Mega Chinese Electronics Manufactuer Xiaomi Yi Camera Tested

Author: John Scanlan, Published on Feb 05, 2016

Xiaomi's revenue is 4 to 5 times larger than Hikvision's. Only in business for 5 years, Xiaomi has rocketed to be one of the world's most formidable electronics and smartphone manufacturers, with an astounding $45 billion valuation.

Their ambitions extend to the IP camera market, with their Xiaoyi Yi smart camera. We bought one from Amazon for ~$50 to see how well it performed.

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Comments (18)

Jeremy Ellis

02/05/16 03:29pm
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Undisclosed #1

02/05/16 04:18pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/05/16 05:37pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 02/05/16 05:44pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #2

In reply to John Honovich | 02/05/16 08:05pm

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #2 | 02/05/16 08:35pm

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Bob Schenck

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/06/16 10:07am

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In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/09/16 08:27pm

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In reply to Fisher Shi | 02/15/16 08:03pm

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02/05/16 05:49pm

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In reply to Eddie Perry | 02/05/16 09:55pm

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Undisclosed #1

02/06/16 06:02pm

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02/10/16 04:36pm

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

02/14/16 03:35am

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 02/14/16 07:15am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/15/16 01:28am

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #3 | 02/15/16 01:36am

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #3

In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 02/16/16 01:16am

**'* ****. *** ***** *** ****. :)

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