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Xiaomi Red Rice with 4.7-inch HD display leaks

By Cory Gunther
on 10 May, 2013

Xiaomi might not be exactly what we'd call a household name in the U.S. smartphone market, but over in China the company has quite the following, and releases some pretty stellar hardware at great prices. We've seen plenty in the past, but their latest device that was leaked today is aiming bigger than most, and comes in ridiculously affordable at just $130 according to reports.

Xiaomi MI-3 spotted in China with 1080p display and Qualcomm 800 quad-core

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Mar, 2013

The extremely popular smartphone manufacturer in China named Xiaomi sure have been successful lately, and with top tier specs for a low price we know why. Their devices sell out in days throughout China, and have become increasingly popular. Today their latest MI-3 has leaked complete with some stunning specs, and a processor we weren't expecting to see for a few more months.

Xiaomi M3 rumored with quad-core Tegra 4, 1080p display, and 2.5 GB RAM

By Cory Gunther
on 14 Dec, 2012

The next generation of smartphones is clearly here. We're getting devices with quad-core processors, 1080p HD displays and much more. While we expect to see plenty of these types of specs over the next few months, new details have surfaced on the popular Chinese brand Xiaomi's next device. Talks of a Tegra 4 processor and more are all on board too.

MIUI MI-2 phone rumored to have Qualcomm quad-core processor

By Cory Gunther
on 23 Jul, 2012

The smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi released an impressive MIUI MI-One smartphone last year. Complete with top end specs, MIUI's ROM pre-installed, and all for a great price. Today however we are now seeing reports of their next-generation smartphone rocking even better specs -- yet still keeping an awesome low price.

Xiaomi MI-One gets a cheaper Youth Edition

By Michael Crider
on 16 May, 2012

The MI-One, Xiaomi's Android smartphone powered by the community-authored MIUI ROM, has garnered quite a lot of attention as of late. The second phone in the lineup has been revealed as the MI-One Youth Edition, which is basically identical save for a slower 1.2Ghz CPU and slightly less RAM at 768MB. The phone will go for about $240 unlocked when it releases later this month, and yes, it's still running the MIUI software.

Xiaomi MI-One sells 150,000 units in 13 minutes

By Michael Crider
on 26 Apr, 2012

Wow, people are really, really excited for the MI-One, the Chinese smartphone from manufacturer Xiaomi that eschews standard Android or manufacturer skins in favor of a community-created Android ROM. The manufacturer sells the phone in batches as they're made, and apparently demand for the MI-One has reached a fever pitch since it started shipping in August of last year. The last batch of 150,000 phones sold out just under 13 minutes after the company posted them online.

Chinese OEM Xiaomi publishes MIUI open source code

By Michael Crider
on 3 Feb, 2012

A lot of you are familiar with MIUI, a family of community-authored custom ROMs that's popular with modders due to its heavily altered user interface. The project notably became the very first custom ROM to be features on a retail device, namely Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi's MI-One. Now the company has published the source code for the latest MIUI ROM, including several applications that were previously closed-source. Developers can download the code from Github and compile or kang to your heart's content.

Xiaomi’s MI-One Ice Cream Sandwich build shown on video

By Michael Crider
on 13 Dec, 2011

If you're a fan of the MIUI family of custom ROMs, you're almost certainly aware of Chinese manufacturer Xiaomi's MI-One, the phone that comes with MIUI pre-installed. Keeping their title as the most mod-friendly manufacturer in the eastern hemisphere, the company is hard at work integrating the Ice Cream Sandwich version of MIUI into its flagship phone. The company showed off a video of their progress on YouTube - see below.

Xiaomi Phone to receive stock Android 2.3.5 soon, Ice Cream Sandwich in January

By Cory Gunther
on 20 Sep, 2011

Xiaomi is the manufacturer behind the Xiaomi MI-One dubbed the MIUI Phone. They are the guys behind the 1.5 Ghz dual-core phone that will be shipping with the 3rd party custom MIUI Rom stock. The device looks great and I'm sure many were wondering if we'd see a stock version -- today the answer is yes.

MIUI Xiaomi MI-One Phone Now Shipping

By Cory Gunther
on 31 Aug, 2011

This week the guys at MIUI have finally started shipping the MI-One smartphone in China with more locations coming soon. In case you've not been following along MIUI is the extremely popular custom ROM developers for Android and they've recently announced and are now launching their very own Android phone. Complete with their own custom version of Android 2.3.4 pre-installed, something I wish CyanogenMod would do too.