US Mobile needs to certify its Xiaomi and Meizu phones before continuing sales

In the past 48 hours, we’ve seen how badly a publicized distribution deal ended up working out for US Mobile. It announced that was selling Xiaomi and Meizu devices for use in the US and was rebuffed by media outlets and the former of the device manufacturers. Today, the T-Mobile virtual operator went looking for ...

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The first US carrier to sell Xiaomi and Meizu phones isn’t authorized to do so

As last year’s most popular smartphone vendor in China continues to quietly set the stage for its next-gen flagship’s double debut showing in Barcelona and Beijing, this tiny T-Mobile ...

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US Mobile now carrying Xiaomi, Meizu devices

GSM Nation off-shoot and T-Mobile MVNO US Mobile announced today through PCMag that it was carrying Xiaomi and Meizu phones for its subscribers to purchase. It was a curious get for the carrier as both manufacturers have yet to produce phones fully compatible with US GSM and LTE networks and as we’re about to find out, we ...

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Xiaomi Redmi 3 possibly benchmarked as ‘Kenzo’ with Snapdragon 617 inside

While it may look like Xiaomi already covered its low-cost bases in both the smartphone and tablet markets for the next few months or so, the up-and-coming Chinese device manufacturer appears to be working on yet another non-flagship Android handheld.Codenamed Kenzo, this just stopped by the Geekbench Browser to probe its pre-release speed, and everything seems about ready for primetime. The motherboard is listed ...

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Xiaomi ‘enhances’ Redmi 2A smartphone, keeps the price unbelievably low

Even though Xiaomi’s domestic smartphone sales numbers have reportedly dropped of late, prompting an expansion to Africa and an escalation of US launch speculation, the ultra-low-cost Redmi roster remains tremendously popular among Chinese buyers not yet convinced of higher-end benefits.And ...

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Before tackling the US, Xiaomi embarks on African journey to boost phone sales

India, Brazil, and now South Africa, Nigeria and Kenya. Xiaomi’s global expansion is clearly in full swing, yet cash-strapped mobile consumers stateside still cannot officially purchase budget heavyweights like the Redmi 2 or Mi 4c.US commercial rollouts for costlier, higher-end Mi Note or

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Xiaomi announces Redmi 2, 64-bit processor and low price included

Xiaomi isn’t exactly a staple brand name here in the United States, but the company has racked up quite a reputation for itself in Asia (and especially China), primarily because of the budget phones it creates which are even pretty usable, as our impressions of the company’s Redmi 1S smartphone evidenced. Now, there’s a sequel available for that phone, and it’s called the Xiaomi Redmi 2. It’s got a few marginal ...

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