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Xiaomi's mascot, Mitu, is a white rabbit wearing an Ushanka known locally as a " Lei Feng hat" in China with a red star and a red scarf around its neck. Xiaomi produces many products. Observers suggest that part of Xiaomi's rapid success rests on its ability to differentiate itself within the Android universe. As well as mobile phones, Xiaomi has started selling wearables , mobile accessories, and appliances such as television and speakers. In it was selling tablets, laptops, and smart-home devices. Xiaomi operates on a vertically-integrated model that enables the company to sell hardware at cost or below in order to attract users and earn money by selling content.
Xiaomi also keeps its prices low or close to "bill-of-material" by keeping most of its products in the market longer, eighteen months rather than the six-month norm followed by many smartphone companies.
It enables the company to sell hardware with specifications comparable to high-end devices at a fraction of the cost. The company focuses on India, the world's second-largest smartphone market. In Xiaomi started to sell simple goods such as sunglasses, caps, pillows, glass lunchboxes, cups, filters, bags, backpacks, luggage, screwdrivers, and umbrellas. In April , researchers at Check Point found a security breach in Xiaomi phone apps. In March , Xiaomi showcased its new 40W wireless charging solution, which was able to fully charge a smartphone with a 4,mAh battery from flat in 40 minutes.
The Android project's Linux kernel is licensed under the copyleft terms of the GPL, which requires Xiaomi to distribute the complete source code of the Android kernel and device trees for every Android device it distributes. By refusing to do so, or by unreasonably delaying these releases, Xiaomi is operating in violation of intellectual property law in China, as a WIPO state. Xiaomi has been compared to the American corporation Apple Inc. In , the company was said to be counterfeiting Apple's philosophy and mindset.
During the Mi 4 unveiling conference in , the presentation slides used Apple's iconic "One more thing Xiaomi has been also known for their hunger marketing tactics, which Apple also uses.
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When Xiaomi releases new products, they make the shortest time record every time they sold out the new item. Their new products are only available for purchase on their official website, people who pre-registered could get a chance to make a purchase. In November , Xiaomi's smart set-top box stopped working one week after the launch due to the company having run afoul of China's State Administration of Radio, Film, and Television.
In August , the company announced that it was hiring Hugo Barra from Google , where he served as vice president of product management for the Android platform. Xiaomi's cloud storage service Mi Cloud stores all user data in its servers located in China. There were reports that Xiaomi's Cloud messaging service sends some private data, including call logs and contact information, to Xiaomi servers. Xiaomi later released a MIUI update that made cloud messaging optional: Xiaomi claimed that no private data was sent to Xiaomi servers if the cloud messaging service was turned off.
In October , Xiaomi announced that they were setting up servers outside of China for international users, citing improved services and compliance to regulations in several nations. In September , Thijs Broenink, a computer science student, suspected a pre-installed app named AnalyticsCore in Xiaomi phones.
Upon further investigation Broenink reported, through a blog post with verifiable details, [] that AnalyticsCore can send device information, including IMEI, MAC address, model, and other parameters, to Xiaomi servers. He also said that Xiaomi phones had a backdoor allowing installation of any app without user approval; the veracity of his claims has yet to be verified.
The Taiwanese Fair Trade Commission had investigated the flash sales and found that Xiaomi had sold fewer smartphones than advertised. In those flash sales Xiaomi claimed that the number of smartphone sold was 10, units each for the first two sales, and 8, units for the third one. However, FTC investigated the claims and found that Xiaomi sold 9, devices in the first flash sale, 9, units in the second one, and 7, for the third.
On 9 December , the High Court of Delhi granted an ex parte injunction that banned the import and sale of Xiaomi products in India. On 16 December The Delhi High Court granted permission to Xiaomi to sell its devices that are running on a Qualcomm-based processor until 8 January With this sale, the company received press coverage when their flagship Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G phone sold out in 6 seconds. On 7 July , several technology news sources reported a severe vulnerability in the MIUI firmware developed by Xiaomi.
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The Redmi 5 Plus was released right at the end of to a little confusion. What was it? Was it the replacement for the Redmi Note 4? Had Xiaomi killed off their Note series? It even borrowed the Omnivision camera sensor that we were so impressed with in the Mi A1, albeit in single lens only guise.
But, the Redmi 5 Plus had something which no other Xiaomi phone had — an absolutely stunning 5. Of course, nobody wants an old-fashioned display in …. The CPU is getting a little long in the tooth but still provides capable and efficient performance. Coupled with the mAh battery this helps the Redmi 5 Plus to be somewhat of an endurance champ.
Camera performance is above average, and overall the 5 Plus is a very competent all-rounder. Check out our Redmi 5 Plus Review for more details. There is so much going for the Redmi Note 5. Build quality is, as ever, spot on. The display, in the now ubiquitous ratio, is crisp and bright. The Snapdragon gives massive performance gains over the found in the Note 4. The camera is also moving close to flagship-grade, providing outstanding quality in well lit scenes.
And finally, as always, the battery life is among the best in the class. Check out our Redmi Note 5 Review for more details.