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 2 Manufacturer

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

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John Honovich

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

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Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer

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

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Undisclosed 1

In reply to Undisclosed 2 Manufacturer | 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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Fisher Shi

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

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Sanford Dickert

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

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Eddie Perry

| 02/05/16 05:49pm

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Undisclosed 1

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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Aleksandr Sekirov

| 02/10/16 04:36pm

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Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

| 02/14/16 03:35am

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Undisclosed 1

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

*** ****** *** ****** **** *** **** ****** ** *** their "**" *****, ** ******* **** *** *** **** **** they *** ******* **** *******...

****** ** ***** **** **** ********* **'* *****. ********** **** ****** ** ****** ** ********* ****** ****...

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Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

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

*** *** *** **. *** ***** *** **** ********* ***** companies ***** "**" , **** ****** ** *** ** ****, but ** *** ******* ****. **'* **** ******* *** ****** put *** **** **** *** ******. ****** ***** ***** ***** "Mi" ********** ********* *** **-**** , **, **** *** ***, they **** ******* ** ** **-****, *** ** **** *** be ********** *** *** ***** **** **, ***** "**" '* investment *** **** ******.

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Undisclosed 1

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

...**** **** ***** *** ***** **** ****.

***** ****? **, **, ** **?

Undisclosed 3 Manufacturer

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

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

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