Xiaomi Philippines officially launch Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, and Mi Note 10 Lite!

Xiaomi Philippines officially launch Redmi Note 9, Redmi Note 9 Pro, and Mi Note 10 Lite!

Starting off with Xiaomi Redmi Note 9. Beautifully crafted with sexy curves and symmetrical looks in Forest Green, Polar White and Midnight Grey. Houses a 6.53 inch FHD+ DotDisplay with 450nits Brightness, 84% (typ) NTSC color gamut as well as Sunlight and Reading Mode which assure you great viewing pleasure Day or Night. Corning Gorilla Glass 5 helps protects it from bumps and breakage.

Powering the device is Mediatek Helio G85 Octa-Core 12nm Processor coupled with Mali-G52 MC2 Graphics. There will be two models - 3GB RAM /64GB Storage and 4GB RAM /128GB Storage. Runs Android 10 with MIUI 11 UI.

Redmi Note 9 is equipped with Quad rear camera setup - 64MP Main, MP Ultrawide, 2MP Macro and 2MP Depth Sensor. Front camera is at 32MP for high resolution selfies and video chats. Up to 1080p Video Recording and 120fps Slow motion is available.

Comes complete set of connectivity. This is Dual sim handset. Connect it directly via USB Type-C for charging and data transfer.

Battery is at 5020mAh and can be fast charge at 18W.

Redmi Note 9 3GB RAM / 64GB Model - 7,990 Pesos

Redmi Note 9 4GB RAM / 128GB Model - 9,990 Pesos

Now Available via Lazada > Xiaomi Flagship Store and Shopee - Xiaomi Flagship Global Store.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Specs

Android 10 w/ MIUI 11

6.53 inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) DotDisplay

2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass 5

MediaTek Helio G85 12nm Octa-Core Processor

Mali-G52 MC2 Graphics

3GB / 4GB RAM
64GB / 128GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD

Rear Cameras:

Main: 48MP f/1.79, 1/2” sensor size, 1.6μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, 0.8μm pixel size, AF, 6P lens, FOV 79.4°

Ultrawide: 8MP f/2.2 1/4.0” sensor size, FOV 118°

Macro: 2MP f/2.4, 1.75µm

Depth: 2MP f/2.4, 1/5” sensor size, 1.75µm, 3P lens, FF

Front Camera: 13MP f/2.25, 1/3.06”, 1.12µm, 5P lens, FOV 74°

Video:

up to 1080p @ 30fps

Slow Motion up to 120fps @HD.

Connectivity:

Dual Sim / Dual Standby

4G LTE/ 3G/ 2G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz

Bluetooth 5.0

GPS, aGPS, Glonass, Beidou

NFC

USB Type-C USB 2.0

3.5mm jack

Sensors:

Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Acceleration sensor, Gyroscope, Digital Compass, Fingerprint Sensor, IR Blaster, Fingerprint sensor

5020mAh Battery

18W Fast Charging

Dimensions: 162.3 x 77.2 x 8.9mm

Weight: 199g

If you want to a more advance model then you might want their Redmi Note 9 Pro.

Get an immersive wide screen at 6.67 inch Full HD+ resolution for your visuals. Looking inside, is a Snapdragon 720G 8n Octa-Core Processor with Adreno 618 Graphics. This should run MIUI 11 Android 10 at optimum levels even while working between applications. There will be two models again but differs only in terms of phone storage 64GB and 128GB Model, both having 6GB RAM.

Again Quad-Camera setup with 64MP Main, 8MP Ultra-Wide, 5MP Macro, 2MP Depth sensor for your photography needs. It does support RAW and up to 4K Video Recording to level up your creative outputs. The front camera is at 16MP and uniquely have a 120fps Slo-Selfie feature.

Similar connectivity setup from wireless and USB-Type C as well as NFC and sensors. Fingerprint Scanner is located at the side.

Carries the same 5020mAh battery but has upgraded fast charging at 30W.

Redmi Note 9 Pro will be released in Glacier White, Interstellar Grey, and Tropical Green.

Redmi Note 9 Pro 64GB Model - 12,490 Pesos

Redmi Note 9 Pro 128GB Model - 13,990 Pesos

Will be up for Lazada Flash Sale on June 4, 2020. Check out > Xiaomi Flagship Store

Xiaomi Redmi Note 9 Pro Specs

Android 10 w/ MIUI 11

6.67 inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) DotDisplay

2.5D Curved Gorilla Glass 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G 8nm Octa-Core Processor

Adreno 618 Graphics

6GB RAM


64GB / 128GB Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD

Rear Cameras:

Main: 64MP f/1.89, 1/72” sensor size, 1.6μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel, 0.8μm pixel size, AF, 6P lens, FOV 79.8°

Ultrawide: 8MP f/2.2 1/4” sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size, 5P lens, FOV 119°

Macro: 5MP f/2.4, 1/5” sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size

Depth: 2MP f/2.4, 1/5” sensor size, 1.75μm pixel size

Front Camera: 16MP f/2.48, 1.0µm

Video:

up to 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps/60fps/120fps

Slow Motion up to 120fps @1080p, 960fps @HD.

120fps Slo-Selfie

Connectivity:

Dual Sim / Dual Standby

4G LTE/ 3G/ 2G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz

Bluetooth 5.0

GPS, aGPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou

NFC

USB Type-C USB 2.0

3.5mm jack

Sensors:

Z-axis linear vibration motor, Side-mounted fingerprint sensor, Distance sensor, In-screen ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Electronic compass, IR blaster

5020mAh Battery

30W Fast Charging

Dimensions: 165.75mm x 76.68mm x 8.8mm

Weight: 209g

Still not satisfied? If that so Mi Note 10 Lite might be the smartphone for you!

Coming in with 6.47 inch FHD+ HDR10 3D Curved AMOLED Display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5 housed in aesthetically pleasing looks in Nebulla Purple, Glacier White and Midnight Black.

Runs Android 10 with MiUI 11 powered by Snapdragon 730G 8n Octa-Core Processor accompanied by Adreno 618 GPU. Again two models will be release 6GB/64GB and 8GB/128GB.

Similar four camera setup - 64MP Main, 8MP Ultrawide, 5MP Macro and 2MP Depth sensor. Although it must be noted that for its main camera it makes use of Sony IMX686 sensor.

As for connectivity and sensors, it also packs the similar set. Interesting enough Fingerprint scanner is embedded in the display for this one.

Carries 5260mAh Battery and also support 30W fast charging.

Mi Note 10 Lite 6GB/64GB Model - 16,990 Pesos

Mi Note 10 Lite 8GB/128GB Model - 18,990 Pesos

Will be on sale on June 4 via > Xiaomi Flagship Store at Lazada Philippines.

Mi Note 10 Lite Specs

Android 10 w/ MIUI 11

6.47 inch FHD+ (2400 x 1080) HDR10 AMOLED Display

3D Curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Qualcomm Snapdragon 730G 8nm Octa-Core Processor

Adreno 618 Graphics

6GB/8GB LPDDR4x RAM
64GB / 128GB UFS2.1 Internal Storage
Expandable via MicroSD

Rear Cameras:

Main: 64MP Sony IMX686 1/1.73” sensor size, f/1.89, 0.8μm 4-in-1 Super Pixel

Ultrawide: 8MP f/2.2 1/4” sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size,

Macro: 5MP f/2.4, 1/5” sensor size, 1.75μm pixel size

Depth: 2MP f/2.4, 1/5” sensor size, 1.12μm pixel size

Front Camera: 16MP f/2.48, 1/3.06”, 1.0µm

Video:

up to 4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps/60fps

Slow Motion up to 120fps @1080p, 960fps @HD.

120fps Slo-Selfie

Connectivity:

Dual Sim / Dual Standby

4G LTE/ 3G/ 2G

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 2.4G+5GHz

Bluetooth 5.0

GPS, aGPS, Galileo, Glonass, Beidou

NFC

USB Type-C USB 2.0

3.5mm jack

Sensors:

Vibration motor, IR Blaster, In-screen ambient light sensor, Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Electronic compass, In-screen fingerprint sensor

5260mAh Battery

30W Fast Charging

Dimensions: 157.8mm x 74.2mm x 8.8mm

Weight: 204g

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Redmi 1S - Red Alert Another Threat is Coming

Mi Philippines has finally announce the arrival of Red 1S on September 4, 2014 via Lazada Philippines.

The Redmi 1S is dual sim/ dual standby unit at 4.7 IPS 720p HD IPS Display, this should provide a clear, vivid and detailed viewing pleasure with a 312ppi.

Powering the device is 1.6GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 400 MSM8228 Processor with Adreno 305 GPU. Chipset by Qualcomm delivers performance plus endurance without straining on battery life. The 1GB RAM and 8GB EMMC storage gives it ample memory and storage.

You wont be disappointed with its optical features with 8MP Back camera ƒ/2.2 aperture as well as 1.6MP front camera. Capture moments with Zero shutter lag and variety of modes including facee recognition and wide angle shots for selfies or group selfies.

Connectivity features include WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS plus HSPA+ data connectivity. USB-OTG is supported for hosting usb devices.

Battery is 2000mAh removable. Other added features includes Mi Sound Hi-Fi System with Dirac sound technologies and Dual microphone noise reduction.

For 5,599.00, Mi Philippines offers the complete package for the budget consumer. If I may enumerate: quality HD display, performance grade chipset with bigger storage, better camera and extensive connectivity features at a meager price tag. Xiaomi is setting trends for which competition try to match or catch up.

***With comparison to what I wrote when I spotted Hongmi 1S, it seems they are one in the same product however if this the case it may have a display made by Sharp / AUO (Apple supplier) or Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and Samsung / OV Back-Illuminated Sensor for its camera. See my article here on Hongmi1s

You can get it from Lazada Philippines
Be Sure to Register First to be Able to Buy
Redmi 1S 8GB (Metal Gray)

Specs Summary:

MIUI V5 

4.7″ HD (1280 x 720 pxiels) HD IPS Display 

1.6GHz Quad-Core Processor
Snapdragon 400 MSM8228  

Adreno 305 GPU 

1GB RAM 

8GB Internal Storage 

Expandable via microSD 

8MP Rear Camera with LED flash 

ƒ/2.2 Aperture, 

28mm Wide Angle, Zero Shutter Lag 1080p video recording 

1.3MP Front camera 

HSPA+/3G 

Dual-SIM, Dual-Standby 

WiFi 

Bluetooth 

GPS, AGPS 

USB-OTG 

2,000mAh Battery

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Xiaomi unleashes its Mi4

The Mi4 is beautifully crafted with combination precision made steel frame and strong polycarbonate plastic for its back. Materials used is definitely for a flagship phone and comes with room for customization.

Its Display sports 5 inch 1080p resolution made by either Sharp / Japan Display Inc. (JDI) and employs OGS lamination technology. No word on whether it has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 but I am pretty sure it does pack a shatter proof on top. If you should know, OnePlus One smartphone also has JDI Display though TOL (Touch On Lens) is used which is almost same as OGS but is more resilient and tough.

Under the hood, it packs Snapdragon 801 processor with 3GB RAM and 16/64GB eMMC 5.0 Internal Storage. The hardware setup is to say made to perform to optimal levels with only Full HD to work with, it may beat benchmarks scores of some QHD handsets. (See Benchmarks)

With 13MP (Sony IMX214) and 8MP (Sony IMX219) Sony Sensor Camera combo with f1.8 aperture will do wonders and provide better picture and video output. Supports 4K Video recording and real-time HDR plus Wide-Angle Selfies. Single LED Flash at the back for lighting support.

Wide range of connectivity features that comes the usual WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. Xiaomi is future-proofing its devices with NFC and the latest addition IR Blaster to control multitudes of your consumer electronics. USB-OTG also provides another venue for added connectivity of devices for storage, inputs and external display (MHL Support).

Battery is at 3080mAh that supports quick charging at 9V/1.2A or 5V/2A.

Customization? here are just sample of back covers.

Accessorize with the New MiBand...

MIUI 6 is also coming... It is said to be another giant leap from MIUI 5.

Xiaomi really covers every aspect of Smartphone experience. High Quality, Sharp, and built-to-last Display with awesome color rendering and brightness. To Powerful and Efficient Internal hardware with abundance of memory and storage. Brilliant Optics that captures amazing output picture or video. Future Proof Connectivity choices that interacts with everyday living of consumers. Battery that last and charge fast. Xiaomi offers more for its Mi4 smartphone not only to those who have money to spent but to those consumer that deserves better for their hard earn money. It is a beginning of new revolution in technology for all.

It is estimated to cost 14,000.00 Pesos (16GB) and 16,000.00 Pesos (64GB)

Specs Summary
General
2G Network           GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network           HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network           LTE
SIM                        Yes
Announced              2014, July
Status                      Coming soon. Exp. release 2014, Q3

Display
Type                      IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size                        1080 x 1920 pixels, 5.0 inches (~441 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch            Yes

SOUND
Alert types           Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker         Yes
3.5mm jack           Yes

MEMORY
Card slot               No
Internal                 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM

DATA
GPRS                    Yes
EDGE                   Yes
Speed                    DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE
WLAN                  Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth              v4.0, A2DP
NFC                      Yes
USB                       microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go

CAMERA
Primary                  13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features                 Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, HDR
Video                     1080p@30fps, HDR
Secondary              8 MP, 1080p@30fps

FEATURES
OS                        Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset                Qualcomm Snapdragon 801
CPU                     Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400
GPU                    Adreno 330
Sensors                Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
Messaging            SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM, RSS
Browser               HTML5
Radio                   FM radio
GPS                     Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Java                     Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors                  Black, White
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
- TV-out (via MHL A/V link)
- SNS integration
- MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FLAC player
- Organizer
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF)
- Voice memo/dial/commands
- Predictive text input (Swype)

BATTERY
Non-removable Li-Ion 3080 mAh battery
- http://en.miui.com/thread-29399-1-1.html

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Xiaomi is coming... The Force is strong with this one.

One of the most popular brand in Mainland China, Taiwan, and HongKong, Xiaomi sets its eye on the Philippine market bringing their monster of smartphone packed with Top of the line Hardware and Miui Experience at very affordable competitive price.

We have spotted before some of their offerings like Mi3 and Redmi at that time was priced at 12,999.00 and 7,300.00 respectively. However now it seems from being an import, now will have a localize presence.

Partnering with Lazada Philippines - Readers Digest Number One Trusted Brand Voted by Consumers, will surely make ordering, payment, and delivery fast, easy and hassle-free.

According to Lazada, on the day of the sale, users should visit Mi.com, where they will find a direct link to the Mi 3 product page offering:

4 methods of payment: Cash on delivery, credit and debit cards (Visa/MasterCard), MegaLink and PayPal.

Delivery in 1-3 working days for Metro Manila and 3-10 working days for provincial orders

Customer support for order fulfillment and delivery at (02) 795 8900 (8am to 9pm weekdays and 9am to 6pm on weekends and public holidays)

Exciting isn't it? With the release of Mi3 and Redmi will surely change the dominance of local brands, a shift of status quo. What more if their LTE packing Mi3S will be out... Ooopppss... Thats a different article.

Its Official!!! Mi3 will be Priced for only 10,599!!!

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