Showing posts with label mi. Show all posts
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Friday, April 3, 2015
Precisions about XiaoMi Mi 3 pre orders
The last few weeks, we got a lot of questions about XiaoMi Mi 3 and if PhonAsia is going to offer pre-orders.
We are talking to our partners to secure a minimum quantity of Mi 3 because there will be a shortage for sure but some things are still unclear.
First things first :
- only the black model will be available until further notice from XiaoMi
- 16 and 64 GB will be offered for pre-orders
- PhonAsia wants to secure only Snapdragon S800 version because the Tegra 4 version WILL NOT be compatible with any 3G network outside of China
After securing a few Mi 3, we finally turn back our shipment because those XiaoMi Mi 3 were only Tegra 4 version. We asked some questions and an internal source told us that it will be most likely that the Snapdragon S800 version might be delayed 2 weeks at the very least.
China Mobile is the world largest carrier, so XiaoMi has to prioritize its supply chain and very few Snapdragon S800 will be produced.
We were also able to cross our source with several others like ctechcn.com claiming that the S800 version might be on sale only in November instead of October.
PhonAsia will only offer pre-orders if we can be sure to deliver the S800 on time. A 2 weeks time frame before the actual S800 availability seems to be the most reasonable move.
We are still unsure but we are aiming at a price tag around $400-450.
Stay tuned to PhonAsia.com for more informations on that matter.
Monday, March 30, 2015
We could see Gold XiaoMi Mi 3 and Mi 2S soon
Apple sure still plays as a role model for the whole market. Soon after the huge success of the Gold version iPhone 5S, others manufacturers stated that they will launch a gold version too and not only the Chinese manufacturer.
HTC or Samsung have already announced that they will launch a gold version of their 2013 flagship.
Recently, a persistent rumors began to run about Gold versions of the Xiaomi Mi 3 and Mi 2S.
The Tegra 4 version of the Mi 3 is scheduled to launch in a few few while the Snapdragon S800 version with international 3G network compatibily should launch in November.
For more informations, please visit our previous article : Precisions about XiaoMi Mi 3 pre-orders.
Friday, March 27, 2015
25 000 Xiaomi Mi 3 Phones to Be Offered to Flipkart Customers Who Couldnt Buy Earlier
Xiaomi India and Flipkart on Saturday announced a special festive surprise for consumers who failed to buy the Xiaomi Mi 3 smartphones despite repeated attempts. The company is offering a chance to purchase Mi 3 to 25,000 consumers who unsuccessfully tried to purchase the device at least five times or more in previous flash sales.
According to Xiaomi, these 25,000 consumers will find the device added to their cart on Flipkart.com on October 6, without having to register or hit the buy button, as was the practice followed during flash sales.
Consumers will be intimated directly on October 5, if they have been selected, and upon selection they will have about one to two hours on October 6 to purchase the Xiaomi Mi 3. If some of the consumers do not buy the Mi 3 in the given time, then the device will be offered to a second batch of selected customers on the same day.
The company added via Twitter that this will be the last chance to buy the Xiaomi Mi 3 in India.
Xiaomi Vice President, Hugo Barra had talked about this new system of sales called the Xiaomi Priority Pass at an event in Bangalore last month.
Since the first flash sale of the Mi 3, Xiaomi had faced a lot of criticism from potential customers, with people frustrated about the fact that they had to faced difficulties such as orders being cancelled immediately after being booked, or simply finding that the phone went out of stock in the time it took for the buy button to show up on their screens.
Along with the offer on Saturday, Xiaomi India has also announced that it has sold out more than 3,00,000 Mi phones - Xiaomi Mi 3 and Xiaomi Redmi 1S - since its launch in India two months back. The company did not give a breakup of the sales at this time, but its known that the company sold around 1,00,000 Mi 3 units, so the split is roughly 1:2 between the Mi 3 and the Redmi 1S .
Manu Jain, GM and Head of India Operations at Xiaomi said, "We would like to pay tribute to our most passionate fans through this little gift of recognising their passion for our products. Even though they have repeatedly tried to get the device and failed, their determination to get Mi 3 clearly sets them apart as fans that any brand would be lucky to have. We do recognise this and have taken this initiative to provide them direct access to purchase the Mi 3. We wish all our fans a happy Dussehra, Eid, and Diwali, and thank them for their love and support."
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