China-based mobile company Xiaomi launched pre-sales for Hongmi —its cheapest new phone line — on Monday, with over 10,000 orders placed in the first 15 minutes, boding well for its venture into the Taiwanese market.
Chinese mobile company Xiaomi has already courted considerable success on the mainland with its budget smartphones, but the three-year-old company is also planning to make inroads in the Taiwanese market with the launch of its new Hongmi phone.