Xiaomi sold more than 61 million phones in 2014

Xiaomi sold more than 61 million smartphones in 2014. The CEO of the $45 billion tech heavyweight, Lei Jun, delivered the good news in a letter to the companys employees.
The companys sales have grown by a mind-boggling 227% compared to 2013. At CNY 74.3 billion (about $12.1billion), Xiaomis 2014 revenue before tax has risen 135% from the previous year.

Unsurprisingly, the Chinese giant did quite well internationally. Xiaomi sold 1 million Mi smartphones in India in less than one month. The company plans to enter more countries this year.
The letter also confirms that the company will release its already leaked, next flagship smartphone later this month on January 2015. Xiaomi kicked 2015 off by launching the budget-friendly Xiaomi Redmi 2 with dual-SIM LTE.
Xiaomi's domestic growth is expected to slow down this year. This is hardly a surprise as many competitors began copying its business model.

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 official with dual-SIM 4G connectivity

Happy new year from Xiaomi - the most impressive newcomer unveiled the second version of its Redmi/Hongmi entry-level phone. The Xiaomi Redmi 2/Hongmi 2 comes with a a 4.7" 720p screen, 64-bit chipset and dual-SIM/dual-4G connectivity.
As expected, the new version stays fairly close to the successful formula of the original. The screen keeps the 4.7" diagonal, but the Redmi 2 is marginally more compact.
The screen itself comes from Sharp and is a 720p IPS unit with 312ppi. Xiaomi has enabled color temperature adjustment.
Inside is a Snapdragon 410 chipset - quad Cortex-A53 at 1.2GHz, 1GB RAM adn Adreno 306. The software has been upgraded to MIUI 6, Xiami's customized Android distribution. There's 8GB of built-in storage, expandable with 32GB microSD cards.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2 has two SIM slots, each capable of 4G LTE connectivity (both Chinese and international, 150Mbps). The exception to this is the China Telecom version, which limits SIM2 to just 2G connectivity. This vesion also has 2G and 3G CDMA.
Additional connectivity features include Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, A-GPS + GLONASS + Beidou positioning. There's a microUSB 2.0 port that supports QuickCharge 1.0 to quickly fill the 2,200mAh Li-Po battery.
The camera department didn't get much of an upgrade. The main camera of the Redmi 2 is an 8MP shooter from OmniVision. It has a 28mm wide-angle lens with f/2.2 aperture and can shoot 1080p video. On the front is a 2MP/720p camera.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2/Hongmi 2 will launch in China on Friday (January 9) at CNY 700 - that's just $110. There is no official info on when availability will be expanded to other countries.
Xiaomi is ramping things up quickly this year, the new Mi flagship is expected on January 15

Xiaomi Redmi 2S leaks, sized sized up against the 1S

Xiaomi Redmi 2S Next to Redmi 1S

2014 was a courteous year for Chinese maker Xiaomi, the company shooting from near irrelevance to third smartphone manufacturer globally. It appears that the company isnt wasting any era celebrating even though as its already preparing to user-realizable its adjacent hot seller.
The Xiaomi Redmi 2S has just leaked in several alive shots and we even make a attain of to learn all of its key specs. The smartphone will sport dual LTE network acknowledge allowing it deed in both its dwelling make known and abroad and will be built once mention to a 4.7 720p screen.

The chipset at the heart of the Redmi 2S will allegedly be a 64-bit Snapdragon 410 to the front a quad-core CPU admin at 1.2GHz, Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB of RAM. Storage will be 8GB once the microSD card slot enabling toting going on loan.
The rear camera approximately the Redmi 2S will feature an 8MP sensor, even though the stomach-facing snapper will be a 2MP unit. Android 4.4.4 KitKat will be what the Redmi 2S will manage out of the bin. Finally, we along with got to learn that the will doing 134 x 67.21 x 9.2mm and weigh 132 grams.

The ascribed commercial of the adjacent Xiaomi Redmi smartphone is said to happen tomorrow so we should know if these rumors are revise each and every one soon.


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Latest Xiaomi Redmi revealed to be 5.5-inch Redmi Note

Last week, we reported regarding the latest Xiaomi device in the Redmi series, pseudonym the Hongmi 2. Now, more insinuation has been revealed very about the Redmi, in that it will really be a 5.5-inch phablet known as the Redmi Note.

Xiaomi's Hongmi 2 to provide octa-core power on a budget

The octa-core-presidency Xiaomi Redmi 2 is slated to be one of the first devices around to meet the expense of octa-core skirmish out at a budget price.