Is Xiaomi Corp. launching a “notebook” battle against the Lenovo Group Ltd and Apple Inc? Reports from Digitimes have confirmed that the company is planning to introduce its first laptop “notebook” beginning of 2016. Xiaomi, the supply chain, is all equipped to build up the notebook with Foxconn Electronics and Inventec, the “original design manufacturer” partners.
The same model that was used with Xiaomi smart phones will be used in the soon-to-be released notebooks. The mass production schedu
le is still awaiting confirmation, though Digitimes has confirmed that Xiaomi plans to introduce its 15 inch notebooks “with a high price to performance ratio”. Offering competition to the Lenovo’s Think Pad and Apple’s “Macbook Air”, the speculated notebook powered with Linux Operating System may be priced at about CNY 2,999 region that is about Rs 31,500 and will see light of the day in the first quarter of next year, though these are the hushed up reports.
Xiaomi needs memory chips for its new creations and reports are saying that they are in talks with Samsung Electronics Co. regarding this. Xiaomi is known for making a mark in the Smartphone industry worldwide, in a period of just five years, because of its stylish designs and finest quality components that it prices at a very reasonable rate.
Will Xiaomi increase the business pressures on industrial stalwarts like Hewlett-Packard Co Lenovo, and Apple? Xiaomi, the Chinese electronics organization, taking a step into the PC arena must have definitely shaken up these industry leaders. It has already done great business dispensing cheaper smart phones online and has now started venturing into higher-end devices. Online sales are the target of this supply chain. India and Brazil are the smart phone arenas that Xiaomi is focusing on.
Xiaomi ventures need to get a quote from Samsung, as it has shown sluggish sale figures for its Galaxy phones this July. Hasn’t Samsung faced a fifth straight fall in its profits this quarter? Will Samsung get the much needed air from its component supply to Xiaomi? Share your views with the Livepunjab.com readers!
