The launch of rising Chinese technology giant Xiaomi’s latest handset has been a resounding success, Android Central reports, with the Mi Note selling out just three minutes after it went on sale on Tuesday morning.
We don’t know how many devices were sold, but Xiaomi has received more than 220 million reservations for the mobile (though these won’t all translate into sales). The company is aiming to sell 100 million devices in 2015 — a substantial jump from the 61.1 million sold in 2014.
Xiaomi is sometimes described as the “Apple of China,” and has been criticised for producing devices that bear remarkable similarities to those of the Cupertino company. Apple design boss Jony Ive has labeled Xiaomi’s phones’ designs as “theft.” But for the Mi Note, Xiaomi eschewed Apple’s aesthetic, instead opting for a simple, elegant glass design. (CEO Lei Jun even mocked Apple’s own designs during the Mi Note’s unveiling.).. see more
source: businessinsider
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