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Xiaomi is not in hurry to take on Tier 1 market ; Hugo barra

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Xiaomi has already announced three new devices this year, and we’re still in January. The company has announced the successor to the Redmi 1S handset, the Redmi 2, and two new high-end beasts, the Mi Note and Mi Note Pro. The Xiaomi press event on January 15 was followed by a slew of interviews, company’s CEO Lei Jun, and VP of international Hugo Barra, were the most sought-after Xiaomi employees to interview.<br /><br />BBC managed to get ahold of Hugo Barra and held an interesting interview with the ex-Google employee, let’s see what he had to say. Hugo Barra said that Xiaomi is “an interesting combination of software and hardware, plus we’re also a major e-commerce company,” he continued by comparing Xiaomi to Google and Amazon on the software side, and Apple and Samsung on the hardware side of things. </span><div><img border="0" src="http://i-cdn.phonearena.com/images/articles/160235-thumb/hugo-barra.jpg" style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;" /><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /><br />BCC went straight to the point and asked something the majority of people want to know, when will Xiaomi offer Mi Note devices (and Xiaomi products in general) in U.S and Europe. Xiaomi’s VP of International said the following: “It’s probably gonna be a few years before we reach these tier one markets.” Hugo Barra tried to explain his answer, he said that Xiaomi makes high-end devices and sells them almost at cost, which has a much higher impact in the developing countries. He also added that U.S. and Europe markets are incredibly competitive, and that Xiaomi doesn’t feel they’re ready to enter those markets and face as much competition at the moment, they still need time.<br /><br />After BBC’s reporter stated that many people call Xiaomi the “Apple of the east” and asked Hugo Barra to comment on that criticism, Xiaomi’s VP stated that Xiaomi si a very innovative company and that they’ve produced many interesting things. He also added that Xiaomi has been copied more than any other Chinese company and said that Xiaomi is a Chinese company with “insane global ambitions”. <br /><br />Those of you who have been waiting for Xiaomi to start selling their devices officially in Europe or the U.S., don’t hold your breath, it will take some time before Xiaomi opens up shop in those regions. You can always get their devices through resellers of course, especially now that Xiaomi has started including global network band support to their devices. Either way, Xiaomi is growing extremely fast and we’ll be seeing a lot more of them in the coming years.<br /><br /><br />Source: AndroidHeadlines,BBC</span></div></div>

Xiaomi is not in hurry to take on Tier 1 market ; Hugo barra

Xiaomi has already announced three new devices this year, and we’re still in January. The company has announced the successor to the Redmi 1...

New Xiaomi Phone Shows We're Not Copycats : Huo Barra

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background-color: white; border-collapse: collapse; empty-cells: show; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; table-layout: fixed; width: 721px; word-wrap: break-word;"><tbody style="word-wrap: break-word;"><tr style="word-wrap: break-word;"><td class="t_f" id="postmessage_1493369" style="font-size: 14px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span class="pstatus" style="color: #999999; display: block; font-size: 12px; line-height: 32px; margin-bottom: -30px; text-align: center; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" height="279" id="aimg_N0pXb" src="http://cdn1.tnwcdn.com/wp-content/blogs.dir/1/files/2014/11/hugo-001-798x310.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" width="720" /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">"</span><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">I think our response is the new product that we've just launched</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">," Hugo Barra told CNN on Friday, referring to the Mi Note, unveiled Thursday at a Beijing auditorium packed to the rafters with thousands of loyal fans.</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">"</span><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">I don't think anyone is going to look at this product and say that it looks like anything that's been designed by anybody else</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">. </span></span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">The Mi Note features a 5.7" screen, a Sony camera and the ability to simultaneously store two SIM cards. CEO Lei Jun said the phone is thinner and lighter than the Apple iPhone 6 Plus, and it will sell in China for about half the price.</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Xiaomi is the world's most valuable startup, albeit one with little name recognition outside Asia. Founded less than five years ago, the company is now the world's third-largest smartphone maker, moving 61 million units in 2014 and raking in more than 74 billion yuan ($12 billion) in sales.</span></span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></span><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img alt="" border="0" class="zoom" id="aimg_XkV2Q" src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/money/dam/assets/150115164419-xiaomi-2-620xa.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" width="720" /></span></div><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Despite its meteoric rise, Xiaomi has been dogged by accusations that it imitates Apple's product designs. In the past, Lei has mimicked the style of late Apple founder Steve Jobs, wearing dark shirts, blue jeans and even using Apple's hallmark "one more thing ..." slide to close a presentation.</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Jonathan Ive, Apple's head of design, is one of Xiaomi's harshest critics. "I think it is really straightforward," he said late last year. "It is theft and it is lazy. I don't think it is ok at all."</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">But Barra, Head of Xiaomi's International Operations, said </span><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">critics should take note of Xiaomi's new designs, including the use of curved glass on the back of smartphones. "I think the conversation has now shifted to ... where we're talking about Xiaomi leading with new and innovative design," he said. "I think it's pretty much the end of that copycat discussion</span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">."</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra said he will focus in 2015 on building Xiaomi's operation in India. Expansion plans over the next few years include the U.S., Europe, and everywhere. </span></span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;">Anyone who works in tech ... should go out of their way to spend time here in China because their perspective will change -- and it will change dramatically."</span></span></span><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/16/technology/hugo-barra-xiaomi-copycat/" style="word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Source</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div>

New Xiaomi Phone Shows We're Not Copycats : Huo Barra

" I think our response is the new product that we've just launched ," Hugo Barra told CNN on Friday, referring to the Mi Note,...

Xiaomi clarify/update its stand by A open Letter to Indian Mi Fans

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly granted an exparte injunction order against Xiaomi for allegedly infringing on Ericsson's Standard Essential Patents (SEPs).<br /><br /><br />The ex parte injunction against Xiaomi, reported by SpicyIP, stops the Chinese manufacturer from "selling, advertising, manufacturing or importing devices" that infringe upon Ericsson's patents.<br /><br /><img src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201412/12/002455ajgo27cp1okcrg2f.jpg.thumb.jpg" /><br /><br /><br /><b>** A Letter to Indian Mi Fans **</b><br /><br />Dear Mi fans,<br /><br />We have been committed to continue our sales of Redmi Note and Redmi 1S devices in India. In the last 2 days alone, we received about 150,000 registrations for Redmi Note on Flipkart and the momentum has been terrific.<br /><br /><br />However, we have been forced to suspend sales until further notice due to an order passed by the Delhi High Court. As a law abiding company, we are investigating the matter carefully and assessing our legal options.<br /><br />Our sincere apologies to all Indian Mi fans! Please rest assured that we’re doing all we can to revert the situation. We have greatly enjoyed our journey with you in India over the last 5 months and we firmly intend to continue it!<br /><br />Stay tuned for more information.<br /><br />Hugo<br />(on behalf of the Mi India team)</span></div>

Xiaomi clarify/update its stand by A open Letter to Indian Mi Fans

The Delhi High Court on Monday reportedly granted an exparte injunction order against Xiaomi for allegedly infringing on Ericsson's Stan...

"Xiaomi want to be part of everything that Google does" - Hugo Barra

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /><img border="0" height="410" src="https://www-techinasia.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/IMG_2198.jpg" width="640" /><br /><br /><br />Hugo Barra from Xiaomi joins us on stage this afternoon at Startup Asia Jakarta 2014 to talk about Xiaomi and its progress in Indonesia.<br /><br />He says Xiaomi was “clearly world-standard” when he was considering making the move away from Google’s Android team last year, and he'd been following its progress even before that because of early links between Google and Xiaomi's founders.<br /><br />“We want to be part of everything that Google does – we want to be early adopters,” says Barra to interviewer Jeremy Wagstaff from Thompson Reuters.<br /><br /><br />Before discussing Indonesia, the chat turns toward India. Barra says “the community has really embraced us” in India, and the brand now has a number of fans – “Mi Fans” – in the country. Yesterday they had an informal, ad hoc meetup that nearly 70 people came to in a restaurant in Mumbai. He adds that Xiaomi is seeing the same kind of reception in Indonesia.<br /><br /><br />Xiaomi's global VP says the brand gets a lot of feedback from users of Xiaomi phones and the MIUI OS in new markets. He adds that they listen too. Even if they get an angry or upset email, he says the user is often pleased and surprised to get a human response straight from Xiaomi. It's seeing “higher emotion volume than even in China" among fans in India and Indonesia, he states.<br /><br />Fans from India & Indonesia are “Open, Transparent, and Sincere,” Hugo says.<br /><br />Offline flash sales<br /><br />Barra said that Xiaomi will do offline sales soon in India – sort of. The plan is to do what he calls offline flash sales (mirroring its online sales system) in India for the Redmi 4G. That will be done in partnership with Airtel. Look out for that early next month.<br /><br /><br />There will be more offline sales in Indonesia, such as the store-based sales done by local partner Erajaya. He reveals Xiaomi once sold 2,000 phones in one day in offline sales in just two stores.<br /><br /><br />Fewer than five percent of phones sold in Indonesia are sold online, he states, so there are challenges to being focused on ecommerce. “Perhaps we can be a driver” of ecommerce, he says.<br /><br />He went on to explain that Xiaomi wants to work very closely with the tech ecosystems in India and Indonesia in terms of startups, apps, and services. There are no deals sorted out yet, but he will talk a lot with startups to cook up something. An example from China is the way Xiaomi created the MiBand in partnership with a Chinese startup.<br /><br />“It makes perfect sense to build in Indonesia,” he says – but that's advice for hardware startups, not a statement related to Xiaomi.<br /><br />“I have high hopes for manufacturing in Indonesia,” Barra says<br /><br />Barra advises local startups to get a Raspberry Pi and start iterating hardware in the same way they do with software.<br />Privacy kerfuffle<br /><br />“We can't serve everything from China,” he says, due to issues like high latency and time-outs. That's why Xiaomi opened a data center in Singapore and the US, and might do the same for India.<br /><br />If "one of the indirect benefits of this move" is that non-China customers feel safer about privacy (avoiding the grasp of China's government), then that's a bonus, he explains. That's a reference to the fears over Xiaomi's online messaging service sending back data to China, which prompted the company to make the service an optional feature for people outside China.<br /><br />Source: <a href="https://www.techinasia.com/hugo-barra-xiaomi-indonesia-india/">techinasia</a></span></div>

"Xiaomi want to be part of everything that Google does" - Hugo Barra

Hugo Barra from Xiaomi joins us on stage this afternoon at Startup Asia Jakarta 2014 to talk about Xiaomi and its progress in Indonesia. He ...

Xiaomi / MI India future plan on Android One, MIUI 6, Lollipop and 4G

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: large; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: darkorange; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">X</span></span></span></span><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">aomi’s Global VP Hugo Barra</span> spoke to TNW yesterday in Bangalore at the launch of the Redmi Note 4G, the company’s first 4G device in India.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">After presenting the new device, Barra chatted about Xiaomi’s plans for developing MIUI features and themes in its new India R&D center, experimenting with sales methods online and offline, getting on board the Android One program in the future, and participating actively in the 4G-enabled smartphone revolution in the country.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Question: Given that Indians are used to shopping at brick-and-mortar stores and traditional ecommerce stores, and Xiaomi has been implementing flash sales since its entry into India,do you foresee the company continuing to follow the same sales methods here over the next few years for its devices?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> Yes, I certainly see ecommerce as our primary mode of sale, as it’s what we’ve been doing for the past few years in all of our markets: it works well, it’s predictable, it’s easy to understand and it’s easy for people to share and explain to their peers. And in some ways, it’s the easiest way to buy a device.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">Having said that, people do want to experience products before they buy them. But we want to challenge that assumption. We believe in the power of word-of-mouth to drive customers’ interests, and we don’t think you always need a physical presence to try before you make a purchase. So we want to explore different models, try new ideas in sales and find out what people are most comfortable with, over time.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">Going all the way to offline sales is very difficult for us, because of the economics of the brick-and-mortar model. There’s a distributor, a reseller, a franchisee sometimes, and they all need to make money. But because we want to price our devices so aggressively, pretty much at cost, it’s not easy for us to adopt that model. We would consider it if the ecosystem is willing to work with us.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;">So what we’re doing in India, is we’re taking baby steps: </span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">we’re currently implementing a model here with Airtel, which we haven’t tried anywhere else</span></span><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">.</span> In other markets we work with carriers who sell our devices, but that’s in the post-paid subsidy model. It’s very complimentary to the flash sales model, as you often pay nothing for the device thanks to the contract.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;">But in India, where there’s no subsidy and customers buy phones without contracts, that model doesn’t work, and so </span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">we’re trying out a hybrid model: you still have to register for a limited number of devices, but you only pick up and pay for your device in-store. You can go into the store at any time to try out a device, but you can’t buy it unless you’ve pre-booked it.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">This hasn’t been done before in the country, and we believe Airtel is the right partner to try it with — they’re the #1 carrier in India, and it’s an honor for us to be associated with them. So we’ll see how that goes, learn from it and decide what to do in the future.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">We aren’t ruling out the possibility of working with offline retailers, but we certainly don’t want to compromise on our pricing just to sell in stores.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">What we’d like to do is team up with distributors, with the understanding that while they’ll make minimal profits from selling devices, there are healthier margins on accessories, of which we have a wide range. If you do a really good job of selling devices and accessories together, the bundle will help you make a nice profit. Though we sell our accessories at very low prices, we have better economics that we can offer our partners on them. The accessory business model was built such that we could make money from it, while we sell our devices nearly at cost.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: From developing the Redmi Note 4G and partnering with Airtel in India to launch the device, do you yet have an inkling of the rate of 4G adoption we can expect in the country?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> I don’t, yet. I’m of course, very optimistic, and I think that the social impact of 4G in India could be greater than any similar rollout anywhere else in the world. This is because a lot of people in India get online only via their mobile phones, as they don’t own or work on a computer in their daily lives.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">So imagine what happens when these mobile users begin to connect to the Web at 10 times the speed? The implications are tremendous, for business, entertainment, remote medicine and education. Just imagine the power of YouTube alone and the education content available there today, and the social impact it can have.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">So, while I don’t yet have enough data points to ascertain the rate of adoption, I’m hugely optimistic about 4G in India. Airtel and others are hugely committed to it. And as we try to incorporate ourselves into the fabric of India, being the first company to launch an affordable dual-band 4G phone is an incredible achievement. I feel really happy about that.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><ignore_js_op style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img aid="223384" file="data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103902pomni2x738ynmwmn.jpg.thumb.jpg" id="aimg_223384" inpost="1" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103902pomni2x738ynmwmn.jpg.thumb.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" zoomfile="data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103902pomni2x738ynmwmn.jpg" /></span></ignore_js_op></div></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: x-small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">The Redmi Note 4G shown off in Bangalore, with back covers</span></span></span></div></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: Is Xiaomi also looking to participate in the Android One program to bring low-cost devices with standardized specs and regular OS updates in India and other markets?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> We’re huge fans of Android One, and we want to be part of it. It’s just a matter of time, timing and other details, but we’d definitely like to get to it. </span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">As for India, 4G is going to become part of what we do here. We want to be all-in with 4G here; while we got started 4G a little late in other markets, we want to be an early adopter of 4G in India.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: At the other end of the spectrum, are you also interested in competing in the high-end mobile device market, against the likes of HTC?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> For sure. With the Mi4, we’ve already proven that we know how to build beautiful devices. On that front, there are some amazing things in the works already, so keep an eye out for all that in the future.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: What are Xiaomi’s plans for rolling out Android 5.0 Lollipop across its range of mobile devices?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> </span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Upgrading to Lollipop is my #1 priority from a product perspective for our global business</span></span><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;">. As you know, we customize Android significantly and have our own design language — so what we’re tasked with now is not only all the technical aspects of putting Android 5.0 on our devices, like at the kernel level, but we also have to marry Google’s Material Design language with ours.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">We want the best of both worlds for our customers. That’s in full swing at the moment, and you can expect MIUI 6 along with Android 5.0 on our Mi line of devices by the end of Q1 2015. That update will come to our Redmi devices too, but we don’t yet have an exact timeline just yet.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: What are your thoughts on the wearables market in India? Do you think that the technologies available make them appealing enough for budget-conscious buyers yet?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> I think that the current price points for most smartwatches and fitness trackers today are unrealistic for India. I think that smartwatches should be below $160 (Rs. 10,000), and maybe start at $95 (Rs. 6,000), and fitness trackers should be below Rs. 1,500 (~$25) to sell well here.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">Things have come a long way: look at FitBit’s latest watches and the Jawbone Up: they’re amazing devices with great software and are beautifully designed, but they’re just too expensive. The same applies to the Apple Watch, which will set a new standard for quality, as the company always does — but the price is too high for success in this market at present.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: Can you tell us a little more about Xiaomi’s R&D center, and manufacturing plans in India?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> We have two product managers in place in India already, Rohit Ghalsasi and Jai Mani, who are overseeing MIUI features and services development and theme design at our local R&D center. </span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">We’re also looking to hire more engineers for these efforts soon. I also see this center working on not only India-specific features, but also on features for our global markets.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">China is a bit of a world in itself, so the engineers there don’t yet have as comprehensive a world-view as their Indian counterparts — and that’s why I feel comfortable relying on the instincts of Indian product managers when it comes to building features for our global market.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: red; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">As for manufacturing in India, we’re currently in the early exploratory stage, with no concrete plans as yet. Manufacturing here would certainly help us manage our costs, and deal more easily with taxation locally.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><div align="center" style="word-wrap: break-word;"><ignore_js_op style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img aid="223385" file="data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103939m7fk5dgiapsbhgkh.jpg.thumb.jpg" id="aimg_223385" inpost="1" src="http://en.miui.com/data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103939m7fk5dgiapsbhgkh.jpg.thumb.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; word-wrap: break-word;" zoomfile="data/attachment/forum/201411/27/103939m7fk5dgiapsbhgkh.jpg" /></span></ignore_js_op></div></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: Let’s talk TVs for a bit. You mentioned to Forbes recently that you’re keen on bringing not just the screens, but also the accompanying content and tailored experience to India. How do you see that panning out, given that Indian consumers are used to subscribing to cable TV?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> Well, the ideal situation for us, is to be able to deliver a smart TV with substantial add-ons like local and international streaming TV shows and movies, and downloadable games and apps, side-by-side with your current cable TV setup. In an ideal world, the cable TV tuner would be integrated with the smart TV, allowing users to navigate all their content with a single remote.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;">However, achieving that will take a considerable amount of work. So, I’d be happy to first release an initial version that includes streaming content and apps, and allows users to switch input sources to enjoy their cable TV content. But this is still a while away, and there’s much to figure out before we bring our TVs and content to India.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: On to tablets — Micromax has beaten Apple to the 2nd spot in the Indian market, right behind Samsung, and there’s certainly room for another major player here. Plus, you’ve been teasing the Mi Pad tablet for a bit here too — when can we expect those devices to sell nationwide?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"> We don’t yet have a set launch date for our tablets in India.</span></span><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;"> The major issue holding us back is that the certification process for tablets is considerably longer, and it’s going to take us quite a while to sort everything out before bringing our devices here.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: Xiaomi’s already beta testing low-priced smart home devices like Wi-Fi enabled cameras and power outlets, and Bluetooth-controlled lightbulbs in China. Are those coming to India soon?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> That’s really a nascent effort at this point, and testing is on — but we don’t yet have a timeline for rollouts just yet.</span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><i style="word-wrap: break-word;">Q: Since you’re not big on chasing numbers as targets, what would you consider to be a victory for Xiaomi in India?</i></span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;">Barra:</span> <span style="font-weight: 700; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: red; word-wrap: break-word;">Launching our entire product line in the country, at the same time as the rest of our markets, and perhaps even begin dabbling in India-specific products somewhere down the line too — that’s what I’d consider as a win for us.</span></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; word-wrap: break-word;"><br style="word-wrap: break-word;" /></span></span></span></div><div align="left" style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="font-size: small; word-wrap: break-word;"><span style="color: black; word-wrap: break-word;">Source: </span></span></span><a href="http://thenextweb.com/mobile/2014/11/26/interview-xiaomi-vp-hugo-barra-talks-india-lollipop-4g-wearables/" style="color: #336699; word-wrap: break-word;" target="_blank">Thenextweb</a></span></div></div>

Xiaomi / MI India future plan on Android One, MIUI 6, Lollipop and 4G

X aomi’s Global VP Hugo Barra spoke to TNW yesterday in Bangalore at the launch of the Redmi Note 4G, the company’s first 4G device in Indi...