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More than 100,000 Redmi Earbuds X Units Sold Within a Week: Xiaomi By Techtonic group Xiaomi finally put an end to the constant pestering and  brought  the Redmi Earbuds S to India earlier last week. These are one of the more affordable pairs of truly wireless earbuds available in India. The sub-Rs. 2,000 price tag seems to have worked in the company's favor as Xiaomi is already celebrating a major sales milestone. Within a week of its launch, more than 100,000 Redmi Earbuds S units were sold in the country, revealed Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain in a tweet on Wednesday. These TWS earbuds went on sale on 27th May and by 2nd June, over 100,000 units have been picked up by impatient users. Jain further also shared some insight into the TWS industry sales figures in his tweet. He went on to boast that Redmi Earbuds S sales represent close to 15% of the entire industry sales in a quarter. It may sound small but Xiaomi achieved the feat within a week of Q1. Imagine ho...

[UPDATED] Xiaomi Confirms Mi Notebook India Launch for June 11 By Techtonic group I was waiting on Xiaomi to drop the launch date for Mi NoteBook in India but there's been no official word since morning. The company has been  teasing  the launch of its laptops in India for the past week. And now, a fresh 91Mobiles report has shared not only the model that Xiaomi might launch in India but also the launch date. The report suggests that Mi laptops are set to make their  India debut on 11th June , i.e next week. And while we speculated the company to bring the Mi Notebook Pro or Mi Notebook Air to India, it seems like a  rebranded RedmiBook 13  is what will be in store for us. It will, however, not feature the Redmi branding (as should be obvious from all of the teasers) and sit under the Mi portfolio. You can check out the leaked marketing material  right here . As per the information and teasers shared by serial tipster Ishan Agarwal, the Intel-po...

Mi Band 5 to Launch on June 11 By Techtonic group Xiaomi has been working on the Mi Band 5 for a while, and we have been hearing about it for some time. Now, a WeChat post by the Xiaomi Mall public account (via GizChina) confirms that the Mi Band 5 will launch on June 11 in China. The post itself doesn't give away much about the upcoming fitness tracker, but we have a lot of leaks and reports about the band. The Mi Band 5 is going to change the design of the tracker a bit. It seems Xiaomi is removing the slight indent on the front of the band and going for a simple, flat design this time. Image courtesy: Gizchina There are also reports that the Mi Band 5 will come with a new type of charger. GizChina says the band is going to come with a plug-in charger instead of a cradle with pogo pins on it. On the feature front, the Mi Band 5 will likely add  NFC to the global variant  as well. There are also reports that the  band will come with Google Pay support . That ...

Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8 and Redmi 8A Dual Get a Price Hike...Again! By Techtonic group Xiaomi first increased the prices across its smartphone portfolio when the  GST tax rate hike  went into effect at the start of April. It then  hiked the prices  of three of its budget phones, namely the Redmi Note 8 Redmi 8, and Redmi 8A Dual about a fortnight ago. And today, Xiaomi has once again hiked the price of these 3 smartphones by up to Rs. 500 in India. Yeah, Redmi Note 8, Redmi 8, and the  recently launched  Redmi 8A Dual have received a price hike for the third time in two months. While the Redmi Note 8 has received Rs. 500 hike on both the 4GB and 6GB models, the other two devices see a measly Rs. 200 increase over the last hike. Here are the old (before the hike) and new prices for all of the three devices: Redmi Note 8 (4GB+64GB) old price: Rs. 11,499 new price: Rs. 11,999 Redmi Note 8 (6GB+128GB) old price: Rs. 13,999 new price: Rs. 14,499 Redmi ...

Xiaomi Adds Partial Screenshots Features in MIUI 12 Closed Beta By Techtonic group Xiaomi announced  MIUI 12  last month alongside the  Mi 10 Youth Edition . The update brings a whole  set of new features,  ranging from smooth animations to Super Wallpapers. The company has now added a  partial screenshot feature  on the latest closed beta of MIUI 12 bearing the version 20.5.25. The feature is accessible with a  three-finger long-press gesture . However, users can choose to reassign the functionality to set a long-press on the Home button as the trigger mechanism. You can do this from Settings -> More Settings -> Key Shortcuts -> Function Shortcut. Once activated, there are three screenshot forms to choose from -  Rectangular, Circular, and Free-form . This way, you can quickly capture screenshots without having to crop them out later from your image gallery. If you would like to make changes right after you capture the s...

Mi Laptops Are Finally Coming to India; Xiaomi Shares Cryptic Teasers By Techtonic group Ever since Xiaomi step foot into the laptop space with the  Mi Notebook  in China, the Mi fans have been pestering the company to bring it to India. That was close to three years ago. Xiaomi expanded the lineup and unveiled Redmi-branded laptops as well. We didn't lose hope though and it appears like that has paid off. Xiaomi has  started teasing the launch of Mi laptops in India  today. Xiaomi is well-known for its creative marketing campaigns and well, its Mi Notebook teasers are no different. They are cryptic and at first, you won't be able to guess what's the next product coming to India. In the tweet below, you can see Xiaomi India MD Manu Kumar Jain shut the lid of his laptop and exclaim "IT'S TIME." Now, this could be a reference to the Mi Watch that launched in China last year coming to India. But, Jain was followed by several Xiaomi team members, who p...

[UPDATE: Official Teaser] Xiaomi Mi TV Stick Spotted Online with Android TV 9.0 at $80 By Techtonic group Xiaomi is apparently working on a new Android TV stick it calls the Mi TV Stick. The listing of the product has now been spotted on online retailer Gearbest and it reveals the design and probable specifications of the dongle. According to the listing, the Mi TV stick features similar specifications as the Mi Box S, which recently made its way to India as the  Mi Box 4K . Going by the listed specifications, the Mi TV stick will feature  quad-core Amlogic S905 Y2 Cortex A53 CPU, ARM Mali-G31 MP2 GPU, dual-band WiFi, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage. Also, the listing mentions that the  Mi TV Stick will support 4K HDR Netflix playback  and would feature support for Google Assistant in the international version, thanks to Android TV 9.0. As far as the pricing is concerned, the  Mi TV Stick is expected to go on sale at $80 . To put that in perspective, ...

Xiaomi Mi Band 5 May Add Five New Sports Modes, Analog Watch-Faces By Techtonic Group Xiaomi is expected to launch its  Mi Band 5 fitness tracker  by the end of this year, and several leaks over the past few weeks have already revealed quite a bit about the upcoming device. A tipster on Chinese social media site, Weibo, has now shared what they claim to be live photos of the Mi Band 5 (see featured image above), showing off some of its design elements. Interestingly, online chatter in China seems to suggest that you will be able to use the Mi Band 5 to take photos with your smartphone. We cannot independently verify the rumor, but if true, it will be the first time a Xiaomi wearable will be offering the functionality. That said, it's not a novel functionality by any means, although, it is more common in smartwatches than in fitness bands. Meanwhile, latest reports claim that the Mi Band 5 will offer five new sports modes in addition to the six existing ones. The ne...

Xiaomi Starts Crowdfunding the Mi Precision Screwdriver Kit for Rs. 999 in India By Techtonic group Apart from smartphones, smart TVs, and fitness bands, Xiaomi has brought a ton of new accessories and lifestyle products to India as well. The latest product to make its way to India is the  Mi Precision Screwdriver kit . The company had been teasing its launch over the past week and now, it has launched along with the much-awaited  Redmi Earbuds S  in India. Mi Precision Screwdriver Kit: Specs and Features While most of us are accustomed to plastic cases for our screwdriver kits, Mi Precision Screwdriver kit comes with a premium aluminum alloy cover. Its minimal aesthetic is amazing and you will love to keep this set around at all times. Xiaomi boasts that the aluminum cover has an anti-sweat and anti-corrosion coating, which is great. The highlight here, however, will have to be the magnetic storage space. It holds all your bits and the  aluminum alloy ha...

Here's When Your Xiaomi Phone Will Get the MIUI 12 Update By Techtonic group Xiaomi  took the wraps off  its next-generation Android skin, MIUI 12, in China less than a month ago. It  brings along  a new polished UI, Mi Health, Super Wallpapers, and a slew of privacy enhancements. And we cannot forget about the redesigned iOS-like quick settings pane in MIUI 12. As announced earlier last week, the Chinese giant took center stage today to debut the MIUI 12 software update for global users. The global ROM packs most of the features we have seen in the Chinese version. But more importantly, Xiaomi  shared  the global MIUI 12 update rollout schedule at the event. So, we now know exactly when your favorite Mi, Redmi, or Poco smartphone will get the update in India. So, let's not waste any more time and take a look at the entire list of phones that will get the MIUI 12 update: MIUI 12 Global Rollout Schedule Xiaomi confirmed that MIUI 12 update rollou...

Redmi X Smart TV Launch Set for May 26  By Techtonic group Xiaomi has a strong portfolio of smart TVs in its Mi branding. The Chinese tech giant is now set to expand its smart TV operations with the  new Redmi TV X series. Xiaomi’s China President and Redmi General Manager Lu Weibing took to Weibo to tease the new series. According to the teaser, there will be  three new Redmi TVs in the Redmi TV X series namely X50, X55, and X65 . The number in the name denotes the screen size of these models in inches. Unfortunately, the company has not shared any other details of the Redmi TV X series so far. It is worth noting that  this is not the first-ever smart TV under the Redmi branding . The company already  sells two Redmi TV models  in China. As reported by  91mobiles , based on tipster Ishan Agarwal's sources, Xiaomi is also planning to launch a Redmi TV Soundbar, which could also be launched alongside the new Redmi TV X series. Xiaomi will be...

PatchWall UI on Mi TVs Add Dedicated Kids Mode for Age-Relevant Content  By Techtonic group With the  latest update to its PatchWall Android TV interface , Xiaomi introduced a ' Kids Mode ' that brings along a number of features to keep children safe while trying to access programs on various streaming services. In a tweet just a couple of hours earlier, the official Mi TV Twitter account in India said that the new features include: Parental Lock Safe Universal Search Free Educational Content Smart Curation and Pop-Out Banner Collections As can be seen from the short video in the embedded tweet, the new mode will work as a secondary account on the TV for all practical purposes. It will offer what the company describes as  'age-relevant content' , including movies, educational shows and other curated  'Mi Lists'  across all apps. The main account, with unrestricted content, will be protected by a four-digit passcode, and authorized users can switch ov...

Xiaomi Might Finally Launch the RedmiBook 14 in India in June By Techtonic group Ever since Xiaomi first launched its  RedmiBook laptops  in China, we have been hoping that the company brings its competitively priced, good looking laptops to India as well. Recently, those hopes were raised higher as reports came out that the company had  trademarked the RedmiBook brand name  in India, and Xiaomi's India head, Manu Kumar Jain also said that the  company might launch its laptops  in the country soon. Now, a new report claims that the company might have set a June launch window for the RedmiBook 14 in India. The report comes from Slashleaks, which claims that a person from inside the company confirmed the news. It's noteworthy that there were  reports last month that Jain had told retailers in the country that the company will launch its laptops in the country soon . Both these reports together make it seem like this latest report might be acc...