Mi Edge, a phone that has been rumored since late 2014. If we indeed meet this device, then expect features such as a flexible / curved screen with a size of around 5.5-5.7 inches.

Specs wise, you can expect a lot of good things inside the new Mi Note 2. The phone is said to come with the Snapdragon 821 chiset, a slightly overclocked version of the SD820. Along with this, you can expect 6GB RAM on board with several variants. Earlier rumors have said that there could be a dual camera version as well. This is possible as recently, an insider posted on Weibo that Xiaomi, OPPO and Apple are all working on dual camera phones this year.

Another possibility is the release of the Xiaomi Notebook. We have seen leaks about this product as well as heard a lot of rumors for the past six months. The Notebook is said to be released this summer and July would be a good time for its 12.5-inch model to be announced. While we haven’t seen the laptop in any images yet, it is said that it will come with a light weight aluminum design to rival the Apple Macbooks.

So, what do you think will be released in July?

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Although the internet was filled with rumors and leaks about Xiaomi’s first laptop in the past few months, recently, the rumors have died down. However, earlier today, we spotted a leaked picture of a mould which was reportedly used to make the company’s first laptop computer. It was revealed that the mould was used for the first trial production of the Xiaomi laptop. The Mi logo on the mould hints that this was indeed used for making the body of the new laptop from the company.

According to the previous leaks, the Xiaomi laptop will come with a metal built and will look similar to Apple’s Macbook range. In fact, it is said that the company aims to take on Apple’s Macbook by offering a great design and powerful specs at a much lesser price tag. There have been several reports about the laptop’s pricing, but it is expected to start at around 3000 Yuan ($455).

Recent rumor states that the new Xiaomi laptop will go on sale in Summer this year. This is later than the original planned release date, which was scheduled for Q1 2016. There should be two variants of the device, one with a 12.5-inch display and another with a 15-inch display. Inside, it should be running on the Windows 10 platform. If the pricing is indeed $455, then supply chain sources predict Xiaomi will to ship around 1 million units of its new laptop in a year. Safer predictions can be made only after the official specs and pricing of the handset is revealed.

So, what do you think? If the Mi laptop is priced at just $455, would you consider it over existing established players like Dell, Lenovo or HP?

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We have been hearing a lot about the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook PC. In fact, we have already come across the detailed specifications of a 15.6-inch model, which will be powered by the fourth gen Intel Haswell Core-i7 and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M.

However, the new Xiaomi Notebook may have more than one display variant. According to reports, there are two other smaller variants as well, namely a 12.5-inch model, which will be made by Inventec as confirmed earlier and a 13.3-inch model made by Compal. The smallest version, namely the 12.5-inch Xiaomi Notebook should enter mass production sometime in April next year.

As for the 15.6-inch model, we already have the specifications of the device, thanks to an earlier leak. They are as follows:

• Operating System: Linux
• Processor: CPU series Intel Core i7 4th-generation family
• RAM: 8GB
• Screen size: 15.6-inches
• Screen Resolution: 1920×1080
• Screen technology: LED backlight
• Graphics chip: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
• Memory capacity: 2GB
• Price: 2999 Yuan ($466)

As you can see, the specs are pretty impressive for the price tag. However, one thing we have to note here is that these chips are a couple of generations old. The Core i7 is from the fourth generation Haswell family. Currently, we have the sixth generation Skylake Core chips. Moreover, the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M graphic card was released way back in 2013, which means by next year it should be pretty old.

As a result, like Hexus pointed out, it looks like Xiaomi is going to use chips that are a couple of generations old to keep the price down. This should help the company cut down the cost of the laptop and price it aggressively. Plus, the use of Linux instead of Windows will help it avoid hefty licensing fees.

Moreover, it is said that the Notebook will feature Macbook like design with all metal chassis and a thin body. Good looks, powerful specs and a reasonable price should help the company make its mark in the PC industry.

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Just a couple of hours ago, a report citing insider sources said that the Xiaomi Notebook will start shipping from April 2016. Now, some exciting new information about Xiaomi Notebook’s specs has emerged, revealing a lot about the upcoming device.

The Xiaomi Notebook is said to come with pretty high-end specs, enough to take on the powerhouses from Dell and Apple. The laptop will reportedly come with an Intel Core i7 4th Gen chip with 8GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 2GB Graphics memory and Linux OS. This is in line with a previous report which said that the specs of the laptop will be pretty high-end.

The exact Xiaomi Notebook Specs leaked today are given below:

• Operating System: Linux
• Processor: CPU series Intel Core i7 4-generation family
• RAM: 8GB
• Screen size: 15.6-inches
• Screen Resolution: 1920×1080
• Screen technology: LED backlight
• Graphics chip: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760M
• Memory capacity: 2GB
• Price: 2999 Yuan ($466)

The pricing is also the same as we heard before, i.e. 2999 Yuan. However, one thing that is new here is the display size. An earlier report said that there could be two laptops, one with a 12.5-inch display and the other with a 13.3-inch display. But this leak states the display as 15.6-inches, so which one is going to turn out to be true, we can’t say for sure at the moment.

The design is expected to be quite similar to the Apple Macbooks with an all metal body. Inventec is expected to be the ODM in charge of designing and manufacturing the device.

Unfortunately, Xiaomi is yet to confirm the existence of a Notebook PC under development. But if it’s real, then expect more information about the device in the coming weeks.

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With the sheer number of smartphones released every year, you would think Xiaomi is essentially a smartphone manufacturer. However, if you follow the company closely, you would know that
Xiaomi has diversified its product portfolio in a number of smart product categories such as smart air purifier, water purifier, shoes, baggage, wearables, tablets etc. Now, the company is all set to make its presence felt in the laptop market, which still haven’t seen the kind of progress that we are seeing in the smartphone industry.

For the past few months, multiple reports have revealed that Xiaomi is all set to unveil a Notebook PC in 2016. Many ODM names have come up, like Inventec and Compal who are supposed manufacture the company’s 12.5-inch and 13.3-inch notebooks respectively. However, the company is yet to officially confirm the existence, release or specs of the upcoming device.

Now, a new report originating from Taiwan states that the company’s 12.5-inch Xiaomi Notebook is slated to go into mass production by Q2 2016. The manufacturing will be taken care by the Shanghai factory of Inventec. Finally, the shipments will be ready by April 2016.

The report also gives us an idea about the possible design and pricing of the Xiaomi Notebook. It is said that the components will be supplied by Chinese makers. The overall design will be like Macbook Air with an all metal body. Finally, the pricing is said to be 2999 Yuan which comes to $470 approximately.

So, looks wise, you probably won’t be disappointed. But we still don’t know the exact specifications of the device. As for the software, it will most likely be Linux OS, which will help the company to avoid paying hefty licensing fees to Microsoft for Windows 10 OS.

Unfortunately, we still don’t have details about its larger sibling, the 13.3-inch model which is expected to be manufactured by Compal. Given the scarce amount of information available about the device at the moment, Xioami may announce this larger model after the release of the 12.5-inch one.

So, what do you think about the upcoming Xiaomi Notebook?

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Xiaomi has quickly become the fourth largest smartphone manufacturer in the world. But apart from phones, the company also has other products in its portfolio like tablet, Router and TV Box. Looks like there will be one more addition to the portfolio as the latest leak suggests at a possible Xiaomi MI laptop in works.

This is not the first time we are hearing about a Xiaomi Notebook as in the past few m0nths, there have been plenty of speculations about the company entering the PC industry as a part of its next strategy. But today, we have something more conclusive, some pictures of the upcoming notebook as well as its configuration.

Some photos of the Xiaomi Notebook cropped up online today. As you can see in the pictures, the device looks exactly like Apple’s Macbook Air except for the logo on the front and the back. Below the display is the bright orange ‘MI’ branding and at the back too there is a silver ‘MI’ logo. The laptop also features a special orange colored function button that can take custom functions from the user.

The leak also provides some specs. The Xiaomi laptop will be powered by the latest Intel Haswell i7-4500u processor with 2 x 8GB dual channel memory. There will be a large 15-inch 1080p display up front. The laptop is expected to run on a linux OS customized by Xiaomi. As for the price, it is said that this Xiaomi laptop will retail for somewhere around 2999 Yuan which comes to around $481.

If these specs and pictures are of the real Xiaomi notebook, then we may have a winner here. The specs and the pricing make it a value for money device, much like other Xiaomi products. So, this laptop may turn out to be a best seller like Redmi 1S and the Xiaomi Mi3.

Unfortunately, Xiaomi is yet to announce anything officially and we still don’t know whether the company is actually developing a laptop in spite of these rumors. But given that we have been hearing about such a device for a long time plus with the company expanding into newer products like the recently announced Xiaomi Air Purifier, we won’t be surprised if Xiaomi does release this notebook PC sometime later next year.

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