Xiaomi is a major Chinese consumer electronics company that manufactures smartphones, wearables, laptops, smart home devices, and more. We review and compare Xiaomi’s product lines like the flagship Mi Series phones, budget Redmi phones, Mi Band fitness trackers, Mi TVs, and other gadgets.
Our Xiaomi reviews and buying guides analyze the hardware, software, camera quality, battery life, and overall value proposition across various price points. We also cover company news and plans for global expansion beyond China and India where Xiaomi already sees significant success.
See how Xiaomi devices stack up to offerings from rivals like Samsung, Apple, Huawei, and more. Learn about MIUI, Xiaomi’s Android-based operating system and ecosystem of mobile apps and services as well.
The trend towards dedicated gaming smartphones is in full swing now, in recent weeks we have seen the launch of the Asus ROG phone, Razer 2, Honor Play, Mate 20X and it has recently been reported that Samsung is working on a gaming phone. The original Xiaomi Black Shark was launched earlier in the year, and it…
The Vivo Next bucked the trend towards notches by introducing an innovative pop-out camera, the idea then spared Oppo to develop the Find X which used a slider to hide the notches. The flagship Xiaomi Mi MIX range will follow suit by implementing a slider on the Mi MIX 3. The Mi MIX range was also a little different than…
I post about Xiaomi a lot, and for good reason, they produce a huge number of excellent phones and electronics at bargain prices. UK availability is none existant though and with customers having to import products from sites such as Gearbest and Bandgood. Recently Xiaomi has made importing a little harder by preventing their Chinese based phones…
Xiaomi has been hugely popular with bargain hunters in the UK who have imported the phones from offshore companies such as Banggood / Gearbest / Aliexpress and others. These phones were originally developed for the Chinese market and normally come with the MIUI China ROM installed. Sellers then often re-install Google frameworks and apps. Users then…
I have been writing a lot about Xiaomi recently, not because they are the most innovative company on the market but because the Chinese super brand churns out some amazingly specced cheap phones. Sadly, these phones are rarely available from major UK suppliers, and you must instead rely on buying them from grey importers such…
Recently I have covered a lot of cheap Chinese brands that are churning out Android phones. These often require buying them from grey import sites such as Gearbest, and even if you get them from Amazon, the warranty and product support are always in question. If you are looking for a more reliable brand, then…
During my event with Qualcomm, they were obviously keen to talk about their latest and greatest product, the Snapdragon 845. For several years not the 800 series of chips have been used in the vast majority of the flagship Android phones you can buy. The only real exceptions are Samsung Exynos used in the European…
Xiaomi is the $100-billion tech giant that doesn’t even sell their phones in western countries. If you are willing to go through the import process though, you can end up with a phone that is cheaper than companies such as Samsung, LG and Sony, while also offering the same level of build and software support…
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