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Xiaomi has firmly established itself as one of the top five smartphone manufacturers in the world. The latest market share reports noting it’s actually ranked third, just behind Apple.
The Chinese manufacturer enjoys a reputation for offering phones with a ton of bang for the buck, but it also has an extremely wide ecosystem of products. From laptops and TVs to rice cookers and vacuum cleaners, the company and its many affiliated sub-brands sell almost everything. It’s even possible to buy nose hair trimmers, nail clippers, hair-dryers, and screwdrivers from the company and its partnered firms.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that Xiaomi started out by selling phones, but the truth is that its first product wasn’t a smartphone. In fact, it wasn’t even hardware-based.