Watch Xiaomi Phone 2 Challenge iPhone 5 on Zero Shutter Lag and HDR Photo Processing (video)

Chris Chang, Oct 11, 2012 4:09 PM, 6,125 views, 14 Comments »,

The Xiaomi Phone 2, a Chinese-branded high-end smartphone that aims to challenge the iPhone’s market share in China, was announced recently in China and is ready to go-on-sale this month. So you may wonder, how does this Chinese phone take on the iPhone 5? Well, watch the video below, and you will know who’s the winner.

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Xiaomi Phone Almost Passes The iPhone to Become Best Selling Phone in China This Year

Chris Chang, Dec 21, 2011 4:50 PM, 5,618 views, 1 Comment »,

Chinese low-end smartphone maker Xiaomi has announced that they will team up with China Unicom to offer the Xiaomi Phone through the telecom operator, just like what Apple did. And guess what, the company sold out all of its inventory of 100,000 Xiaomi phones in three hours when the company started a new round of online sales. This record is definitely comparable to what Apple achieved for the sales of iPhone 4 or 4S.

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Camera Showdown: Meizu MX vs. iPhone 4S, Xiaomi and Meizu M9

Chris Chang, Dec 14, 2011 11:18 AM, 14,531 views, Got something to say ?,

Had about 10+ emails asking us for some comparison between Meizu MX and other top smartphones these days, so we figured out we would spend some time to collect the results of tests that are done by Chinese tech sites who have got their hands on the Meizu MX. So, most of our readers want to know how does that new eight megapixel sensor and f/2.2 aperture lens make MX an appealing upgrade from Meizu’s last generation Android phone M9. And most importantly, how does the MX’s camera stack up against competition with Apple’s iPhone 4S and the super affordable Xiaomi? Jump past the break to see the results, and check out “our” comprehensive MX sample gallery below.

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China Unicom Reportedly Buys 2 Million Xiaomi Phones

Chris Chang, Nov 23, 2011 7:34 AM, 1,731 views, 1 Comment »,

Xiaomi’s Android smartphone, introduced in China in August, is priced near cost at 1,999 yuan ($315), and 300,000 units of the phone were pre-ordered within 34 hours of its release, according to media reports. Following the success of 300k pre-orders through the Internet, Xiaomi’s given the go-ahead for a cooperation with telecom operators to further expand its sales channels. We might actually see China Unicom ordering 2 million phones from Xiaomi in the not too distant future.

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Xiaomi Phone to Get Ice Cream Sandwich Android 4.0

Chris Chang, Oct 18, 2011 3:51 PM, 2,297 views, 2 Comments »,

The attractively priced (1,999 yuan — $313) Xiaomi Phone is a very lovable smartphone that sports a 1.5GHz dual core processor plus 8-megapixel camera. Perhaps the most interesting part of the Xiaomi phone is that it features MIUI, one of Android’s most popular custom ROM flavors that is specially designed for the Chinese Android users. MIUI is currently based on Android 2.3, and according to the engineer of MIUI from Xiaomi, MIUI will be updated to be based on Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich OS.

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Go Inside Xiaomi’s Beijing HQ

Chris Chang, Sep 1, 2011 10:20 AM, 1,408 views, 3 Comments »,

Engadget takes a tour of the Chinese mobile phone company Xiaomi’s headquarters in Beijing. Ever since Xiaomi launched the most powerful Android smartphone for the cheapest price, this company is widely discussed at the gadget news of the world, even the Xiaomi CEO got famous for his imitation of Steve Jobs. So, hop on past the break for the full gallery of Xiaomi’s HQ!

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Unbox and Dissect The Xiaomi Phone! (Videos)

Herman Lai, Aug 29, 2011 11:45 AM, 2,400 views, 2 Comments »,

Like all other phones, Xiaomi phone also gets unboxed and dissected! Previously, we found out the real cost of Xiaomi phone is just about the same cost of an iPhone 4 and it is selling much cheaper. In the following, we managed to post several videos which including dissection, composition and its body strength experimentation. Enjoy!

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Real Cost of Xiaomi Smartphone: Cheaper Than iPhone 4

Herman Lai, Aug 18, 2011 12:16 PM, 3,288 views, 1 Comment »,

The most curious question when you see Xiaomi Smartphone is probably the price, because it is so cheap at only $1999 yuans ($310) but still with decent hardware. We are going to take a look of its cost list after the break…

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Xiaomi’s CEO Is Imitating Steve Jobs

Herman Lai, Aug 17, 2011 8:16 AM, 24,888 views, 9 Comments »,

Previously we spotted three fake Steve Jobs already, and we are going to introduce the fourth one here today, and he is the CEO of Xiaomi! His company just launched a remarkable Xiaomi smartphone yesterday. If you take a closer look, the way the event was held and the way he stands on the stage look so similar to Apple’s WWDC and Steve Jobs. More comparisons after the break.

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The Mystical “Xiaomi Smartphone” Officially Launched! [Round-Up]

Herman Lai, Aug 16, 2011 8:41 AM, 7,724 views, 2 Comments »,

If you don’t know the Chinese company Xiaomi, maybe now is a good time to get to know its first Android-powered smartphone. Its MIUI has been eyes-catching since it introduced sometimes last year, which attracted a lot of smartphone users around the global, and most of them are feeling desirable with Xiaomi. So how about its smartphone? It is the world’s first dual-core 1.5Ghz smartphone and has unlocked its bootloader! What’s more? Tell you after the break!

Add: We have uploaded a video of the entire launch party.

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