Xiaomi - revolution to the mobile industry

Xiaomi has been the new revolution to the mobile industrty this few years.

who are they are why are their phones selling like hotcakes??

(this is where it gets technical)

"Xiaomi was founded in April 2010 by ex-Kingsoft CEO Lei Jun, as a software company creating a new custom ROM based on Google’s Android. Their aim was to provide additional functionality that Android had yet to offer and an easy to use user interface. MIUI, the ROM which the team created, became a huge success and has been ported to many devices. As of 2014 MIUI can be downloaded and installed to over 200 devices in both English and Chinese, even non developers can easily install MIUI to their phones using the MIUI Express APK. As of the end of 2013 Xiaomi had over 30 million MIUI users worldwide! Very impressive for such a young company!

The MIUI ROM was likened to Apple’s iOS for being very easy to use whilst providing sophisticated services such as cloud backup, an easy to use music player and their own app store. The team at Xiaomi have alwasy wanted users to feel part of the company and happily take on fan feedback via multiple channels and update the ROM every Friday with bug fixes, optimisation and additional features. To good to be true? Well try it out for yourself as it’s probably available for your device already..." from Gizchina

Xiaomi products

Xiaomi says it sold more than 26m smartphones in the first half of the year, almost four times the 7m it sold in the same period a year ago, and is on track to reach 60m handset sales by Christmas.

Xiaomi Mi 3

Based on specifications, the Xiaomi Mi 3 is superior to the other two Android flagship smartphones as compared below:

The Xiao Mi 3 phone reigns superior through a Faster Processor, Custom Android ROM (which updates weekly), a better Camera and Flash and a Larger Battery.

Specifications/Device	Xiaomi Mi 3	LG Nexus 5	Samsung Galaxy S4 with LTE+
Processor	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8274AB) (MSM8974AB) quad-core 2.3GHz (WCDMA model) NVIDIA Tegra 4 quad-core 1.8GHz (TD model)	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) quad-core 2.26GHz	Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974) quad-core 2.3GHz
RAM	2GB	2GB	2GB
Android Version	Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean MIUI version 5	Android 4.4 KitKat	Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean Samsung TouchWiz
Display	5-inch 1,920 x 1,080 pixels IPS	5-inch 1,920 x 1,080 pixels IPS	5-inch 1,920 x 1,080 pixels Super AMOLED
Camera	Rear: 13-megapixel autofocus with Sony Exmor sensor, F2.2 aperture, 28mm wide angle lens and dual-LED flash Front: 2-megapixel	Rear: 8-megapixel autofocus with Sony IMX179 sensor, F2.4 aperture, optical image stabilization and LED flash Front: 1.3-megapixel	Rear: 13-megapixel autofocus with Sony IMX091PQ sensor, F2.4 aperture and LED flash Front: 2-megapixel
Storage	16GB	16/32GB	16GB micro-SD support up to 64GB
Dimensions	144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm	137.84 x 69.17 x 8.59mm	136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9mm
Weight	145g	130g	130g
Battery	3,050mAh	2,300mAh	2,600mAh
Retail Price	US$327 (16GB) US$408 (64GB)	US$349 (16GB) US$399 (32GB)	US$669 (16GB)*

*Based on SGD to USD conversion rates at press time.


should samsung and apple be worried?

YES.

Casio W53CA Exilim Mobile Phone!

With the launch of their Casio W53CA, the digital camera manufacturer busts onto the high-end camera phone scene with abandon! Casio is going straight up against camera phone heavyweight Sony Ericsson’s Cybershot brand with a high-quality, high-megapixel line of their own. The sleek new Casio W53CA sports a slim figure, large 2.8 inch VGA display, MP3 player, email client, IR port, microSD slot, 5MP (megapixel) high-quality shooter (Sony Ericsson doesn’t even offer this level of pixel density) with 9-point Auto-Focus, 28mm lens, color correction and anti-shake technology. This thing is just beautiful! Slim design, clean lines, swivel screen…but only in Japan. Those lucky KDDI Japan subscribers!

We’re serious when we say that Sony Ericsson and their Cybershot brand better watch their back - newcomer Casio is going to make sure that all high-end camera phone manufacturers bring their A-game from now on.


Other Casio Exilim W53CA Features –

• 2.8 inch internal LCD display

• 480 x 800 pixels

• Micro SD card slot

• MP3 player

• E-mail client and IR Simple (IR is a faster version of Infrared)

• Dictionary


Check out this beauty in its high-res glory. =)





anyone want to buy this for me?

hmm, a 21st bday present in 6 months time to come? =p