Besides the Xiaomi MI MIX 2S, the Chinese company announced its first gaming laptop – the Mi Gaming Laptop and Mi AI Speaker Mini. The laptop is priced within the ranges of CNY 5999 – 8999) while the smart speaker is priced at CNY 169, which is cheaper than CNY 269 the standard Mi AI Speaker sells for.
Xiaomi Mi Gaming Laptop
Powered by 7th Gen Intel Core i5 or i7 processors, the Xiaomi Mi Gaming Laptop has a 15.6-inch Full HD screen with 178-degree wide viewing angle and 81% screen-to-body ratio, up to 16GB RAM, up to 6GB GeForce GTX 1060 GPU, 4x USB 3.0 ports, 1x HDMI 2.0 and 2x USB-C ports, and boots Windows 10 OS.
The gaming laptop has a high-power cooling system and an extra hotkey for initiating ‘Turbo Cooling’. It is housed in an aluminium metal case (just like the Mi Notebook Air and Mi Notebook Pro) and has a backlit keyboard (with four customisable zones) and five programmable macro keys for quicker access.
The Xiaomi Mi Gaming laptop will go on sale in China starting April 13th. The variant and pricing options can be found below:
- Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, GTX 1060 GPU, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD – CNY 8999 (US$ 1433)
- Intel Core i7, 8GB RAM, GTX 1060 GPU, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD – CNY 7999 (US$ 1274)
- Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, GTX 1060 GPU, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD – CNY 6999 (US$ 1,115)
- Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, GTX Ti 1050 GPU, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD – CNY 5999 (US$ 955)
Xiaomi Mi AI Speaker Mini
Xiaomi’s Mi AI Speaker Mini is the company’s new miniature version of its existing Amazon Echo-like smart speaker. As before, it is powered by Xiaomi’s in-house AI engine, voice-controlled and performs typical functions such as streaming music, checking the weather and schedule, set reminders and more.
It also functions as a bluetooth speaker and supports smart home integration for connecting with home automation devices. The Mi AI Speaker Mini is will go on sale in China starting April 3 for a price tag of CNY 169 (US$ 27).
