Xiaomi may soon offer competition to tech companies like HP, Dell, Lenovo and Acer that have dominated the laptop market in India. The Chinese tech-company has teased on social media that its Mi Notebooks will soon be launched in India. However, no other details have been revealed by the company.
The company tweeted , “Hey there @Dell_IN, @Acer_India, @HPIndia, @Lenovo_in, @ASUSIndia. We guess it’s time to say, Hello!”
Hey there 👋, @Dell_IN, @Acer_India, @HPIndia, @Lenovo_in, @ASUSIndia.
— Xiaomi India (@XiaomiIndia) May 28, 2020
We guess it's time to say, Hello! pic.twitter.com/5jYcriEeFQ
Yesterday, Xiaomi India’s managing director Manu Kumar Jain put out a video on the micro-blogging site, dropping a hint about the launch of Mi’s new products.
Jain on Twitter said, “Mi fans, you have waited and waited and waited. And now, IT’s TIME! RT with #WhatsNextFromMi if you know what’s coming?”
𝐈𝐓'𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 !!
— Manu Kumar Jain (@manukumarjain) May 27, 2020
Mi fans, you have waited and waited and waited. And now, IT's TIME!
RT with #WhatsNextFromMi if you know what's coming? 😎 🔁 #Xiaomi ❤️ pic.twitter.com/FUUNU9WoCk
Xiaomi introduced it’s first-ever laptop line, the Mi Notebook Air, running on Windows 10 in 2016. It was unveiled in two sizes - the powerful 13.3-inch and the portable 12.5-inch. Its top-spec model at that time came at a price of CNY 4,999 (approx Rs 53,000).
The company has recently launched a number of products in India. Earlier this month, it unveiled 108 MP camera smartphone, Mi 10, and two IoT products - Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 and Mi Box 4K.
Xiaomi’s Mi 10 is available in two storage variants - 8 GB RAM + 128 GB and 8 GB RAM + 256 GB. The 128 GB model is priced at Rs 49,999, while the 256 GB variant comes at a cost of Rs 54,999.
Mi Box 4K can be bought at Rs 3,499, while Mi True Wireless Earphones 2 are priced at Rs 4,499.