Along with the Redmi 4 smartphone, the Chinese smartphone company had a surprise in store for the Mi fans, also launched its new Mi Router 3C. Mi Router 3C has been priced at Rs. 1,199, and will be available from May 20 via the Mi Home store in Bengaluru, and via Mi.com on May 23. It will be made available via Amazon India and Flipkart from June 8.
Redmi 4 and Mi Router 3C will be exclusively available first at #MiHome on 20th May! Head over to https://t.co/NvhmRQsk0r to pre-book at 2PM pic.twitter.com/unj7roemyc
— Xiaomi India (@XiaomiIndia) May 16, 2017
The Xiaomi Mi Router 3C is the company’s first router launched in India. As the company declared itself as ‘more than just a smartphone company’, it claimed the Wi-Fi router to be more advanced than all the traditional routers used. It can be setup and managed via the Mi Wi-Fi app that’s compatible both with Android and iOS devices.
The Mi Router 3C comes with an integrated app that helps to make the installation process for the router easier. The installation can be summed up in 3 steps as follows:
– Detect the new Mi Router on your Mi Wi-Fi App.
– Plug in the Ethernet cable to the router.
The Mi Router 3C has four “high-performance” antennae that the company says each feature a dedicated PCB circuit. It is said to have a 2-transmit, 2-receive antenna design, which the company claims improves both the Wi-Fi range (up to 80 metres) and signal stability.
The new router Mi Router 3C has 64MB of RAM, which is said to be eight times what most routers offer, which offers a wireless speed of 300Mbps and can be connect up to 64 devices including 20 computing devices and 44 IoT devices. It supports the 802.11n Wi-Fi protocol at 2.4GHz. It has two LAN ports and 1 WAN port, apart from a three-colour LED indicator. It measures 195x107x25.3mm, with the antennae extending up to 178.90mm. It weighs 241 grams.
The Mi Router 3C will be available on Flipkart, Amazon and Mi Home, starting from 12 noon of May 23. The Router is priced at Rs 1,199.