Another day for the successful journey of Xiaomi, already in eight markets, the company confirms Brazil as the ninth one.
Last year Xiaomi has started to jump in the markets outside China, where they have changed the way the world sees Chinese phone companies. Currently the company operatesin India, Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. In India, they had launched their products in July of 2014, and soon after managed to sell over a million of devices.
Theresounding successin the Indian marketis an important step as the companycontinues itsinternationalmove. Now Xiaomi have fixed their eyes on another highly competitive and dynamic market, Brazil.
Xiaomi has had an office in Sao Paulo since August, but will soon begin the sales of affordable products.
During the launch of Mi4i in Taiwan, at the press conference, Hugo Barra (Xiaomi International Vice-President, and borninBrazil) told media of their plans to start in the market with a local manufacture which may take place sooner than a similar production plan in India. With this Xiaomi would be able to circumvent high taxes and keep pricing low:
“You cannot be in business in Brazil without manufacturing locally because you cannot import phones… the import tax is too high. The system is designed to force everybody to manufacture locally, so we have to abide by the system.”
With this move, Xiaomi can follow and match bigcompanies, who also have factories on the country, Motorola is a good example which owes much of its current success to record sales of its intermediate devices in the country. Another company who has a big factory there is the Xiaomi’s partner Foxconn.
A time ago, Xiaomi has stated Brazil as one of their key market, for international expansion. Other countries on the list are Turkey, Russia, and Mexico. Xiaomi also has started to make their presence noted on USA, but patent restrictions are keeping the company from selling phones in the United States and European markets for now.
The company’s successin such a hard market as Brazil, where largecompanieshave given upbefore (HTC is a good example) rests upon their only hands. As a Brazilian I cansay thateverythingthat consumershereareseeking arequality products withpricesthat are notabusive, something thatXiaomihaspracticedin other countries, if the company keepthis tactichere, and everythingindicatesthey will, the company has everything to makea resounding success.
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Congrats Brazil.
I’m curious exactly how much high that taxes there?
Turkish fans here already gave up their hopes for 2015.
They were wrong thinking Xiaomi going in Turkey this year.
Before them in the list there’s Brazil Russia for sure, I would think Mexico comes before Turkey as well.
You know Xiaomi declared their expansion plans more than a whole year before and several countries including Turkey was there for 2014. Til end of the 2014 fans was hopeful.
After that Hugo Barra explained their new expansion strategy. But he did just give a schedule for Brazil to H1 2015. So they are hoped for H2 2015. But that hope is dead now.
There are some jokes about 2017.
My guess was they would going to Russia after Brazil by end of the year at best. After that I can’t predict.
I know they declared their expansion plan last year, listing few countries like Brazil, Turkey,Russia, and Mexico (not in that order).
They also didn’t provide any timeline except for Brazil.
Russia will most likely come after Brazil (here again, no deadline provided) as we both guessed since it’s a bigger market.
Turkish fans have to be patient and they will rewarded.
Again, they haven’t said when that was going to happen and again, they made it clear that it was not going to be anytime soon
I’m not sure we are talking about same thing. They said they are going the enter 10 new countries in 2014. Then changed it at end of the 2014.
So if you are saying they never said their goal enter that countries in 2014, you are wrong.
Xioami never gave a definitive date of when they would enter those markets. Included on the list of 10 were: India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Mexico, Thailand, Russia, Turkey, Vietnam and the Philippines.
As of today they are officially in India, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines. They announced this weekend they will enter Thailand and Brazil. That is more than half of then 10 already announced or official.
If year 2014 doesn’t count as a definite date, they didn’t.
“Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun said that Xiaomi will enter 10 more foreign markets in 2014”
Then I still don’t understand why Turkish fans have to be upset since the whole process is taking longer than expected. We both agreed that after Brazil comes Russia without any data to handle, just common sense.
I would agree with Turkish fans if Xiaomi already hit those markets but Turkey.
You wouldn’t be disappointed if your country mentioned in their 2014 expansion list, trusting that expecting it through until end of the year, delayed your purchase for months, because you believed Xiaomi is on the way, then told their strategy is changed, from there they will take their sweet time market to market, then you realized probability of their launch in 2015 little to none?
Anyway upsetting period is over. There was a time fans were asking each other when they are coming. Now nobody expecting that’s to happen in 2015.
Just tell them that Xiaomi makes overpriced phones as you always do so they won’t be waiting and get a cheaper phone (which one?)
That’s not an answer. Also is a cheap trick.
I’ve been asked you many times which phones are better values and you always answered talking about SoCs.
If they said 2014 and didn’t happen then people can be disappointed and I would be as well.
But this has to be reflected to everyone and not just Turkish fans like you mentioned in the first comment.
I was happy hearing about Xiaomi opining a store here in the US. It didn’t happen yet, I’ll be waiting patiently. Meanwhile I get things through resellers like everyone does.
Other companies don’t sell abroad anyway, and if they do then they overcharge for their items (look at Meizu).
As you always do,you have not missed a chance to talk shit about Xiaomi.
Still trying to figure out which company you’re used to deal with since you have such high expectations.
You are the one talking shit about ME by twisting my words if not flat out lying. You are personally attacking to me second time instead of argued over the topic. That’s called ad hominem.
There is not an if, they said that as a matter of FACT and it can be easily provable which I just DID with providing link.
You are making a simple fact to a complicated matter by pulling it whole another topic. NOW as you just ADMITTED there is a reason for dissappointed. If you wouldn’t be insisted there is no reason to be disappointed there conversation would be over.
I argued Mi4 should have discounted. Xiaomi discounted Mi4.
I argued Redmi 2 isn’t good enough update after Redmi 1s. Xiaomi released enhanced Redmi 2.
I said Note Pro is overpriced, it discounted even BEFORE it’s launch.
I said Note has previous year’s flagship specs. It’s real.
I said Redmi Note too old against competitors. It really is. Most of people looking for a cheap phablet, not considers Redmi Note anymore.
I said Mi4i is a nice phone. Just better fit Redmi line considering previous Mi phones and Redmi phones. And against comparable phones like M1 Note it’s overpriced.
I liked their Leadcore acquirement.
I NEVER said Xiaomi making expensive phones.
Obviously I’m still waiting for Xiaomi, so it have to be a reason for that. If you ask that kindly, I can explain the reasons.
IMO being a fan doesn’t require blind loyalty.
Do you know after hitting 3rd rank global smartphone shipments at Q3 2014, they are outpaced by Lenovo, Huawei and LG? Even at the Q1 2015 when they released two new phones namely Redmi 2 and Mi Note. According to some sources they lost even their 1st place in China to Huawei and Lenovo. Another source claims it still leader though.
We have argued about these on another topics more than enough.
Well done, you have succesfully managed to pull it another topic.
Hi mate, I would like to buy the MI4 in black. Actually there is only
one version of it with 2GB RAM (FDD LTE). It is weird but it is sold at
a price higher than the original 3GB RAM version (around $10+ at
Ibuygou). I am wondering if the 1GB difference will affect the
performance of the phone considering the fact that MIUI is consuming too
much RAM. I have heard that the black version have paint peeling
issues. Don’t know if it is true or false. I really don’t know which
version to choose. I really prefer the black version!
Maybe I should go for the MI4i.
I heard Redmi 1s users complains about memory management issues, but it has only 1GB RAM.
More RAM is always better IMO, but 2GB should haven’t a problem.
About black Mi4, I don’t know whether or not it’s a common problem. You can check out the link below.
Also they released another black Mi4 with silver color metal frame. It could be a limited edition. Anyway black ones are seems rare.
Thank you both for your replies. Well the MI4 black front and silver color metal is only for China. There are no FDD or WCDMA versions of it. I really don’t understand why resellers sell the 2gb ram version of the MI4 at a price higher than the original 3gb ram model. I mean they want to make money on people who desperately want the black version. Don’t know what resellers smoke. I will wait for the MI4i price and then decide. Peace.
Where did you see the 2GB version for more money? Here are the prices on Honorbuy:
Honorbuy:
2GB Black/White – $309
3GB White – $319
3GB Black – $339
Hi, well it is on Ibuygou website. They sell the MI4 2GB RAM version at $309.99. The MI4 3GB RAM versions (WCDMA and FDD LTE) are sold at $299.99. I really don’t know what to buy, the MI4i might be a cheaper option and enough for a normal user like me. That being said, if it is sold around $260 after reseller’s margin profit then it it might be better to buy the MI4 2GB or 3GB. I really like the black version of the MI4 but I have read on the internet that the black paint is peeling on the metal frame.
Redmi 2 Pro is another choice but its CPU is a downside.
Thanks for your help.
If you are just a normal user the Redmi 2 Pro is more than capable. If you play a lot of games your best bet is the regular Mi4.
Thanks, do you believe if Xiaomi will release the MI4S next month?
Personally I don’t, I just can’t see where a Mi4s would fit into the market. Judging by the specs listed in that roadmap it would be a flagship device. If they are going to make a new flagship I can’t see it being another variant of the Mi4. Xiaomi usually discounts an older model right before they announce it’s replacement. That’s why I think the next phone announced will be the Mi5. That is just my opinion though you never know with Xiaomi.
Thank you for your reply, if Xiaomi plan to release a replacement for the MI4 its price will be high because of hardware upgrades (better CPU, faster RAM). IMO the MI4 is still a very powerful device and one of the best 5inch phone in the market.
Ever new Mi numbered device (not the Note series) has released for 1999 yuan (roughly $323). They have never strayed from that price for the Mi line (again Note is a different series) so I would expect the Mi5 to be the same or very close to it.
I use the Mi4 everyday and I love it, it is one of my favorite phones I have ever used. I really don’t have a single complaint with it anymore. My original complaint was I wasn’t a fan of the boring white back cover but I bought a bunch of back covers (including an awesome wood one) and now I love the looks.
True but after resellers margin profit the MI5 will be around $380+ for the 16gb version. Add shipping costs then the price will reach $400+. I just hope that the price of the MI4 will fall to $280. I really like the black version of the MI4 which is very classy comparing the white one.
Since I saw that video below I am really hesitating.
Yes on the reseller market it will be over $400 that always happens regardless of brand. Which is why I am excited Xiaomi has officially entered Thailand!
As for the black version it usually isn’t released for months after the white. None of us really know why Xiaomi does that.
Wooow I have just realized that Ibuygou is selling the MI3 64GB version at $246 without shipping costs. I prefer the MI4 design which is compact comparing the MI3 but the price is also an argument to consider.
The Mi3 was a very good phone as well. If you can get by the design of which I am not a huge fan of, it is good. Merimobiles sells it for $246 with free shipping.