Xiaomi Star

2024: Product Announcement

On October 29, 2024, Xiaomi announced the Xiaomi Star communication system. It allows you to make two-way calls even without connecting to Wi-Fi, cellular or satellite communications.

The new technology is based on the Xiaomi Surge T1S chip. It uses four low-frequency, as well as six medium-frequency and high-frequency antenna groups, switching between which is carried out using special algorithms based on artificial intelligence. It is claimed that the communication range reaches 3.5 km. In this case, signals can penetrate through seven floors of buildings. It is assumed that Xiaomi Star will come in handy in emergencies and emergencies, when it is impossible to establish a connection with satellites, and there is no Wi-Fi and cellular tower coverage.

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The first smartphone with support for Xiaomi Star was the Xiaomi 15 Pro. It carries an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Elite processor with Adreno 830 graphics accelerator on board. The amount of LPPDDR5x RAM is 12 or 16 GB, the capacity of the built-in UFS 4.0 storage is 256 and 512 GB, as well as 1 TB. A 6,100 mAh battery is installed with 90 W fast wired charging and 50 W wireless charging.

The smartphone received a 6.73-inch OLED display with a resolution of 3100 × 1440 pixels, a variable refresh rate in the range of 1-120 Hz, peak brightness up to 3200 nits, contrast ratio of 5,000,000: 1, support for HDR10 + and Dolby Vision. The front has a 32-megapixel camera with an OmniVision OV32B40 sensor, and the rear camera combines three sensors with 50 million pixels each. In addition to the Xiaomi Star system, the new product supports 5G SA/NSA and Dual 4G VoLTE cellular communications, as well as Wi-Fi 7 802.11be and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless communications. The price starts at $740^[1]

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