Xiaomi is all set to embrace the spirit of patriotism with its Merdeka & Malaysia Day promo. And guess what? They’re inviting you to celebrate along with amazing deals and a chance to win cool prizes!
From 25 August to 24 September, Xiaomi is rolling out a campaign that’s all about giving you more for less. If you’re eyeing the latest smartphones or looking to upgrade your smart home game, they have got you covered! And who doesn’t love some savings, right?
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So, what’s up for grabs? If you’re looking to pick up a smartphone from the Redmi and Redmi Note series or other smart home products, Xiaomi is offering savings of up to MYR200. This is your chance to treat yourself during this patriotic season. Just be sure to grab them while stocks last at any Authorised Xiaomi store.
On top of these special deals, Xiaomi is also holding a Lucky Draw for lucky participants! You could just be the lucky winner of a Xiaomi Mesh System AX3000, Mi 360° Camera (1080p), and Mi Wireless Outdoor Security Camera 1080p Set! Wanna know how to win? Here’s how:
Purchase selected Xiaomi smartphones and AIoT products.
Strike a pose with the cool props at the Xiaomi Authorised Store.
Share your awesome selfie on your Public Facebook profile and make sure to use the #XiaomiMalaysia and #MerdekawithXiaomi hashtags.
The Lucky Draw winner will be announced on Xiaomi Malaysia’s Facebook page on 5 October.
If you don’t want to miss out on the excitement and keep tabs on the latest updates, you can visit Xiaomi Malaysia’s Facebook Page.
Xiaomi is bringing fantastic deals on a spectrum of Xiaomi smart AIoT products for the entire month of August. If you’ve ever wanted to turn your home into a smart home, this is your chance!
Imagine catching up on your favourite shows on a voice-activated smart TV that also acts as your home’s AIoT hub. For those who dread doing chores after a long day of work, you can come home to clean floors with the help of a robot vacuum and mop. Feeling hungry? Look up and prepare more efficient meals by looking up smart recipes for your smart air fryer that can cook up delicious meals while you relax.
So if you’re looking at making your home smarter, you can take a dive into Xiaomi’s August Promotion and outfit your home with shiny new tech. The promotion includes products from smart household appliances to personal lifestyle gadgets and can be snagged at any Xiaomi Authorised stores across Malaysia. If you prefer online shopping, the promotions are also available online on Lazada and Shopee.
Here’s a sneak peek at some of the highlights from the promotion:
We get a lot of emails (not really) asking us; “we only have MYR 599 maximum to buy a smartphone, what do we buy?”. We sometimes will tell them to just bump their budget up a little bit to afford better, mid-range devices – especially if it is going to be their daily driver. Secondary device? Whatever works if it serves your calling and messaging purposes. What if you only have MYR 599 for a daily driver though? Can you still get a decent daily driver for that kind of money? With Xiaomi, it turns out, you can.
Take the Xiaomi Redmi 12 that was just launched for example. It is worth MYR 599, right on your budget. If you plan to get it at its launch (15th of July 2023), it will be MYR 100 below your budget too at MYR 499. It is an entry-level device but comes with everything you need in a daily driver device.
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For starters, it packs MediaTek’s Helio G88 system on a chip (SoC) that clocks in at 2.0GHz. While the Helio G88 is not the most powerful processor you can find on an Android device, it is still no slouch when it comes to daily tasking and multitasking, especially with memory extension capabilities. You get up to 8GB of RAM with the device, enough to take on anything you might want to throw at it. With memory expansion, you will get more than 8GB of RAM to play with too for even better multitasking capabilities.
You also get up to 256GB of storage with it to store all kinds of things like your photos and videos. If that is not enough, you get to expand the storage to up to 1TB with a MicroSD card. You want this kind of storage for the kind of camera you get on the device.
You get a 50-Megapixel main shooter out the back of the device. Alongside the main camera is an 8-Megapixel ultra-wide camera and 2-Megapixel macro camera. The camera app on the device also offers seven different filmCamera filters that offer a different kind of photographic experience and creative choices. If you do take plenty of photos in 50-Megapixel, you will fill up the storage quickly.
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If you are taking plenty of photos, you also want a large battery for it. The Redmi 12 comes with 5,000mAh of battery capacity. They say that the large battery can offer 23 days of standby time, 133 hours of music playback, 26 hours of online reading or 16 hours of continuous video playback. Your video is played on a high-resolution Full HD+ DotDisplay with 90Hz refresh rate measuring 6.79-inch. You can watch and read on the display for a long time as well with their low blue-light mode and Reading Mode 3.0 that protects your eyes at the same time.
Of course, it comes with everything you need in a daily driver like water resistance rating at IP 53. At 8.17mm, it is thin enough to be a regular mid-range or look like a flagship device. Unlike most flagship and mid-range smartphones, the Redmi 12 still offers you the convenience of a 3.5mm AUX combo jack. Its USB Type-C port also supports 18W of fast charging.
Price and Availability
The Xiaomi Redmi 12 is available in Midnight Black, Sky Blur, and Polar Silver colour options. As mentioned, prices start at MYR 599 (4GB + 128GB). It will be available 15th of July 2023 from authorised Xiaomi Stores, including official online stores at Shopee and Lazada. As mentioned earlier, if you do get it on the first sale date, you can get your Xiaomi Redmi 12 smartphone for MYR 499. For more information on the Xiaomi Redmi 12, you can head out to their website.
Xiaomi’s Redmi lineup has long been one of the most affordable smartphones available on the market. With the Redmi Note 11 series, the lineup took a step closer to bringing flagship-class specs with its 108-megapixel camera. This year, the series inches even closer with a 200-megapixel camera and high-performance display.
The new series comes with three entries – for now. Spearheading the lineup is the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ 5G which comes with a 200-megapixel camera and the MediaTek Dimensity 1080. The Note 12 Pro+ 5G also comes with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage and runs on Android 12 with MIUI 14. On the entry-level side of things is the Redmi Note 12 without 5G which comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 685 with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage and comes with a 50-megapixel camera. Sitting right in the middle of the lineup is the Redmi Note 12 5G which comes with the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 4 Gen 1. It comes with a 48-megapixel camera and up to 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal space.
The hallmark of the new lineup is the 200-megapixel sensor which comes as the main sensor on the Pro+. This main sensor is complemented by an 8-megapixel ultrawide sensor and a 2-megapixel macro camera. On the front of the Pro+ is a 16-megapixel selfie camera. The Pro+ comes with a 6.67-inch FHD+ Flow AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate, 900 nits peak brightness and Dolby Vision support. The Pro+ is also the only one in the lineup which comes with a dual-curved design making it more ergonomic.
The Redmi Note 12 5G’s 48-megapixel sensor is complemented by 8-megapixel ultrawide and 2-megapixel macro sensors. It comes with a 13-megapixel on the front. Display-wise it comes with a 6.67-inch AMOLED DotDisplay with a 120Hz refresh rate, 1,200 nits peak brightness and Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The 5G version of the Redmi Note 12 comes with a curved back.
The Redmi Note 12 without 5G comes in a completely flat form factor. It has the same camera setup complementing its 50-megapixel sensor and selfie camera as the Redmi Note 12 5G. Even the display is the same. The major differences here are its processor, the lack of 5G connectivity and the 50-megapixel sensor.
The smartphones are IP53 splash and dust resistance certified. Xiaomi has also opted to keep the 3.5mm combo jack and IR blaster. All versions come with side-mounted fingerprint sensors which are embedded into the power button. They also all come with a 5,000mAh battery with 33W Fast Charging. However, Pro+ ups the ante a little bit with 120W HyperCharge.
Pricing & Availability
The Redmi Note 12 series will be available for pre-order in Malaysia starting on April 6, 2023. During this pre-order, purchases will be entitled to a free Redmi Smart Band 2. The e-commerce exclusive Redmi Note 12 (6GB + 128GB) will be available at a discounted price of MYR659 during this period.
In-store sales begin from April 15 onwards. Purchases made from this date onwards will be entitled to free Redmi Buds 4 Lite while stocks last.
Purchases and Pre-orders can be made at authorised Xiaomi dealers and the Xiaomi storefronts on Shopee and Lazada.
The official pricing and variants available are listed below.
Xiaomi recently announced their new smartphone flagship – the Xiaomi 13 series globally and in Malaysia. At their Malaysian launch, however, Xiaomi also unveiled a new array of AIoT offerings which include a new smartwatch, earbuds, a robot cooker and a fleet of robot vacuums.
Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro
Xiaomi isn’t a stranger when it comes to high-quality wireless audio offerings. The company has debuted more than 5 offerings across its Xiaomi and Redmi product lineups. The new Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro comes to their premium Xiaomi lineup with Sony’s LDAC technology in tow. Using this technology, the Buds 4 Pro is able to bring top-of-the-line Hi-Res Audio with data transfer rates of up to 990kbps at bit depths of up to 32-bit. In addition to this, the buds are also equipped with Ambient Noise Cancelling (ANC) technology to zone out and focus. Together with this, the Buds 4 Pro comes with Xiaomi’s take on 360 Audio – Dimensional audio – which gives you a fully immersive audio experience with object-based positional sound.
The Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro is touted to have up to 9 hours of uninterrupted listening and a total of 38 hours of battery life including the charging case. You don’t even need to plug in to top up the charge thanks to wireless charging support. It also comes with dual-device connectivity which allows you to simultaneously connect to two devices at one go.
The Buds 4 Pro comes with a more premium space capsule design that uses multiple magnets to keep the earbuds in place. You can also get the best fit with Xiaomi’s new “Intelligent Fit Monitoring” feature for maximum comfort. You even get more granular control with Xiaomi’s new Earbuds app which is available on the Google Play Store.
Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro
Together with the Xiaomi Buds 4 Pro, the company also announced the Watch S1 Pro. The new smartwatch is a union of the classic watch design and contemporary smartwatch technology. It comes with a 1.47-inch AMOLED display and a rotatable crown protected by scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass. The design is punctuated by two colourways – a silver finish with brown leather and a carbon black case finish paired with a fluororubber strap. With Xiaomi’s smartwatch OS, you can further customise the watch to suit your style with over 100 watch faces.
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The Watch S1 Pro is not just about style, it comes with the ability to track over 100 sports activities. Runners have a special added value with 10 pre-built programs that allow you to build endurance, burn fat and more complete with interval training. Of course, the Xiaomi Watch S1 Pro comes with all the features we expect from a smartwatch nowadays including sleep tracking, SPO2 tracking, heart rate tracking and calorie tracking.
With up to 14 days of battery life, it’s also one of the longest-lasting smartwatches on the market. you can even get 2 more days of battery with just 10 minutes of charge.
Cleaning the Smart Way with Xiaomi Robot Vacuums
Xiaomi’s fleet of popular robot vacuums is also making its official Malaysian debut. The fleet consists of four models this round: the E10, S10, S10+, and X10. The robot vacuums come with a unique complement of features to cater to different price points and needs.
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All of them come with advanced LDS sensors that allow the vacuums to intelligently map your home and react to obstacles intelligently. Xiaomi Robot Vacuum X10 is can store up to 60 full cleans, features 4,000Pa powerful fan blower suction, and can clean up to 3 hours continuously with its 5,200mAh long-lasting battery. The S10+ features dual-pad pressure mopping for better stain removal, and up to 2 hours; The S10 features Zigzag and Y-shape cleaning routes for maximum cleaning efficiency and a smart water tank to protect floors from water damage; Lastly, the E10 is a versatile floor cleaning tool that cleans in one pass.
Xiaomi Smart Cooking Robot
Looking for a sous chef to help with cooking and meal prep? Well, Xiaomi’s smart cooking robot is here to help. It comes with eight specialized cooking features that allow you to cook a myriad of dishes with a single click of a button on the 8-inch display. Speaking of, it comes preloaded with over 200 chef’s recipes.
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It comes with a high-power switched reluctance motor, with a rotation speed that ranges from 40 rpm to 12,000 rpm and 3D induction heating. The combination of these features is complemented by Xiaomi’s CookingIoT algorithm to set and forget as the Robot takes care of everything from grinding to frying and more.
Pricing & Avaliability
The whole stable of AIoT devices is available at Xiaomi stores and even on Shopee and Lazada.
Xiaomi is bringing back the age of smart glasses when they unveiled their new wireless, augmented reality (AR) Glasses. Announced at the MWC 2023 conference in Barcelona, the device is currently at the concept stage and is called the Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition.
The start of a new smart glass generation, powered by Snapdragon
Xiaomi has revealed that this is their “…first wireless AR glasses to to utilize distributed computing, offering a retina-level adaptive display that adjusts to the lighting environment”. We can expect excellent connectivity with Snapdragon Spaces-ready smartphones and more importantly, is integrated with refined hand tracking. It is not a standalone device and needs to be paired with a Xiaomi 13 or other Snapdragon Spaces smartphones to fully function.
The Xiaomi Wireless AR Glasses Discovery Edition will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 platform, most recently seen with the Meta Quest Pro. It will also feature Xiaomi’s proprietary low-latency communication link. This allows low wireless latency of 3ms through Snapdragon Spaces compatible devices and full link latency as low as 50ms, which is comparable to wired latency.
Xiaomi’s Wireless AR Glasses Discovery Edition is at the concept stage but packs a lot of promise. Image source: GSMArena
Innovations in gesture control and retina-level display
Xiaomi has also featured their own self-developed micro gesture interaction that enables precise one-handed micro gestures based on the thumb, inner fingers and knuckles. The gestures allow functions such as selecting and opening apps, swiping through pages, and exiting apps without touching the paired smartphone. It also allows more advanced features such as text input with thumb tapping in the finger area, similar to the Chinese nine-key input method. Detecting these gestures is a low power-usage AON camera which also facilitates other features.
The centerpiece of the Xiaomi Wireless AR Glasses is retina-level near-eye display found in the lenses. The lenses leverage a free-form optical module that houses a pair of MicroOLED displays. This optical module has light-guiding prisms that minimizes light loss and produces clear, bright display with a peak of 1200 nits. The lenses are also electrochromic to adapt to different lighting modes and comes with special modes including a blackout mode to enhance content viewing on YouTube and TikTok as well as a transparent mode that will enhance AR immersion.
An innovative free-form optical module with MicroOLED screens is the centerpiece. Image source: GSMArena
Lightweight design without compromising toughness
Design-wise, the Xiaomi Wireless AR Glasses incorporates robust lightweight material such as magnesium-lithium alloy, carbon fiber parts, and a self-developed silicon-oxygen anode battery. Thought it appears to be on the bulkier side, it only weighs 126g, which should make it comfortable to wear for long periods. They will be available in titanium-colored shade, supports three-sizes of nosepieces for a precise fit and has an attachable myopic clip for nearsighted users.
From the prototype devices that were unveiled, it seems that Xiaomi has really brought out some innovative ideas and cutting-edge self-developed technology to the fore. Currently there is no indication of a release date but Xiaomi is working with their partners to expedite the process. While the history of smart glasses has not been great, especially with the demise of Google Glass, perhaps a new generation will be upon us soon with Xiaomi leading the way.
Xiaomi introduces the Xiaomi 13 Pro in Malaysia! The new smartphone comes with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and a camera system developed in collaboration with Leica. Pricing starts at MYR4,599.
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Leica is back in the international smartphone arena thanks to its new partnership with Xiaomi. With its initial offering, the Xiaomi 12S Ultra only officially being rolled out in Mainland China, the Xiaomi 13 marks the brand’s return to the ecosystem. The new Xiaomi 13 series crowning feature is the Leica Vario-Summicron 1:19-2.2/14-75 ASPH camera system which comes on the 13 Pro.
The Xiaomi 13 series comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 with up to 12GB of RAM and 512GB internal memory. Of course, the Xiaomi 13 series comes with two entries in Malaysia (for now): the Xiaomi 13 and the Xiaomi 13 Pro. The two entries come with a few differences that distinguish the smartphones from each other. The most significant of which the Leica Vario-Summicron 1:19-2.2/14-75 ASPH camera system.
The Pro comes with a triple camera array for the main camera complete with Leica lenses. The setup consists of the 1-inch, 50.3-megapixel Sony IMX989 with an f/1.8 aperture and 23mm focal length. It equipped with dual pixel phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Laser Autofocus and optical image stabilization (OIS). This is complemented with a 50-megapixel telephoto lens with 3.2x optical zoom and PDAF. Completing the triple sensor setup is a 50-megapixel utlra-wide sensor with autofocus. On the front, the smartphone comes with a 32-megapixel selfie camera.
The vanilla 13 comes with a triple sensor setup with a main 50-megapixel main sensor with PDAF and OIS complemented with a 10-megapixel telephoto sensor and a 12-megapixel ultrawide sensor. On the front is the same 32-megapixel sensor.
Leica isn’t just lending its lenses to Xiaomi for the Xiaomi 13 series, they’re helping with the software. The 13 and 13 Pro both come with the master lens system, a software features which provides better, more granular control to the focal length and depth of field for better portrait photos. In addition to this, the software comes with two distinct photographic styles: Leica Authentic Look and Leica Vibrant Look. These paired with Xiaomi’s own Imaging Engine culminate in Xiaomi’s strongest computational photography flagship.
Of course, with all these photography features, the two smartphones come with powerful displays with up to 120Hz refresh rate.
Pricing & Availability
The Xiaomi 13 Series will be available in Malaysia starting on March 8th 2023.
The Xiaomi 13 will be available in three colours – Black, White and Flora Green. Only one variant will be available in Malaysia 12GB RAM with 256GB of internal storage. Prices start at MYR3,499.
The Xiaomi 13 Pro will be available in two colours: Ceramic Black and Ceramic White. Two variants of the 13 Pro will be avaiable 12RAM with 256GB of internal storage and a special, limited edition 12GB RAM with 512GB internal storage. The former will be priced from MYR4,699 while the limited edition will be on sale for MYR 4,999.
The Xiaomi 13 series will be available for pre-order starting on February 27, 2023 until March 7, 2023. Packages and pricing are as follows:
Xiaomi’s latest flagship devices, the Xiaomi 13 series, have been announced in China and challenges to be a top device in 2023.
Xiaomi 13 series aims to be at the top of the 2023 smartphone line. Image source: Weibo Xiaomi via Android Authority
Xiaomi’s announcement revealed two devices, the Xiaomi 13 and Xiaomi 13 Pro as part of the series. Both devices will be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset for top-of-the-line performance. Shared features between the devices include the Android 13-based MIUI4 out of the box, 50W wireless charging, IP68 rating, Dolby Atmos sepakers and WiFi 6E support.
True flagship experience of the Xiaomi 13 Pro
The Sony IMX989 50MP sensor gives the Xiaomi 13 Pro the edge. Image source: Weibo Xiaomi via Android Authority
The Xiaomi 13 Pro offers the true flagship experience, with a 6.7-inch, 120Hz curved OLED with QHD resolution. The display features an LTPO panel, which allows dynamic adjustment of the screen refresh rate from 1Hz to 120Hz to save battery. There is also support for HDR10+, Dolby Vision and has good visibility with 1900 peak nits of brightness. Rear cameras are a 50MP 1-inch Sony IMX989 main sensor with Leica lenses, 50MP 3x telephoto lens and 50MP ultrawide. The front camera is a 32MP shooter that sits in a punch hole cutout in the front. The battery has 4820 mAh capacity with 120W wired charging, 50W wireless charging and capable of 10W wireless reverse charging. All devices come with ceramic backs colors options of Ceramic Black, Ceramic White, and Wilderness Green.
The Xiaomi 13 concedes in hardware but still packs a punch
Smaller,, more affordable but no less a flagship. Image source: XiaomiUI
The standard Xiaomi 13 has a smaller 6.39-inch flat OLED panel with FHD resolution with no LTPO panel. Cameras are a slight step down too with a 50MP IMX800 main shooter, a 12MP ultrawide sensor and a 10MP 3x telephoto lens. The battery is understandably lower capacity with 4500 mAh and has 67W wired charging. Overall, the standard variant only falls behind the Pro by display, cameras and to a lesser degree, battery life. It does however offer a smaller form factor with a flat design that some may prefer to the curved design of the Pro, along with a smaller price tag. Color options are Black, White, and Wilderness Green, but with glass backs this time. Both the standard and Pro variants will also be available in a sky-blue color with a leather finish.
Pricing and availability
Both Xiaomi 13 phones get 3 colours and a fourth leather finish option with sky blue colour. Image source: Weibo Xiaomi via Android Authority
The standard and Pro variants of Xiaomi 13 is currently available in China only. Both devices come in four memory configurations: 8 GB RAM +128 GB storage, 8 GB RAM + 256 GB storage, 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage and 12 GB RAM + 512 GB storage. Pricing for the Pro variant starts at 3999 yuan (approx. RM2534) and the standard variant at 3999 yuan (approx. RM3168) for the respective 8 GB + 128 GB variant.
Xiaomi’s Redmi lineup has been one of the most affordable smartphones in the market for a while now. However, the Redmi 10 lineup has been missing out on the 5G love that other devices have been launching with – that ends now with the Redmi 10 5G. Xiaomi is also switching things up with this launch in Malaysia, partnering exclusively with Maxis, one of the country’s largest mobile and internet service providers.
The Redmi 10 5G is the first in the lineup to come with 5G connectivity. It’s powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 700 octa-core processor. It also comes with dual SIM support. You’ll be able to use two 5G SIMs as well with dual 5G standby. This is supplemented by 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage in the version being offered on Maxis.
On the display front, the smartphone comes with a 6.58-inch Full HD, Dot Drop display. The screen also supports a 90Hz refresh rate with AdaptiveSync. It’s got Gorilla Glass 3 protection as well. The smartphone itself comes with support for AI face unlock and also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
The Redmi 10 5G comes with a dual sensor camera setup. The main sensor is a 50-megapixel sensor with an f/1.8 aperture. This is supported by a 2-megapixel depth sensor. Up front, we have a 5-megapixel selfie shooter with an f/2.2 aperture.
The smartphone has a 5,000mAh battery which should be able to last a whole day easily based on Redmi’s track record. If you need to top up, however, the Redmi 10 5G does have support for 18W fast charging using its USB-C connector. It also comes with a 22.5W charger provided in the box.
Pricing and Availability
The Redmi 10 5G will be available in Graphite Gray, Chrome Silver and Aurora Green. For now, it’s available exclusively on Maxis for as low as MYR1 on its Zerolution plans. Beyond the exclusivity period, the device will be retailing for MYR959.
