Xiaomi’s latest workhorse Redmi Note 5 arrives in Malaysia

By Hitech Century | April 24, 2018 |

Xiaomi is best known for making some of the most value-packed phones in the business and their latest incarnation of their workhorse Redmi Note series phone, dubbed the Redmi Note 5 was just launched today in Malaysia. The Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 runs the latest Android Oreo out of the box and comes with an…

Xiaomi announces Mi Gaming Laptop for gamers

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2018 |

While the Xiaomi Mi Mix 2S smartphone took the limelight at their grand launch in Shanghai today, they also left the best surprise for last as they announced the release of their Mi Gaming laptop to woo hardcore gamers. The release of this laptop may have been a surprise but the news that all users…

Xiaomi’s new Mi Mix 2S comes with wireless charging and dual cameras

By Hitech Century | March 28, 2018 |

At a gala event in Shanghai, Xiaomi took the wraps off their latest wunderkind the Mi Mix 2S as well as a slew of other offerings that include a gaming notebook and a wireless charger. The Mi Mix 2S is not so much a radical reimagining of its predecessor the Mi Mix 2 as it…

[Review] Xiaomi Redmi 5 – High Five Flyer

By Hitech Century | March 26, 2018 |

Since their inception Xiaomi has had an uncanny knack for creating phones that offer exceptional value and their latest Redmi 5 epitomises that as it comes in a variety of sub variants for all budgets. Our test unit, the Redmi 5 with 3GB RAM and 32GB of storage represents the most popular variant with a…

[Review] Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 – The Black Mirror

By Hitech Century | January 2, 2018 |

As far as trends go in the world of tech, 2017 is best remembered as the year that every vendor on the planet was racing to make a bezel-less phone. Xiaomi’s thrown their hat in the ring with their flagship, the Mi Mix 2 that blends an 18:9 aspect ratio display and includes some top-shelf…

Xiaomi’s Mi A1 with Android One coming to Malaysia in September

By Hitech Century | September 8, 2017 |

Launched a few days ago to great fanfare in India, Xiaomi’s latest phone the Mi A1 is also their inaugural entry to the Android One programme. For the uninitiated, that means the phone runs a stock version of Android, in this case Nougat 7.1 out of the box with upgrades for at least two years…

Xiaomi is taking home entertainment up a notch with their new cinema-grade Mi Laser Projector

By Hitech Century | June 30, 2017 |

On top of making some of the most affordable smartphones we’ve seen, Xiaomi is now making an interesting eclectic array of appliances and tech for their Mi Ecosystem range of products that aims to hook them all up to their Mi Ecosystem platform. The most interesting thing they have just announced out of their latest…

Xiaomi’s humongous Mi Max 2 packs a titanic 5,300mAh battery and 6.44-inch 1080P screen

By Hitech Century | May 29, 2017 |

With dimensions approaching an actual tablet, Xiaomi’s newly launched Mi Max 2 is a massive affair in more ways than one. While the main draw is it’s large 6.44-inch 1080P display, the Mi Max 2 earns its moniker on account of its mammoth 5,300mAh battery. Combined with the efficient Snapdragon 625 2.0GHz octacore processor, the…

Hands On: A first look at Xiaomi’s Mi 5c, their first phone with their in-house Surge S1 SoC processor

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

The number of phone companies that make their own SoC chips in-house is an elusively elite club that Xiaomi has just joined when they began production on their 28nm Surge S1 octacore processor that combined eight Cortex A53 cores, with four of them clocked at 2.2GHz and another at 1.4GHz with the ability to handle…

Xiaomi’s slick Redmi Note 4 goes on sale today in Malaysia for RM799

By Hitech Century | March 16, 2017 |

Cramming in the most bang for the least buck has become an art form for Xiaomi and their latest sub RM800 phone is a testament to the fact that they are seriously good at what they do. After a launch in Vietnam yesterday and a preorder in Malaysia that begun on 10 March, Xiaomi’s eponymous…