List of Xiaomi Smartphones Codename – All Latest Redmi, Mi and Poco Series

If you thought codenames only serve the cool quotient part in James Bond movies then you’re wrong. You should know that even smartphones have codenames. It is there to serve an important purpose like maintaining clarity among devices of a similar range from the same OEM. The clarity is important for availing the flashing of TWRP and custom ROMs etc. This also helps to differentiate when official updates are released. Today we will know about different Xiaomi Smartphones codenames. We will list up various Xiaomi devices across different ranges and their respective codenames.

Xiaomi Inc. is a Chinese electronics and software company headquartered in Beijing. Xiaomi designs develop and sells smartphones, mobile apps, laptops, and related consumer electronics. It released its first smartphone in August 2011 and rapidly gained market share in China to become China’s largest smartphone company in 2014. As of 2017, Xiaomi is the world’s 5th largest smartphone company. Xiaomi is continually expanding into developing a wider range of consumer electronics, including a smart home (IoT) device ecosystem.

Xiaomi is famous for its MIUI interface. MIUI  is the native custom skin from Xiaomi. It is a stock and aftermarket firmware for smartphones and tablet computers based on the Google Android operating system. MIUI includes various features such as theming support. Xiaomi has released various smartphones, all but one of which come pre-installed with a complete version of MIUI. This includes various apps and features not available in the aftermarket version of MIUI.

What Is The Need for Device Codename

Primarily codename helps to distinguish between various devices that are of a similar range that receive official updates. So, instead of following the setup of <OEM Name> <device name> they represent the updates for the devices with the device codename.