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It will be released on October 26th Today Xiaomi officially announced that it will hold a launch conference on October 26th. In addition to the Xiaomi 14 smartphones and the HyperOS operating system, the release of another product was officially announced - the 85-inch Xiaomi TV S Pro. The Xiaomi TV S Pro line includes models with a diagonal of 65, 75, and 100 inches, which are offered for $590, $820, and $2,460 respectively. How much the new model will cost has not yet been announced, but the price will be significantly higher than $1,000. [caption id="attachment_73054" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi's[/caption] Xiaomi's latest 85-inch TV announced This line is equipped with MiniLED screens with 4K resolution with a frequency of 144 Hz, peak brightness of 2200 cd/m2, and support for 1.07 billion colors, as well as Dolby Vision / Atmos. Xiaomi TV S Pro is equipped with quad-core, 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of flash memory, Wi-Fi 6, two HDMI 2.1 connectors, and an NFC remote control. Earlier there was information that the new Xiaomi TV S Pro series was out of stock. Xiaomi said it is increasing capacity.

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Honor occupies more than 50% of this market In the third quarter of this year, China's foldable smartphone market was captured by Huawei and Honor. Moreover, it is not the cheapest model in the book form factor that dominates there.  [caption id="attachment_68781" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Honor and Huawei[/caption] The leaders in the foldable smartphone market in China are only Honor and Huawei The first place in the market was taken by Honor Magic V2, followed by the very similar Huawei Mate X3 and X5. At the same time, Honor occupies more than 50% of the foldable smartphone market in China as a whole. For example, sales of that same Magic V2 have already reached 8 million units.  At the end of the second quarter, China accounted for 58.6% of all foldable smartphone sales in the world. Given this state of affairs, Samsung may lose its leadership in this market in the foreseeable future, since the company’s position in China is traditionally very weak. 

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In December, Xiaomi will double the production of its first electric car, the SU7. Several sources immediately revealed new details about Xiaomi cars. The company is reportedly working on three new models. Two of them will be electric cars, codenamed Modena and Le Mans, but the third model, codenamed Kunlun, will be a hybrid – Xiaomi has already published a number of vacancies for hybrid powertrain development engineers. [caption id="attachment_85525" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi[/caption] This news did not go unnoticed by Xiaomi fans - fan renderings of possible new models have already appeared on the Internet. Along the way, the Chinese are wondering what body types the new products will have. There is no doubt that Xiaomi will have a crossover or SUV. But fans are also eager to see a pickup truck, a minivan, and even a small truck. Xiaomi is preparing three new car models, one of them will be a hybrid [caption id="attachment_85526" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi[/caption] As for the current SU7 model, the company has planned to produce 300 units in December - double the number in November. In the meantime, production processes are being debugged - not everything is going smoothly with them: either the conveyor will stop, or spare parts for it will not be delivered on time. At the same time, the company is finalizing the firmware of the infotainment system. After the official premiere, Xiaomi SU7 will appear in the company’s retail stores in China, and the space in them will be reorganized so that some of the solutions in the smart home ecosystem will most likely be simply removed.

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The peak of the sale will be on November 11 A series of Double 11 sales has begun in China, the peak of which will be on November 11, 2023. Xiaomi has already announced that it is off to a great start. As of 21:00, October 31, the total amount of payments on different Xiaomi platforms exceeded $1.2 billion. On this day, the Xiaomi 14 series officially went on sale. According to official data, sales of the Xiaomi 14 series exceeded the starting result of Xiaomi 13 in just 5 minutes. [caption id="attachment_79129" align="aligncenter" width="735"] Xiaomi[/caption] Xiaomi jumped into the Double 11 sale with two legs In addition to the Xiaomi 14 series, new products such as the Xiaomi Watch S3 and the 85-inch Xiaomi TV S Pro have also gone on sale. These new products are also in great demand. It was previously reported that Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro became the best-selling smartphones of 2023 in China in a matter of hours.

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Even the Mi Home app crashed for a while A few hours ago , open sales of the Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro smartphones started in China , and the first results are already in: according to official data, sales of the new flagships have soared by 600% compared to their predecessors. [caption id="attachment_78865" align="aligncenter" width="450"] Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 14[/caption] Xiaomi does not provide sales figures, but notes a record increase compared to all its previous flagships. There is also a photo report demonstrating the situation in retail stores: there are crowds there. Unprecedented excitement around Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 14 in China [caption id="attachment_78866" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi 14 Pro and Xiaomi 14[/caption] And one more interesting point: due to the hype around the new flagships, the proprietary Xiaomi Home application “fell”, but its functionality was quickly restored.

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This is the company's best-selling smartphone After the start of sales of the Xiaomi 14 series, it became known that it broke several records at once and became the fastest selling Chinese smartphone this year. According to well-known insider Digital Chat Station, data from the popular JD.com platform shows that Xiaomi 14 has surpassed the iPhone 15 Pro in terms of launch sales. This is the first time that a Chinese smartphone has become more popular than the new flagship iPhone over the same period of time. According to user reviews, due to the high popularity of the Xiaomi 14 series, customers have to stand in line and also wait for delivery after placing orders. According to official data released by Xiaomi, just 5 minutes after the Xiaomi 14 series went on sale, sales increased 6 times compared to the previous generation's sales in the entire day. Xiaomi 14 sells better than the iPhone 15 Pro [caption id="attachment_78722" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Xiaomi 14[/caption] In addition, Xiaomi 14 series smartphones have surpassed the opening day sales of all domestic smartphones over the past year on four major platforms : Tmall, JD.com, Douyin and Kuaishou. Interestingly, before this, the title of best-selling models was held by more affordable smartphones, including Redmi K60, Redmi Note 12 Turbo and their competitors. It is also clarified that it took only four hours to set the Xiaomi 14 record. In addition, these smartphones topped the AnTuTu rating . Digital Chat Station was the first to accurately report the specifications and release dates of the Redmi K60 and Xiaomi 13.

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But it will not replace MIUI 15 Xiaomi can follow the path of Huawei and create its substitute for Android - the MyDrivers resource gives approximately this status to the new Xiaomi software called MIOS. [caption id="attachment_68098" align="aligncenter" width="685"] Xiaomi[/caption] Xiaomi will have its own Android replacement? It is still unclear what MIOS is. At first, there were rumors that it would be a completely new shell - like MIUI, only for Chinese devices. But in fact, we are talking about something more: MIUI will be used not only in smartphones but also in the Internet of Things ecosystem. That is, it will become a global operating system that will unite most Xiaomi smart devices. Here Xiaomi was inspired by the example of Huawei, which adapted HarmonyOS for a wide range of devices: from smart watches and TVs to cars. Xiaomi, by the way, will also soon have its cars, and it also needs its operating system... MIOS will not replace MIUI in smartphones. At least MyDrivers is not canceling the release of MIUI 15. The premiere of MIOS is expected on October 27, on this day Xiaomi 14 and Xiaomi 14 Pro should be presented

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So far nothing is known about Kirin 830 Huawei may release another new Kirin platform. According to leaker Wisdom Pikachu, the Kirin 830 could be released by the end of the year.  [caption id="attachment_68057" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Huawei[/caption] The platform will become the heart of the Nova 12 line of smartphones. More precisely, at least the Nova 12 model, while the Nova 12 Pro will receive the Kirin 9000s.   From an image previously leaked online, you can find out that Nova 12 will also receive a 120 Hz screen, a 60-megapixel main camera, and a 4800 mAh battery with 88-watt charging.   Huawei can do even more. The company is preparing a new SoC Kirin 830 What the Kirin 830 will be like is still anyone's guess. You may recall that the last platform in the Kirin 800 line was the Kirin 820, released in 2020. It was produced using the 7 nm process technology and now scores about 500,000 points in AnTuTu 10, that is, the Kirin 830 should ideally be faster, but the same Kirin 9000s, as we know, is not particularly faster than its predecessor.   Wisdom Pikachu reported details about the Redmi K60 and Xiaomi Pad 6 last year and recently was the first to provide exclusive details about the new Redmi Note 13 and Xiaomi Civi 3 smartphones.

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But Huawei chips still lag behind Qualcomm solutions An analysis of the single-chip system of the Mate 60 Pro smartphone shows that Huawei was able to create a modern platform for smartphones. Four of the eight cores in the Mate 60 Pro SoC are entirely based on Arm designs, while the remaining four cores are custom and contain Huawei's designs. Dylan Patel, chief analyst at consulting firm SemiAnalysis, said Huawei had made a breakthrough that made this possible: "Make your design and don't rely too much on foreign countries." Other advantages for Huawei include lower patent licensing costs and the ability to differentiate its products in the market by using off-the-shelf chips. Huawei made a breakthrough by creating a modern custom chip for a smartphone Experts believe Huawei was able to produce its phone processors by adapting the design of CPU cores originally intended for use in data center servers. [caption id="attachment_58038" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Huawei[/caption] Experts have found that Huawei's semiconductor capabilities lag one to two years behind those of the US-based Qualcomm, a leading mobile chip maker. Huawei chips are still less power efficient and can cause the phone to heat up. “Huawei was able to replace the most critical and risky elements that were subject to or vulnerable to export controls with products of its production or even design,” said one of the company’s chip researchers. “These efforts deserve applause, but are not enough to qualify for victory.” The United States has no evidence that Chinese manufacturer Huawei can mass produce smartphones with advanced chips, as stated by US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo.

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And that's not Qualcomm's only problem. The Huawei Mate 60 and Mate 60 Pro smartphones are known to be based on the Kirin 9000s SoC, which is manufactured by SMIC using the 7 nm process technology. And due to the return of Huawei to its platform, Qualcomm will suffer greatly. [caption id="attachment_53268" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Huawei[/caption] According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, next year new Huawei smartphones will use only Kirin platforms. Apparently, we are talking about all the devices of the Chinese company. To make it clear how important this is for Qualcomm, it must be said that in 2022 Huawei purchased 23–25 million Snapdragon single-chip systems from Qualcomm, and this year it will purchase a total of about 40–42 million. This is a very, very rather big share for Qualcomm. This is the opposite effect of sanctions against Huawei. As a result, it is expected that the supply of Qualcomm platforms for Chinese brands next year will fall relative to the current one by 50-60 million at least. The analyst believes that due to competition from Huawei, a number of other companies will reduce the volume of orders from Qualcomm. However, the latter is not going to be idle. Already at the end of this year, as expected, the company will start a price war, that is, it will reduce prices for its platforms. Yes, Qualcomm will lose profit because of this, but it may not lose market share in China so much. But it's not all bad news for Qualcomm. Kuo confirms recent rumors that the Exynos 2400 SoC will be used in Samsung Galaxy S24 smartphones more than previously thought. In addition, in 2025, Apple will finally have its own 5G modem, that is, the company will stop buying modems from Qualcomm.

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Although Mate X3 is not available globally Huawei has long fallen out of the list of smartphone leaders, and given the US sanctions, it is unlikely to return there shortly. However, somehow Huawei has managed to beat everyone in at least one important market segment.  [caption id="attachment_53235" align="aligncenter" width="780"] Huawei[/caption] Huawei performed a miracle and somehow beat Samsung. According to analysts at Omdia, in the second quarter of this year, Huawei was able to overtake Samsung and become the market leader in foldable smartphones in the book form factor with a share of 32.9%. And all this thanks to the Mate X3 model, which, recall, is sold almost exclusively in China.   Yes, in the second quarter, Samsung also offered the Galaxy Z Fold4, which may have been weak in sales amid the expected release of the Fold5, but in any case, all Fold models are sold everywhere, while the Mate X3 is available primarily only in China.  Unfortunately, the source in the free report does not provide either the share of Samsung or sales data in quantitative terms. 

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It's a cot Xiaomi already produces folding smartphones, but so far these are only models in the book form factor. Judging by other manufacturers, such models are less popular and more expensive than folding phones. And now it has become known that Xiaomi will also have a clamshell. [caption id="attachment_52648" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Xiaomi[/caption] Xiaomi will finally show Samsung how to make inexpensive foldable smartphones. The Mix Flip model appeared in the Chinese IMEI database. Unfortunately, there are no parameters or images yet. Although a few months ago a schematic image of such a smartphone was published on the Internet. There are also rumors that the novelty will receive a camera with a triple optical zoom, that is, this parameter will bypass not only the Galaxy Z Flip5 but also many other smartphones of this class. New items can be presented along with the Xiaomi 14 line at the end of this year or the beginning of next year.