Published 17:41 IST, January 6th 2020

Xiaomi is mulling to bring its RedmiBook laptops to India 

Xiaomi has been mulling to bring its RedmiBook laptops to India, and while we don’t know when that’s going to happen, the trademark filing is a positive sign.  

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Xiaomi’s newly independent sub brand Redmi launched its first laptop,  RedmiBook, in China in May last year. As it turns out, Xiaomi h also registered ‘RedmiBook’ tremark with Intellectual Property India well ahe of launch, on April 26, 2019 to be more precise. This means Xiaomi has been mulling to bring its RedmiBook laptops to India, and while we don’t kw when that’s going to happen, tremark filing is a positive sign.  

Xiaomi has been in India for over four years w. Slowly and steily, it has expanded its portfolio to include products like pillows and pens to high-end smart LED TVs. But if re’s one product that has eluded it, it’s laptops. re are of course or things, but fans in India have been wanting Xiaomi to bring its laptops here for a very long time w. company has always maintained that it would happen, but launching a laptop is trickier.  

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Xiaomi started making laptops under its Mi banner and eventually newly independent sub brand Redmi also joined bandwagon. All Xiaomi laptops, wher Mi tebooks or RedmiBooks, aspire to offer MacBook-like experiences at more affordable prices. And while we can’t be sure about Mi tebooks, Xiaomi may launch  RedmiBook in India anytime w. company holds right to tremark until 2029.  

Xiaomi’s Redmi sub brand launched its first laptop,  RedmiBook 14, last year. And towards end of year, it refreshed  RedmiBook lineup with an all-new 13-inch variant with faster 10th Gen Intel Core processors and slimmer bezels. goal seems simple – undercutting Apple MacBook Air.  RedmiBook 13 is a lot like MacBook Air at half price. Price starts at just under Rs 50,000. 

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13-inch RedmiBook packs 10th-Gen Intel Core CPUs and up to 512GB SSD stor inside an all familiar all-metal chassis - that weighs just a little over 1kg. More specifically,  RedmiBook 13 is available in Core i5 (512GB SSD) and Core i7 (512GB SSD) configurations with 8GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics. 

 RedmiBook 13 has a 13.3-inch full-HD anti-glare screen with a touted screen-to-body ratio of 89 per cent. laptop is furr backed by a 40W battery which is claimed to offer up to 11 hours of battery life on a single charge – re’s also fast charging on-board here. Connectivity options include 2 USB 3.1, HDMI port, and 3.5mm audio jack. re’s also DTS Surround Sound.

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17:41 IST, January 6th 2020