Xiaomi Redmi 9 Power with 6000 mAh battery, 48MP camera launched: Know more

 

Xiaomi on Thursday dispatched in India the Redmi 9 Power, a most recent expansion to the organization's spending plan driven Redmi 9 arrangement. The cell phone flaunts a 6,000mAh battery, 48-megapixel based quad-camera set-up, Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor and 6.53-inch FHD+ show.

The Redmi 9 Power is estimated at Rs 10,999 and Rs 11,999 for the 4GB + 64GB and 4GB+128GB variations, separately. It will be accessible in strong dark, bursting blue, red hot red and electric green tones on Mi.com, Amazon India, Mi Homes and Mi Studios from December 22.

The Redmi 9 Power has a quad cameras on the back, highlighting a 48MP Samsung GM1 sensor, a 8MP super wide sensor of 120-degree field-of-see, a 2MP full scale sensor and a 2MP profundity sensor. On the front, the telephone has a 8MP camera sensor for recordings, selfies and face open component.

Fueling the cell phone is a 6,000mAh, upheld by 18W quick charger. The telephone is controlled by Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 processor, matched with 4GB RAM and up to 128GB on-board stockpiling. The Redmi 9 Power has Hi-Res sound guaranteed sound system speakers.

The Redmi 9 Powered games a 6.53-inch fullHD+ show guaranteed by TÜV Rheinland as eye safe.

The telephone has unique mark sensor and AI face open for security. Like its archetypes, Redmi 9 Power additionally underpins double 4G reserve SIM cards with a devoted microSD card space, and accompanies a 3.5mm earphone jack.

Samsung sells 88 million handsets in Q3, reclaims top spot in India

 

Enlisting more grounded deals of mass-market models in key locales including India, Samsung sold 88 million handsets in the second from last quarter this year, with in excess of 90% of them being cell phones and 9,000,000 tablets, the organization educated on Thursday.

In India, it took Samsung two years to recover the top space in the cell phone market in the second from last quarter (July-September period) with 24 percent share, as the Chinese major Xiaomi logged 23 percent piece of the pie for the subsequent spot, as indicated by a Counterpoint Research report.

Samsung said that the general market request expanded in the second from last quarter as improvement estimates helped numerous economies recuperate following lockdowns during the subsequent quarter.

"The cell phone deals rose pointedly from the past quarter, with the dispatch of new lead models, for example, the Galaxy Note20 and Galaxy Z Fold2, just as more grounded deals of mass-market models in key areas including India," the South Korean major educated.

Deals expanded in tablets and wearables including the Galaxy Tab S7, Galaxy Watch3 and Buds Live additionally added to the benefit development in the second from last quarter.

Looking forward to the final quarter, the general market request is relied upon to build QoQ because of solid year-end irregularity and proceeded with recuperation in the general interest.

"Nonetheless, cell phone deals are relied upon to decrease QoQ because of dying down impacts from new lead model dispatches. Higher advertising consumption to react to strengthening rivalry and year-end irregularity is additionally liable to burden benefit," the organization said.

In 2021, while versatile market request is relied upon to build YoY upheld by ceaseless financial recuperation and quickening movement towards 5G organizations, vulnerabilities continue over the COVID-19 pandemic.

Xiaomi announces Android-based MIUI 12 operating system for its smartphones

 

Chinese hardware producer Xiaomi on Wednesday declared its Android-based MIUI 12 working framework in India. The MIUI 12 carries smooth activitys with improved subtleties to the symbols, new schedule highlights, AI calling, protection and security devices, performing various tasks highlights, energized backdrops, and a few different upgrades - said the organization in an announcement.

The update will turn out on Mi 10, Redmi Note 9/Note 9 Pro, Note 8/Note 8 Pro and Note 7/Note 7 Pro gadget in August.

"MIUI has experienced various essential updates. India-explicit highlights, for example, Panchang, Copy OTP, Smart IRCTC SMS, MIUI SMS Caller ID and so on have been incredibly refreshing by our Mi Fans. Highlights like these make MIUI stand apart from different kinds of Android," Muralikrishnan B, Chief Operating Officer, Xiaomi India, said in an announcement.

The OS will tell each time an application is getting to a delicate element, for example, the cameras, amplifier, contacts, area and that's only the tip of the iceberg.

Additionally READ: Xiaomi's fan-based plan of action hit hard as India bans Chinese applications

With MIUI 12, clients would now be able to expel delicate data like the area and the metadata before offering an image to anybody.

It likewise permits one to erase a screen capture consequently in the wake of sharing, which thus causes one spare space and look after protection.

The new OS likewise accompanies a ultra-battery saver which would empower a client to broaden the telephone's reserve time and decrease power utilization. With this even at 5 percent, the telephone can keep going for an extra 5 hours with ultra-battery saver.

Xiaomi has likewise included 'Mi Light Core Animation' structure to guarantee the framework perfection of the product.

Amazfit launches health-and-fitness centric Stratos 3 smartwatch: Know more

Xiaomi-supported wearable brand Huami on Monday propelled the Amazfit Stratos 3 smartwatch in India at Rs 13,999. The watch is fueled with a double chip and double working framework, and offers 14-day battery life, as indicated by the organization.
Customers can buy the Amazfit Stratos 3 on in.amazfit.com and Flipkart.
"Stratos 3 is a minimal watch for competitors and high-perseverance sports exercise. This smartwatch accompanies some propelled functionalities," said Mark Mao, Vice President of Overseas Business, Huami.
The Stratos 3 is stuffed with various games modes, for example, running, swimming, to progressively expert and continuance sports, for example, trail running, climbing, climbing or Triathlon.
It highlights 80 games modes, pulse checking, and 'First Beat' proficient level games examination for aptitudes improvement and injury anticipation.
It is outfitted with a 35-70-hour ceaseless GPS tracker, transflective MIP show with a 1.34-inch (320x320 pixels) full-round presentation, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 assurance and hostile to unique finger impression covering.

The gadget has worked in movement profiles like Ultra-Endurance Mode, VO2Max, Exercise Effect (TE), Exercise Load (TD), and Recovery Time Data.

Xiaomi, Oppo to import smartphones to India as plants struggle: Report

China's Xiaomi and Oppo have needed to fall back on bringing some cell phones models into India as their neighborhood get together plants battle to return to typical creation levels, three sources acquainted with the issue said.
The main part of the Xiaomi cell phones sold in India are made by contract maker Foxconn in the southern conditions of Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, while Oppo amasses its India-made telephones at a plant on the edges of New Delhi.
In spite of the fact that assembling offices in India have been permitted since May to continue tasks, a few cell phone plants are as yet wrestling with work deficiencies making it hard to satisfy need that developed during almost two months of lockdown when deals of telephones were not permitted, the sources said.
It was not quickly clear what number of telephones the Chinese brands are currently bringing in, the sources included, declining to be distinguished as they were not approved to talk about the issue with media.
"This is absolutely to deal with the interest that is there and the way that they (Xiaomi) can't deliver to fulfill need," one of the sources stated, including the imports were a momentary measure until creation and dispersion returns to ordinary.
Xiaomi didn't react to a solicitation for input and Foxconn declined to remark.
In spite of the fact that Oppo's plant revived with diminished staffing on May 7, it needed to close again for over seven days after a few laborers tried positive for the coronavirus.

Oppo India, which is claimed by China's BBK Electronics, declined to remark.

Xiaomi to bring 'thin and light-weight' Mi Notebook-series to India in June

In the wake of solidifying its initiative situation in the cell phones and TVs fragments in India, Chinese combination Xiaomi is equipping to raid into PC advertise by carrying its Mi Notebook to the nation one month from now, an organization official said on Thursday.
Xiaomi sells a few PCs under Mi Notebook marking universally, including Mi Notebook PC, a Pro variation, the Mi Gaming PC and the Mi Laptop Air.
Given the organization's history in India, it could dispatch the standard Mi Notebook first in the nation.
"We are prepared to present the following huge class in India with the Mi Notebook arrangement. We will extensively have two arrangement under Mi Notebook that we are going to dispatch. It will be a moderate structure, a force pressed gadget with most recent innovation to satisfy the prerequisites of our Indian clients," Raghu Reddy, Chief Business Officer, Xiaomi India, told IANS.
He said the organization likewise means to present more items under the Mi brand, similar to Internet of Things (IoT) items and Smart TVs.

"Our objective with the Mi Notebook arrangement is power clients; individuals who need a specific degree of execution like understudies to office goers. With this new item, we are focusing on the individuals who are searching for an ideal gadget for gaming, diversion, training just as profitability," said Reddy.

Covid-19: After economic fallout, Apple, Xiaomi show some recovery in China

Apple Inc shipped roughly 2.5 million iPhones to China in March, a slight rebound after one of its worst months in the country ever, according to government data published on Friday.

Smartphone companies are hoping for a strong recovery in demand in China, where the deadly coronavirus is now subsiding, just as it spreads across the world and looks set to trigger a global recession.

Mobile phone shipments in China in March totalled 21 million units, according to data from the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), a government think-tank.

That was a more than three-fold increase from February, yet still down roughly 20% compared with March 2019.

Chinese retailers largely resumed operations by early March, with brick-and-mortar outlets re-opening and e-commerce logistics getting back in gear after the virus and tough containment measures brought much of the economy to a standstill in the first two months.

Apple shipped roughly 500,000 phones in China in February, according to the CAICT.

Many smartphone makers are now hoping that sales in China can cushion declines in overseas markets in coming months.

In its quarterly earnings call, the then-CFO of Xiaomi Corp said that the Chinese market had recovered to roughly 80% of its normal levels.

"The (Chinese) market has entered a full recovery stage, and… has already recovered to 80 to 90% of the normal level," Chief Financial Officer Shou Zi Chew said on an earnings call.

He said sales in China fell in the first quarter due to the economic impact of the virus, but did not say by how much.

Chew said he expected demand for smartphones to be resilient globally even though the virus was spreading to other countries. The company will take a hit in global sales during March and April, he said, but expects to see signs of recovery in May.

"If we take reference from China's experience, I think smartphone demand is resilient," said Chew. "I think it will rebound quickly."

China's mobile giants join hands to take on Google's Play store dominance

Melbourne, Australia - May 23, 2016: Close-up view of Google Play Store on Android smartphone and Apple's App Store on iPhone. Both stores allow users to download app, music, movies and TV shows.

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China's Xiaomi, Huawei Technologies, Oppo and Vivo are uniting to make a stage for designers outside China to transfer applications onto the entirety of their application stores at the same time, in a move experts state is intended to challenge the predominance of Google's Play store.
The four organizations are resolving crimps in what is known as the Global Developer Service Alliance (GDSA). The stage means to make it simpler for engineers of games, music, motion pictures and different applications to advertise their applications in abroad markets, as per individuals with information on the issue.
The GDSA was at first meaning to dispatch in March, sources stated, in spite of the fact that it isn't clear how that will be influenced by the ongoing coronavirus flare-up.
A model site says the stage will at first spread nine "areas" including India, Indonesia and Russia. Oppo and Vivo are both claimed by Chinese producer BBK Electronics. Huawei, Oppo and Vivo declined to remark for this story. A Xiaomi representative denied Huawei's association and said the GDSA "exclusively serves to encourage the transferring of applications by designers to particular application stores of Xiaomi, OPPO and Vivo at the same time. There's no contending enthusiasm between this administration and the Google Play store."

Google, whose administrations are prohibited in China, earned about $8.8 billion universally from the Play store in 2019, said Katie Williams, an investigator at Sensor Tower. Google additionally sells substance, for example, motion pictures, books and applications on the Play store and gathers a 30 percent commission. Google didn't react to a solicitation for input....READ MORE

Flipkart Big Diwali sale: iPhone 7 to Realme XT, the best smartphone deals

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Home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart is hosting a five-day festive season sale in which it is offering discounts, deals, exchange offers, bank offers, zero-interest equated monthly instalment schemes, etc, on a wide range of products, including smartphones. Named the Flipkart Big Diwali sale, the festive-season sale started on October 21 and will continue until October 25.
In the sale, the e-commerce platform is offering up to 10 per cent instant discount on SBI cards and credit-card EMI transactions. Additionally, Flipkart is also offering a 10 per cent off on select mobile phones on all debit and credit card transactions.
Here is a look at some of the best deals on smartphones:
iPhone 7 (32GB)
Though three generations old now, the iPhone 7 is still a decent choice for someone who wishes to get into the Apple product ecosystem. This smartphone is currently available at a discounted price of Rs 26,999, nine per cent lower than its prevailing retail price of Rs 29,900. Flipkart is also offering no-interest EMI, exchange offer, and Rs 1,000 off on all prepaid orders. Additionally, the e-commerce giant is offering six months of free YouTube Premium access with this phone.
iPhone 7
Realme XT (4GB/64GB)

 The Realme XT is a midrange smartphone with 64-megapixel sensor-based quad-camera set-up on the back. The phone is currently available at Rs 15,999. Flipkart is also offering no-interest EMI, exchange offer, and bank offers on this phone. Additionally, the e-commerce giant is offering six months of free YouTube Premium access with this phone...READ MORE

Xiaomi enters digital payments market, expands handset manufacturing

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Leading smartphone player Xiaomi has entered the fast-growing digital payments market with its Mi Pay service, the company announced on Tuesday. Primarily an UPI (Unified Payments Interface) —based mobile application, the Mi Pay service will be accessible to all MIUI — its mobile user interface — users in India.

The MIUI interface — spread across SMS, contacts, scanner, app vault, and settings in Xiaomi handsets — will also allow several utility payments ranging from phone bills, phone recharges, water or electricity bill payments through the payments service. The firm has partnered ICICI Bank as its payment service provider. Consumers can effectively make payments using UPI and other debit cards, credit cards and internet banking across 120 banks and over 120 billers, Xiaomi said.

“Mi Pay UPI has been approved by NPCI under the multi bank API model and it has been audited by CERT-IN empanelled auditors E&Y and Lucideus. Mi Pay provides the safest and secure transactions with all data stored locally in India servers in an encrypted format,” it said in a statement.

The move comes a year after the Chinese consumer electronics major had entered the digital lending space in India, with the launch of a ‘Mi Credit’ product, earlier in 2018. The company began offering instant personal loans to its users, through offers that appear on their lock screen while they are using the phone.

Adds seventh plant

 To match the growing demand for its handsets, Xiaomi has partnered Flex — an original equipment maker — that would manufacture smartphones for it in Tamil Nadu. The new Flex plant is the seventh plant to manufacture Xiaomi phones here. It already has six dedicated units from Foxconn and HiPad that are producing Mi and Redmi devices in India.