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Xiaomi unveils lightweight AR glasses with ‘retina-level’ display
While the chatter around the metaverse has slowed down, both social media companies and phone manufacturers have been experimenting with tech that could lead to commercial AR glasses. At the Mobile Wo
Oppo, Vivo and Xiaomi are bringing satellite communication to their devices through Qualcomm
Qualcomm announced at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) that multiple phone makers, including Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, Motorola, Nothing and Honor, are bringing satellite communication capabilities to their
Xiaomi’s 13 Pro flagship has a 1-inch sensor
The Xiaomi 13 Pro flagship made a global debut today at Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. With this device — which was launched in China in December — the company is banking on a one-inch
Xiaomi’s short-video app Zili is shutting down next month
Xiaomi’s India business has faced some significant knocks in the last year, and in the latest development, the handset giant is killing off Zili, one of its popular consumer apps. The short-form
Is Xiaomi’s shine dimming in India?
Xiaomi — the company that originally made its name as “the Apple of China” — broke out of its home market and became a household name in India shortly after its debut in 2014. Its init
Manu Jain, Xiaomi exec who set up and scaled India business, leaves
Manu Jain, the executive who helped Xiaomi set up and scale business in India, has left the company, he said Monday, joining a long list of high-profile departures at the local unit that is increasing
Xiaomi’s India chief business officer quits amid growing scrutiny
Xiaomi’s chief business officer in India has resigned as the Chinese smartphone giant faces regulatory pressure and intense scrutiny from the Indian government and sees growing competition from
Xiaomi winds down financial services business in India
Xiaomi has quietly discontinued its financial services in India, less than three years after launching payment and lending apps in the key global market, two sources familiar with the matter told Tech
China’s smartphone shipments slumped 23% in Jan-Aug
Smartphone shipment is often seen as the bellwether of China’s consumer spending, and right now, the picture isn’t very rosy. The world’s largest market for smartphones shipped 175.1
Xiaomi’s latest flagship has a 200-megapixel sensor — so don’t think spec race is over
Xiaomi just launched the 12T Pro, a flagship with a 200-megapixel main camera. The company is using Samsung’s HP1 sensor with a base pixel size of 0.64μm and f/1.69 aperture. The sensor, which
Meet Xiaomi’s new humanoid robot, CyberOne
Long gone are the days when a consumer electronics company could simply announce a phone and call it a day. At this morning’s big launch event in Beijing, Xiaomi followed up its foldable news by han
Xiaomi’s new foldable is thinner than Samsung’s and only available in China
A day after Samsung announced a pair of foldable devices, Xiaomi launched its second-gen foldable, Mix Fold 2, in China. The new phone sports a 6.56-inch outer display, 8.02-inch inner display and a L
Luminar to invest in Geely-affiliated Ecarx, eyes China market
Luminar, the Florida-based lidar company that went public via SPAC in 2020, has formed a close alliance with an auto behemoth in China. It’s making a strategic investment of an undisclosed amoun
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Xiaomi says it has shipped over 200 million smartphones in India amid crackdown
Xiaomi said on Wednesday it has shipped over 200 million smartphones in India to date, demonstrating just how large of a presence it has marked in the world’s second-largest phone market in just eig
India says Oppo’s local unit evaded $550 million in import tax
India’s Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, part of the country’s finance ministry, said on Wednesday phone-maker Oppo’s India unit evaded customs duty of $550 million, following si
China says closely following India’s raid of Vivo, warns of chilling impact on business confidence
China’s embassy in India has criticized Indian authorities in a statement for “frequent investigations” into local units of Chinese firms and warned that such moves “impede the
India raids Vivo offices over money laundering allegations, seizes $58 million
Update: India’s law enforcement agency said Thursday it seized $58.7 million from Vivo’s 119 bank accounts after raiding its 48 offices earlier this week. The agency noted (PDF) that it al
Founder of auto giant Geely buys Meizu as smartphone demand weakens
Remember Meizu, the once-promising competitor to Xiaomi? The Alibaba-backed Chinese smartphone maker is making a comeback — in a way — as it gets acquired by the founder of Geely, China
Xiaomi launches smartphone with enormous imaging sensors and Leica optics
With a limited launch in mainland China today, one glance at the new smartphones from Xiaomi leaves little doubt what the smartphone is all about. A third of the back of the smartphone is dominated by