Xiaomi has officially launched the Redmi Note 9 in Spain. The smartphone is now available on Xiaomi Spain official website. Pricing starts at 179 Euros. The Chinese tech giant also took the wraps off the Redmi Note 9 and Redmi Note 9 Pro for the Indonesian market.

The Redmi Note 9 and Note 9 Pro are successors of the Redmi Note 8 and note 8 Pro which heralded the market last year and raked in good revenue for the Chinese tech giant. For the Indonesian market, pricing starts at RP 2,399,000 (~$170) for the 4GB+64GB variant. The 6GB+128GB variant adopts a retail price of RP 2,799,000 (~$199).

On the other hand, the Redmi Note 9 Pro 6GB+64GB variant costs RP3,399,000 (~$241) and the 8GB+128GB variant retails for RP3,799,000 (~$270).

The Redmi Note 9 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G85 chipset and sports a 6.53-inch FHD+ DotDisplay with Gorilla Glass 5 and splash-proof nano-coating. The display houses a punch hole at the top left corner of the screen for the selfie camera

As the rear, you get a quad-camera setup consisting of a 48MP f/1.79 with 4-in-1 Super Pixel, an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide angle with a 118° viewing angle, a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor, and a 2MP Macro Camera. Up in front is a 13MP sensor with support for Face Unlock. Xiaomi ships the Redmi Note 9 with a bunch of cool camera features including a kaleidoscope effect, document scanner, night mode, and portrait mode (on both sides).

There is a massive 5020mAh battery inside the Redmi Note 9 and it supports 18W fast charging. You also get a 3.5mm audio jack, NFC, IR blaster, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner.

On the other hand, the Redmi Note 9 Pro features a 6.67-inch IPS LCD display that offers Full HD+ resolution and 20:9 aspect ratio. It is powered by a Snapdragon 720G processor paired with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 2.1 storage.

At the rear aspect sits a quad-camera setup which includes a 48-megapixel main lens, an 8-megapixel ultrawide shooter, a 5-megapixel macro shooter and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. It has a 16-megapixel front-facing camera. The device crams a 5,020mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging.

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Xiaomi’s entry into Western Europe could still be said to be in its infancy. The brand first launched its products officially in the region in November 2017 with a launch event in Spain. But the company seems to have gained some traction in Western Europe and recently, Xiaomi’s CFO revealed plans to expand in the region.

A market analytics report by Strategy Analytics has indeed confirmed Xiaomi’s rise in Western Europe. The report claims the Chinese company is now firmly established as the fourth-largest smartphone vendor in the region, only behind the likes of Samsung, Apple and Huawei. This is despite having zero presence there just 2.5 years ago.

Xiaomi’s rise is attributed to the continuous collaboration with local operators, resulting in huge gains across Western Europe. Much of that growth was achieved at the expense of Huawei, which continues to shrink in the region following the US ban.

Xiaomi’s total global smartphone shipments remained flat annually in Q1 2020. Despite the lack of growth, the company performed much better than the overall smartphone market, which declined -17% YoY in Q1 2020. Xiaomi’s global market share by volume thus increased to all-time high of 10%.

“In an extremely challenging environment, due to the COVID-19 crisis, which affected the industry both on the demand and supply side, Xiaomi was affected to a lesser extent than the other big Chinese brands (Huawei, Oppo, vivo), because of its more diverse geographical footprint and online channel distribution approach”, the report states.

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Xiaomi will be announcing the Mi CC9 smartphone outside China next week but when it arrives, it will be under a different name – the Mi 9 Lite.

It has been revealed that the Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite will be announced on Monday, September 16 in Spain. The announcement quells the rumors that the Mi CC9 will launch as the Mi A3 Pro outside China.

Before the announcement of the launch date, the device was already certified by Thailand’s NBTC last week. The certification revealed that the Mi 9 Lite shared a similar model number to the Mi CC9 sold in China.

Prior to that, a list of Google’s certified Android devices was the first to reveal that there is an upcoming device called the Mi 9 Lite and it has the same codename as the Mi CC9.

The Mi 9 Lite will have a 32MP selfie camera and a 48MP triple rear camera configuration. Other features include a 6.39-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display, a Snapdragon 710 processor, 6GB of RAM and 64GB or 128GB of expandable storage. It will also have an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and a 2MP depth sensor on the back.

The phone will also have an in-display fingerprint scanner, NFC, an audio jack, and an FM radio. The Mi 9 Lite will pack a 4030mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging and will have Gorilla Glass 5 covering its display and its back. It will run Android 9 Pie out of the box

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Xiaomi, which is one of the leading smartphone brands, seems to have blatantly stolen and combined three pieces of art from a 3D artist Peter Tarka in order to promote the company’s products in Spain.

The Chinese company took the art piece and placed its products in the image to promote them. The images appear on the company’s Spanish website. Peter Tarka said that he created it in May 2018 as part of his Installations collection.

From the images, it looks like Xiaomi’s artists barely changed a thing — simply swapping out the ramps and balls for renders of the company’s products. The company also used two of his other works, which he was commissioned by Korean electronics giant LG, one of Xiaomi’s competitors.

Peter Tarka says that no one from Xiaomi ever reached out about licensing or commissioning his art. He told The Verge “I’m 100 percent sure they’ve used my pieces cause everything matches perfectly, they only changed the saturation and retouched [a] few elements to not make it so obvious.”

Using someone’s work without giving them proper credit is not acceptable and certainly not from such as a big company. So far, the Chinese technology company as not addressed this issue and it remains to be seen how this one plays out.

Currently, the company is gearing up to launch its Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro smartphones outside China. It recently launched the Mi 9T, the re-branded model of the Redmi K20, in Europe and is all set to launch the same in Malaysia. Next month, it will be launching the Redmi K20 and Redmi K20 Pro “Flagship Killer 2.0” in India, to take on the likes of OnePlus 7 and Asus 6Z.

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Xiaomi’s Mi MIX 3 5G was announced back at MWC in February. The phone not only comes with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 5G modem but also replaces the Snapdragon 845 processor in the non-5G model with the newer Snapdragon 855 chipset and packs a bigger battery.

If you live in Spain or Italy, you will be able to purchase the Mi MIX 3 5G starting this Thursday, May 23. The announcement was made on Twitter by Xiaomi‘s head of Western Europe.

Big announcement as we start our Monday….#MiMIX3 5G will go on sale in Spain and Italy on May 23!

We are the FIRST to start selling a 5G smartphone in both these markets #5GIsHere pic.twitter.com/ZV9ik8ipzx

— Owen (@owen_ouwen) May 20, 2019

The Mi MIX 3 5G is priced at €599 (€699.90 in Italy) for the variant with 6GB of RAM and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage. It comes in Sapphire Blue and Onyx Black. The purchase page on the official Xiaomi Spain website lists only the blue variant and reveals sales will commence at 13:00 local time.

The Mi MIX 3 5G has a 6.39-inch FHD+ display with a 93.4% screen-to-body ratio. It is able to achieve this as a result of its slider (magnetic) design. Pull it down and you are greeted by 24MP + 2MP dual front-facing cameras, the earpiece, and LED flash; parts that will usually be housed on a bezel.

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The rear is home to dual 12MP cameras (wide + telephoto) with support for 960fps super slow-motion recording, 4-axis image stabilization, scene recognition, Night Mode and HDR photography. It has a single SIM slot, NFC, Bluetooth 5.0, and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. There is a 3800mAh battery under the hood with support for Quick Charge 4+ and 10W wireless charging.

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Xiaomi‘s slider phone, the Mi MIX 3 is now available in Europe. Spain and Italy are the first countries to get it and Xiaomi’s official Twitter accounts in both countries have confirmed the arrival of the flagship.

https://twitter.com/XiaomiEspana/status/1081883078136680449

In Spain, the phone will go on sale tomorrow and will be available on Mi.com, AliExpress Spain, and Mi Home stores. The 6GB RAM + 128GB Mi MIX 3 is the version that will be sold in the country and it is priced at €499.

In Italy, the Mi MIX 3 will be available for purchase on Wednesday, January 9, on Mi.com and at Mi Home stores. The price is €549 but there will be a flash sale on the first day that will allow lucky buyers to purchase at €499. The phone will be available in Sapphire Blue and Black Onyx.

Mi MIX3 Disponibile dal 9 Gennaio a partire da 549,9€ in tutti i Mi Store Italia e su https://t.co/AIZANK7Anj, nelle colorazioni Sapphire Blue e Onyx Black.
Solo per la giornata del 9 sarà possibile acquistarlo in FLASH SALE a 499,9€ su https://t.co/AIZANK7Anj! pic.twitter.com/zbUJY99NSf

— Xiaomi Italia (@ItaliaXiaomi) January 7, 2019

If you do not mind waiting, Xiaomi says a 5G version of the phone with a Snapdragon 855 processor will launch in Europe later this quarter. You not only get a 5G phone but a more powerful version of the Mi MIX 3. As expected, you will also be shelling out more money.

The Mi MIX 3 has a 6.39-inch 1080 x 2340 display with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. It has a slider design, so the front cameras are hidden when the phone is closed.  The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor and also comes in 8GB RAM and 10GB RAM variants with 128GB or 256GB of storage. The front-facing cameras are a 24MP + 2MP sensor and on the rear is a 12MP wide-angle lens paired with another 12MP telephoto lens.

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It has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and packs a 3,200mAh battery with support for wireless charging and Quick Charge 4+. It doesn’t have an audio jack nor does it have a MicroSD card slot. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie out of the box.

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In the last year, Xiaomi has focused on opening more offline stores in the markets its present in. It now has tens of store in China and India and has a number of stores in Europe. Last weekend, it announced the opening of a new Mi Store in Spain.

The new store in Spain is its fifth in the European country and its fourth in the city of Madrid. This is just eight months after its entry into the country. The new store is located near the Puerta del Sol Square and is the largest in the country with a 200 meter-square area.

Xiaomi offers a number of its products in Spain but it is still significantly small compared to China or India. The Mi MIX 2s, Redmi S2, and Redmi Note 5 (Pro) are some of the new smartphones available for purchase in Spain. It also sells the Mi Scooter, electric toothbrush, and security and action cameras.

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With the opening of the new store, Xiaomi has added new products such as the Mi Rice Cooker, backpacks, umbrella, vacuum cleaner and the Mi Gaming Laptop. The laptop is not yet available for purchase.

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If you live in Spain and have been waiting for the Redmi S2, we have good news for you. Xiaomi’s mid-range selfie king is now available in Spain sort of.

The Redmi S2 first launched in China about a month ago before heading to Indonesia shortly after. Last week, it launched in India as the Redmi Y2.

The Redmi S2 packs a 5.99-inch HD+ display. It is powered by the Snapdragon 625 chipset – the same SoC in the Mi A1, Redmi 5 Plus and lots of other Xiaomi phones. The version available in Spain comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

The highlights of the phone are its cameras. A 16MP sensor sits above the display with its own LED flash. It can shoot portrait photos and comes with AI features that help your selfies pop. There is a 12MP + 5MP dual camera combo on the rear.

Other features of the Redmi S2 include a 3080mAh battery, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, an IR sensor, and a 3.5mm audio jack. It also has dual-SIM support  (nano only) and a dedicated MicroSD card slot. The Spanish version of the Redmi S2 has support for LTE bands 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 20, 38, and 40.

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The Xiaomi Redmi S2 will be available in Dark Gray, Gold, and Pink Gold with a €179 price tag. It is not yet on sale which explains why we said it is available sort of. However, you can head to the Mi Spain store and register to get a notification when it becomes available.

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Xiaomi’s Redmi 5 and Redmi 5 Plus have started arriving in other markets outside China, and first stop is Spain. The launch date correlates with that revealed by Roland Quandt back in January.

Both phones are now listed on the Spanish Xiaomi website.

For the Redmi 5, Xiaomi is offering it in just two variants – 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM and 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM. It appears the 4GB RAM + 32GB ROM variant will remain a China exclusive.

The Redmi 5 is not yet on sale as it is still listed as coming soon but pricing will start at €129 (~¥1009).

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The Redmi 5 Plus on the other hand is available in 3GB RAM + 32GB ROM and 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM variants. Like the Redmi 5, it has support for LTE Bands 1, 3, 5, 40, and 41. Pricing starts at €179 (~¥1400).

There is still no news as to when both phones will be available for purchase.

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Earlier this year, China-based smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi expanded its presence in Europe by launching its products in Spain. Now, the company has listed more smartphones under its Redmi series on its Amazon Spain online store.

The company has now added Xiaomi Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 5A Prime, Redmi Note 5A, Redmi 4X and the Redmi 4A smartphones. Earlier this month, the company had released Xiaomi Mi MIX 2 and Mi A1 smartphones.

The Redmi Note 4 smartphone is available in two storage options — 32GB and 64GB, for a starting price of €170. The Redmi Note 5A Prime costs €160, while the standard version — Redmi Note 5A is priced at €130.

Then, there is Redmi 4X, which costs around €149, while the cheapest of them all is Redmi 4A which starts at a price of €100. It is also available in two variants — 16GB and 32GB of internal storage.

While the Mi A1 and Mi MIX 2 were made available a few days ago, the Android One smartphone, i.e. Mi A1, is currently out of stock. There is no information when the device will be back in stock. Along with that, Redmi Note 5A and Redmi 4A are also listed as “Temporarily Out of Stock”.

Xiaomi has set an ambitious goal for smartphone shipments for this year and continues its giant strides towards the same goal in the global market. Recently, the company claimed to have sold a record 9.2 million smartphones in the third quarter of 2017 in India. This was achieved due to the huge success recorded in the Diwali festive sales.

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IDC also ranked Xiaomi as the number 1 smartphone brand in India, along with Samsung which has been dominating the market. OPPO, Lenovo and Vivo also fall behind Xiaomi once again in the pecking order.

In a bid to expand its market out of China, the company opened the world’s first Mi Store in Russia that would run for 24 hours, all seven days of the week. Xiaomi had made its entry into the Russian market back in April with the launch of three of its smartphones – Mi Mix, Mi Note 2 and Redmi 4x.

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Last week, Xiaomi released a teaser hinting at its entry into Spain. Today, the Chinese manufacturer held an event in Madrid unveiling an online store, lots of products and partnerships with local retailers.

One of the first products that will be available to Mi fans in Spain is the Android One phone, the Mi A1. When Xiaomi announced the phone in India months ago, it said it would be available in a total of 37 countries. Of the 37 countries, 10 of them are in Europe. However, Spain was not originally among them.

The Mi A1 brings all the features of the Xiaomi Mi 5X but swaps out the MIUI ROM for Pure Android. And because it is an Android One phone, it will get updated to Android Oreo before other Xiaomi phones. The Oreo update is said to arrive before the end of 2017. The Mi A1 will sell for €229 and will come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage.

Spain will also get the Mi MIX 2 flagship phone. The 18:9 display-toting Mi MIX 2 will sell for €500 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB RAM variant. Other phones that will also be available in Spain include the Mi 6, Mi Max 2, Redmi 4A, Redmi 4X, Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 5A, and Redmi Note 5A Prine

Xiaomi also announced that some of its Mi ecosystem products will be sold in Spain. The Mi Electric Scooter will sell for €349.99 but for a limited time it will go for €299.99. The Android-powered Mi Box is priced at €75 and the Yi 4K action camera has a €135 price tag. The Mi Band 2 will also be available for purchase in Spain.

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The official Mi.com online store and retail partners like Amazon Spain and AliExpress will begin sales tomorrow, November 8 at 1 PM local time. Authorized Mi Stores at Xanadu and La Vaguada will begin sales on 11th of November, while Phone House, Media Markt, and Garrefour will begin sales on the 22nd of November.

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Chinese innovative tech company Xiaomi has perfected plans to launch its products in the Western Europe market. The company’s Senior VP Wang Xiang officially disclosed via his Twitter handle that it would be launching in Spain on November 7, signalling its entry into Western Europe. 

Already, the company has got a dedicated Twitter handle for its Mi Espana arm and it is believed that an online Mi store for the market would be unveiled after the launch. The launch event would hold on November 7 in the Spanish capital city of Madrid. They left off without revealing the pilot products that would be unveiled in the market. If we are to go by the teaser poster which contains the Xiaomi Ninebot Self-balancing scooter, Spain may likely get more than just smartphones. However, the company may take things slowly by introducing just a few products.

Heading to #WesternEurope with @Espana_Xiaomi as our first stop!

Where do you think we should head to next? https://t.co/MPQI6nyjfm

— Xiaomi #48MPforEveryone (@xiaomi) October 27, 2017

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We’ll have to wait until the launch to know the sales channels Xiaomi would employ to sell its products. No doubt, the success of the brand in Spain would determine how soon the company would enter other countries in Western Europe like France, Netherlands, U.K, Belgium and others. It could be recalled that Xiaomi made its foray into the Eastern part of Europe earlier this year with its launch in Russia.

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