The MWC: the old innovate, Xiaomi hurricane over Barcelona

Predictably, it was the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that took center stage later in February. The Catalan event opened its doors on Monday the 27th, but the first presentations reserved for the press were already staged on Sunday the 26th. The beginning was ‘in medias res’ to put it like the Latins, the interesting material was not long in coming.

Xiaomi stood out for the number of announcements: for those who follow the news, the Xiaomi 13 high-end line is only half new, given that it has been official in China for a while and at the MWC there was ‘only’ the European availability, then a slew of accessories including earphones - the Buds 4 Pro and smartwatches - the Watch S1 Pro - and above all vehicles for electric micro-mobility, many vehicles. Only one in its own name, the Electric Scooter 4 Ultra (a very interesting product which unfortunately, at least initially, does not arrive in Italy), the others - an electric scooter and a kart, and the beauty of 8 scooters! - on behalf of the subsidiary Segway Ninebot.

In short, Xiaomi has not denied itself: the product category will also change, but as happens with smartphones it ended up overwhelming the market with many products, also creating a bit of confusion because inevitably the lines of demarcation between the different models end up being a little too blurry. News also for Xiaomi customers who do not plan to purchase new products: the arrival of the Xiaomi 13 has ‘unlocked’ MIUI 14, here is the list of more and less recent products that will receive it by the end of the month.

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