Xiaomi marked its entry to the Indian market with the launch of its Mi 3 flagship. It also announced the Redmi 1S and the Redmi Note smartphones. To celebrate its entry, the
company on Monday had announced a new India-specific theme in its MIUI
theme store.
The latest India-specific theme
comes with various
wallpapers of Indian landmarks and icons designed for the Indian users.
The
news was confirmed by Xiaomi's Global Vice President, Hugo Barra who
said in a Facebook post, "Namaste! To celebrate our launch in India
tomorrow, we've made this beautiful theme specially designed for you -
Mi fans from India! If you have a Mi phone or are running Mi Launcher on
your Android, it's now available for you to download from the MIUI
Theme Store. Kya aapko pasand aaya?"
For
those unaware, the Xiaomi's MIUI is a highly tweaked version of the
Android and features number customizable themes. It is a highly tweaked
version of the open-source Android operating system and brings a number
of customisability features such as a brand new dialler and messaging
interface on the handset, while also adds various privacy protection
tools. Notably, Xiaomi says updates for MIUI are provided every Friday,
adding that the UI is updated based on user feedback. The company claims
that the MIUI has over 1.5 million
registered users.
Xiaomi, often called the 'Apple of China',
launched
its first smartphone in Indi, the Mi 3, at a price point of Rs.
13,999 and availability starting July 22.
The Xiaomi Mi 3 runs
MIUI version 5, a highly tweaked version of Android 4.4 KitKat. It
comes with a 5-inch full-HD LCD display (1080x1920 pixels) offering a
pixel density of 441ppi. Other highlight specifications include a 2.3GHz
quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8274AB) processor; 2GB of RAM;
Adreno 330 GPU; 16GB of inbuilt storage, and 3050mAh battery.
The
company also announced the Redmi 1S (Rs. 6,999) and Redmi Note (Rs. 9,999) will be launching
in India in August.
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