Xiaomi's Hongmi smartphone now has an international name: Redmi
Xiaomi Hongmi, aka Red Rice, is currently one of the most popular smartphones in China, thanks to the fact that it offers pretty nice specs for a very low price (around $130). Back in November, 100,000 3G-capable Hongmi handsets were sold in less than 5 minutes. As of now, this hot-seller has a name for the global market: Xiaomi Redmi.
Xiaomi intends to enter other new markets later this year, but it might take a while until its products officially reach Europe or North America. Of course, the company might eventually decide to do business only in Asia. However, since Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak recently said that Xiaomi “has what it takes to break the American market”, it’s probably worth trying to release smartphones in the Western world.
source: Xiaomi
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