Xiaomi today announced the budget Redmi Note 8 and Redmi Note 8 Pro smartphones in India at a starting price of Rs 14,999. These devices have since been available in the Chinese market, so we do know all that they bring to the table in terms of specs. At the Note 8 launch event in India today, Xiaomi India COO Muralikrishan B introduced MIUI 11 in India revealing that there are 80 million monthly active users of MIUI in India.
Besides detailing all features of the MIUI 11, including a new minimalist design, the Xiaomi executive also detailed the MIUI 11 Global roll out plans. According to the road map, a total of 28 Xiaomi branded smartphones will be getting the MIUI 11 stable update from now till December 26th when the Redmi Note 8 Pro is scheduled to get the update.
The POCO F1, Redmi K20, Redmi y3, Redmi 7, and the entire Redmi Note 7 series including the Redmi Note 7, Redmi Note 7s and Redmi Note 7 Pro are the first batch of smartphone tipped to get the update beginning from October 22nd – 30th October 2019.
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Beginning from November 4th – November 12, Xiaomi as per the road map says it will roll out the update to the Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi 6, Redmi 6 Pro, 6A, Note 5, Note 5 Pro, 5, 5A, Note 4, Y1, Y1 Lite, Y2, 4, Mi Mix 2 and the Mi Max 2. That will be closely followed by the third phase of the MIUI 11 update rollout beginning from November 13th – 29th. And devices on the third list include the Redmi Note 6 Pro, 7A, 8, 8A, and Note 8, while it will be rounded off with the last batch which only has the Redmi Note 8 Pro.
First phase
- POCO F1
- Redmi K20
- Redmi Y3
- Redmi 7
- Redmi Note 7
- Redmi Note 7s
- Redmi Note 7 Pro
Second phase November 4-12.
- Redmi K20 Pro
- Redmi 6
- Redmi 6 Pro
- Redmi 6A
- Redmi Note 5
- Redmi Note 5 Pro
- Redmi 5
- Redmi 5A
- Redmi Note 4
- Redmi Y1
- Redmi Y1 Lite
- Redmi Y2
- Redmi 4
- Mi Mix 2
- Mi Max 2
Third phase of MIUI 11 Update – November 13-19.
- Redmi Note 6 Pro
- Redmi 7A
- Redmi 8
- Redmi 8A
- Redmi Note 8
Fourth phase of MIUI 11 stable update – December 18-26
- Redmi Note 8 Pro