Rumours that the Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi is going to release laptops, appeared some time ago. And now, thanks to our colleagues from DigiTimes, it became known that the mass production of notebooks under the brand Xiaomi will begin in the first quarter of 2016, and the company plans to launch two models with 12.5- and 13.3-inch display. They will be issued on the base of contract manufacturing. In the first will be engaged Inventec company, and the second - Compal Electronics.
It is expected that notebooks Xiaomi will have the same price / quality ratio, as well as smartphones. Due to the fact that the brand Xiaomi very popular in China, sales of laptops are expected quite high. Also, the source assured that Xiaomi implements some functions that allow convenient use of laptops with smartphones of the company. This will successfully promote both product lines.
In addition, the output of Xiaomi on the notebook market will affect other manufacturers, and may even reduce the average cost of laptops in China. But most of all the appearance of laptops Xiaomi will affect the company Lenovo. It is noted that recently Xiaomi actively luring top managers Lenovo, apparently, for a successful development of the computer business.
According to the source, Xiaomi has placed an order for 250 000 units of 12.5-inch laptops and 500 000 units of 13.3-inch.