Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

So far, Xiaomi has been a different company in 2017. The Chinese brand, which hugely relies on the home market to contribute most of its smartphone shipments has made a U-turn and focusing on a more global approach. Smartphones launches such as the Mi Mix 2, Mi Max 2, and Redmi Note 5A are the clear examples of this approach as they took just one month to land in the Indian market (and in other markets too) since their official unveiling in China.

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Meanwhile, the company is also enjoying success with this strategy. Over the last few years, Xiaomi garnered the popularity with the Redmi Note and regular Redmi lineup of phones. Usually, Xiaomi announces more than five smartphones such as Redmi Note 4, Redmi Note 4 Prime, Redmi Note 4A, Redmi 4, Redmi 4 Prime, Redmi 4A, etc. However, this year, we’ve seen just Redmi Note 5A and Note 5A Prime, and the entire world is waiting for the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi 5 smartphones.
In the past, Xiaomi announced a new Redmi Note smartphone between August and September every year. However, we’re now coming close to an end of November 2017, but there’s no update or teasers from the company on a possible launch. Chances are the company may launch the Redmi Note 5 and Redmi 5 at the same time in both India and China.
