This year has proven to be pretty active for Xiaomi. Their Mijia products are doing splendidly, and they’ve released quite a lot of phones. So many in fact, that we’re making a list about them!
So without further ado, here’s every single Xiaomi smartphone released in 2016 so far, sorted by month!
January
In January, we saw the release of the Redmi 3. The Redmi 3 ran on a Snapdragon 616 processor, a 5-inch HD display, an interesting cross weave pattern on its rear and a huge 4000mAh battery. This would be the first of the many Redmi 3 iterations to come.
February
February saw three releases for Xiaomi, the Xiaomi Mi5, the Xiaomi Mi4s and the Snapdragon version of the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (aka Redmi Note 3 Pro).
The Mi5 was by far the most popular of the bunch. With its top tier specs, the Mi5’s launch at MWC Barcelona gained the company plenty of traffic, and for the first time everyone was talking about the phone, and not how to pronounce Xiaomi.
While the Mi5 was being launched at MWC, China were busy having their own launch with the Mi4s. The Xiaomi Mi4s was an updated version of the Xiaomi Mi4C, featuring a glass and metal build like the Mi5. The device’s specifications were the same as the Mi4C, so it wasn’t really too surprising.
The Redmi Note 3 saw a much smaller launch, but the fan reception for the device was incredibly positive. The Redmi Note 3 was the first device running the Snapdragon 650 processor with a sub-$200 price tag. This, however, made the Redmi 3 obsolete, something Xiaomi was looking to change as soon as possible.
March
In March, we saw one launch by Xiaomi, and that would be the Redmi 3 Pro. In terms of design, the Redmi 3 Pro is a Redmi 3 with more RAM and storage, as well as a fingerprint sensor. The cross weave pattern on the rear was also removed.
May
Three months later, Xiaomi announces their next device, the Mi Max. The Mi Max was a behemoth of a device with a massive 6.44-inch device, a powerful Snapdragon 650/652 processor and a 4000mAh battery. The Mi Max was well received despite its size, and became a welcome edition to the Xiaomi family of devices.
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June
June saw 2 more devices announced by Xiaomi, with those two being the Redmi 3S and Redmi 3X. Yeah, Xiaomi weren’t really getting very creative with their devices.
The Redmi 3S was basically the Redmi 3, but instead of a Snapdragon 616 they had the Snapdragon 430 instead. Aside from that, the device was pretty much an inferior version of the Redmi 3X.
The Redmi 3X, despite being the better of the 2 devices, was still a pretty boring device. Like the Redmi 3S, the Redmi 3X had the Snapdragon 430 processor. The only differences were that the 3X came with more storage and a fingerprint sensor.
July
And in July, we finally arrive at the announcement of the brand new Redmi Pro, a brand new Xiaomi device with MediaTek’s top of the line Helio X20 processor, an AMOLED full HD display and dual rear cameras. It was one of the most exciting Xiaomi launches of the year, which was great.
Oh, and we also had another Redmi 3, this time being the Redmi 3S Prime. As the name suggests, the Redmi 3S Prime was a Redmi 3S, just with more RAM and storage. Needless to say, the Redmi 3S Prime was easily overshadowed by the much more exciting Redmi Pro.
August
The latest Xiaomi device to be launched was the Redmi Note 4, which was only announced earlier this month. The Redmi Note 4 saw a few changes from the Note 3, including a new full metal build and an upgraded Helio X20 processor. Aside from these changes, the Redmi Note 4 and Note 3 are indistinguishable.
And with that, we’ve finished the last device of the year so far. If rumors are to be believed, we should also be expecting the Mi Note 2 to be launched soon, and hopefully it’ll be another interesting launch. There could even be an SD821 powered Xiaomi Mi 5s!
What do you think about this year’s Xiaomi releases? Are there too many of them? Should Xiaomi make this a habit? How many more Redmi 3s can Xiaomi release before the end of the year? Tell us down below in the comments.
they are all not interesting for Europeans since they lack b20
Its fine for me and I live in the UK
Yes considering that meizu launched only a device per year last year they Blasted off when they signed the mediatek deal+Alibaba deal
I think if you use EE or Three you should be fine in the UK.
Elephone 😉
Redmi Note 3 Special (SD650) has B20.
O.k. Now give me Mi Max Special with B20. Its have SD650 already 🙂
Not all of them.. There is new International version of RN3 Pro with B20.
Yep Lte works good
Depends where you live in Europe. All of those listed above will work on some European LTE networks. They won’t work on any US LTE networks, except for the RN3 Pro special edition.
Depends if you care about 4G/LTE also…
For example, I’m on Virgin UK (Here in the UK) who use the EE network signal mainly but don’t get the EE LTE/4G with it.
Doesn’t affect me in the slightest as I find the 3G/H/H+ stuff more than good enough and I’m in WiFi during work and at home.
Too many phones too many models and yet unavailable Lol!
Way too many models and confusing names too. I doubt many would guess from the name that ‘Redmi Pro’ is a newer and more high end model than ‘Redmi 3 Pro’ or ‘Redmi Note 3 Pro’. Not to mention all the Redmi 3* models.
i’m still sitting on my Mi Note Pro with 4GB Ram and an overheating SD810, sporting a 2K display. this year brought no real replacement for that flag ship phablet. the redmi series is for mid-rangers and the mi max is a mi range SD 65x device which barely surpasses the 1.3 year older SD810 and has a worse manufacturing process size, slower memory, slower cache, slower bus speed, and a worse display
they are all not interesting for Europeans since they lack b20
Its fine for me and I live in the UK. To be honest an article should also be written about Meizu they seem to do as much phones per year
Redmi Note 3 Special (SD650) has B20.
Not all of them.. There is new International version of RN3 Pro with B20.
Depends where you live in Europe. All of those listed above will work on some European LTE networks. They won’t work on any US LTE networks, except for the RN3 Pro special edition.
Yep Lte works good
Yes considering that meizu launched only a device per year last year they Blasted off when they signed the mediatek deal+Alibaba deal
O.k. Now give me Mi Max Special with B20. Its have SD650 already 🙂
I think if you use EE or Three you should be fine in the UK.
Depends if you care about 4G/LTE also…
For example, I’m on Virgin UK (Here in the UK) who use the EE network signal mainly but don’t get the EE LTE/4G with it.
Doesn’t affect me in the slightest as I find the 3G/H/H+ stuff more than good enough and I’m in WiFi during work and at home.
Elephone 😉
Too many phones too many models and yet unavailable Lol!
Way too many models and confusing names too. I doubt many would guess from the name that ‘Redmi Pro’ is a newer and more high end model than ‘Redmi 3 Pro’ or ‘Redmi Note 3 Pro’. Not to mention all the Redmi 3* models.
i’m still sitting on my Mi Note Pro with 4GB Ram and an overheating SD810, sporting a 2K display. this year brought no real replacement for that flag ship phablet. the redmi series is for mid-rangers and the mi max is a mi range SD 65x device which barely surpasses the 1.3 year older SD810 and has a worse manufacturing process size, slower memory, slower cache, slower bus speed, and a worse display
For a “pretty boring device”, redmi 3s is great for a budget device, and i saw an international version with band 4 (17002100) on geekbuying
xiaomi is surely becoming Samsung; flooding the market with cheap phones but with incredible specs
For a “pretty boring device”, redmi 3s is great for a budget device, and i saw an international version with band 4 (17002100) on geekbuying
xiaomi is surely becoming Samsung; flooding the market with cheap phones but with incredible specs
and I still cant buy any mi5 pro direct from china website.
and I still cant buy any mi5 pro direct from china website.