China’s Xiaomi sells 100,000 Mi-3 phones in 86 secondsOctober 15, 2013 - 10:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Early last month, Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi unveiled its latest flagship device, the Mi-3. At the same time, the company also officially stepped into the living room with the launch of a 47-inch 3D smart TV, The Next Web reports. The first batch of 100,000 Mi-3 phones were released at 12 noon Oct 15 for sale on its website, and they were snapped up in 86 seconds flat, Xiaomi announced on its Sina Weibo account . The 16GB version of Mi-3 is retailing for CNY1999 ($327), while the 64GB version is going for CNY2499 ($410). Xiaomi’s TV sets also turned out to be popular among customers. The first batch of 3,000 TVs released on Xiaomi’s website was wiped out in nearly 2 minutes (1 minute and 58 seconds, to be precise), the company said on Sina Weibo. The smart TV, which comes as a natural progression following the company’s launch of Xiaomi’s stream-to-TV set-top box earlier this year, is retailing for CNY2,999 ($490). The company subsequently announced the milestone on its Twitter account as well. Xiaomi has been riding high on the waves of its popularity after inspiring the loyalty of many consumers with its competitively-priced devices and its strong emphasis on user feedback, TNW says. Previously, its phones already regularly sold out fast when released in batches, often within half an hour. In August, the company released the first batch of 100,000 units of its lowest-priced phone, the Hongmi, and they were snapped up in 90 seconds flat. However, a Chinese report notes, according to TNW, that scalpers may well have been the ones snapping up these Xiaomi devices so rapidly — instead of consumers themselves — as they seek to make profit off these handsets that have shown high demand. Xiaomi has reportedly said that it is raising its sales target for this year to 20 million smartphones, up from the previous target of 15 million. Xiaomi sold 7.03 million devices in the first six months this year, just shy of the 7.19 million units that it sold during the whole of 2012. Photo: thenextweb.com Related links: Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | Ameriabank's Trade Finance portfolio enriched with four prestigious awards from EBRD and IFC Ameriabank received the awards from international financial institutions in recognition of its trade finance operations. Armenian Economy Minister to make trip to UAE May 20-22 A delegation led by Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan will travel to the UAE capital of Abu Dhabi on May 20-22 Armenia Security Council chief traveling to Qatar Secretary of the Security Council of Armenia Armen Grigoryan will travel on a working visit to Qatar. Pillars installed in Armenian border village of Kirants In the Armenian village of Kirants, three border markers have been installed, and border guards stand next to them. |