We have witnessed the evolution of the technological world, from Nokia to phones like Samsung and iPhone. No doubt, new brands have come into the scene and some have succeeded in creating a name of their own. Xiaomi’s success is credited to its ability to breakthrough, and here, we share some of the interesting facts about Xiaomi you probably didn’t know of.
1. Name
Xiaomi literally means Millet and Rice, which is actually a reference to a Buddhist concept. It signifies that Xiaomi wants to start from little things before aiming for the top. “Mi” is also an acronym for Mission Impossible (not the movie!) to represent impossible obstacles that they have overcome.
2. China’s Apple
Considered as China’s Apple, most of Xiaomi designs resembles Apple in its elegance, simplicity, and minimalism. Yeap, it also evokes a similar kind of fervor in China as Apple does in the US.
3. The Mascot
Xiaomi literally means Millet and Rice, which is actually a reference to a Buddhist concept. It signifies that Xiaomi wants to start from little things before aiming for the top. “Mi” is also an acronym for Mission Impossible (not the movie!) to represent impossible obstacles that they have overcome.
2. China’s Apple
Considered as China’s Apple, most of Xiaomi designs resembles Apple in its elegance, simplicity, and minimalism. Yeap, it also evokes a similar kind of fervor in China as Apple does in the US.
3. The Mascot
Xiaomi’s mascot is a bunny called Mitu who wears a Ushanka (Lei Feng hat). The Mi Bunny’s cap has a red star and it also wears a red scarf around its neck. Ain’t it cute?
4. Physical Store
Xiaomi doesn’t own a single physical store in any parts of the world except China and recently, in Singapore. In fact, it’s selling its products online everywhere. Yes, this helps them to reduce some additional cost to maintain an affordable price tag for customers like us to purchase at a low price. This definitely kills two birds with one stone!
5. Advertisements
Given that they do not have a physical store, Xiaomi also does not use any traditional channels of advertising. They do not support endorsements of any kind either, which makes us wonder how did their products rise to fame so quickly! Price and quality, perhaps?
6. Guinness World record
Xiaomi sold 15,000 Mi 3 smartphones in just two seconds in India. Two seconds! Imagine the load the server would have to “tahan”. Furthermore, Xiaomi Mi 3 was considered as the world’s fastest smartphone at that time of its release. In fact, in 2014, they actually managed to break the Guinness world record by selling 2.1 million smartphones in just one day. 2.1 million. One day.
7. The Google Connection
As many as three of the top nine leadership positions in Xiaomi are occupied by ex-Googlers. Is there some sort of a connection? All we know is they are talented, and Xiaomi’s success have to be credited to their ability to rise from the bottom.
8. Build-in Camera Technology
Allegedly, Xiaomi’s cameras have built-in technology to make you look more attractive. Taking selfies? No worries, Xiaomi got you covered! Now all your Instagram posts will be as flawless as ever.
Remember, it’s allegedly. So don’t gong gong go buy one just because of what you’ve heard.
9. All in its Logo
4. Physical Store
Xiaomi doesn’t own a single physical store in any parts of the world except China and recently, in Singapore. In fact, it’s selling its products online everywhere. Yes, this helps them to reduce some additional cost to maintain an affordable price tag for customers like us to purchase at a low price. This definitely kills two birds with one stone!
5. Advertisements
Given that they do not have a physical store, Xiaomi also does not use any traditional channels of advertising. They do not support endorsements of any kind either, which makes us wonder how did their products rise to fame so quickly! Price and quality, perhaps?
6. Guinness World record
Xiaomi sold 15,000 Mi 3 smartphones in just two seconds in India. Two seconds! Imagine the load the server would have to “tahan”. Furthermore, Xiaomi Mi 3 was considered as the world’s fastest smartphone at that time of its release. In fact, in 2014, they actually managed to break the Guinness world record by selling 2.1 million smartphones in just one day. 2.1 million. One day.
7. The Google Connection
As many as three of the top nine leadership positions in Xiaomi are occupied by ex-Googlers. Is there some sort of a connection? All we know is they are talented, and Xiaomi’s success have to be credited to their ability to rise from the bottom.
8. Build-in Camera Technology
Allegedly, Xiaomi’s cameras have built-in technology to make you look more attractive. Taking selfies? No worries, Xiaomi got you covered! Now all your Instagram posts will be as flawless as ever.
Remember, it’s allegedly. So don’t gong gong go buy one just because of what you’ve heard.
9. All in its Logo
Want to know something interesting? Xiaomi’s logo has a hidden word inside of it. The word can be found when you turn the logo of Xiaomi up-side-down. It will probably resemble a Chinese character “心” and it means “heart” in English. That’s a really innovative way to create meaning in its name!
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