It’s never a good idea to hold a press conference for a new mobile device on the same week the new iPhone is coming out. Even if you’re the “Apple of China,” you still shouldn’t do it. And that goes double if the iPhone X alternative you’re going to launch will not even be available …
Launched a few years ago, the Android One initiative represents Google’s effort to provide affordable devices to buyers in developing markets who can’t afford expensive Android handsets. However, the Android One phones launched so far were less than exciting, which wasn’t surprising, given that all Google wanted was to drive the price down, so more …
Apple will likely advertise the iPhone 8 as the all-screen iPhone you’ve been waiting for, but the device will still feature an unsightly notch at the top that will house all of the front elements that can’t be hidden under the display. However, a day before Apple launches the iPhone 8 and all the other …
Just as we were starting to come to terms with the goofy notch in the top of the iPhone 8 display, Xiaomi comes along and makes Apple’s efforts at a bezel-free design look like complete bunk. In a pair of teases — one official and one possibly leaked — Xiaomi’s Mi MIX 2 looks like …
Xiaomi is currently the biggest smartphone startup in the world, and it’s no mystery how the company got to where it is now. In the early days, Xiaomi copied literally every single move Apple made. Its phones were iPhone ripoffs, and its sales strategy mirrored Apple’s. In fact, Xiaomi unveiled a new smartphone one year …
The iPhone 7 may have dominated sales in 2016 but Xiaomi’s Mi Mix stole its fair share of headlines thanks to its edge-to-edge-to-edge display that gave the device a really striking “glass phone” appearance. The company is said to be planning a successor, and newly leaked renders claim to show exactly what the Mi Mix 2 …
We’ve seen him shape the future of Android and Google, and then he moved to Xiaomi where he worked on transforming the Chinese phone maker into a major global player — that, however, hasn’t happened yet. Now, however, Hugo Barra will be innovating on an entirely different front, virtual reality. The former Google and Xiaomi …
Smartphone startup Xiaomi began life as a peculiar beast. From within the safety of China, the company did all it could to copy every last detail of Apple’s devices and marketing strategy, knowing there was precious little Apple could do to stop it. When Apple’s portfolio was exhausted, Xiaomi moved on to Samsung, copying a large portion …
The Xiaomi Mi Mix is a glimpse at what the future holds for smartphone users. Ironically enough, it was introduced by a company that grew from nothing into a multi-billion dollar smartphone startup by copying literally every single thing Apple and Samsung did. A Xiaomi executive once unveiled a new phone at a virtual press …
It wouldn’t be CES without new TVs, and we already saw a few compelling TV innovations at the show. One of them comes from Xiaomi, and it’ll certainly turn some heads this year. Chinese gadget maker Xiaomi announced the Mi TV 4 at the show, a TV set that comes in sizes up to 65 inches. …
