Xiaomi to launch $5 5200mAh portable power bank


Xiaomi are rumoured to be expanding their range of portable power banks to include a 5200mAh model costing just $5!

Last month Xiaomi launched a 10,400mAh battery pack at an amazing 69 Yuan ($11), the news was pretty spectacular and managed to make headlines around the globe. Today, it has been revealed that an even cheaper version with 5200mAh battery will be launched.

xiaomi 5200mah battery

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The new model will offer exactly half the charging capabilities of the original, which is still more than enough power to juice up your phone and tablet, and will go on sale for less than half the price!

xiaomi 5200mah battery

Leaked photos of the purported new battery pack have also been shown off which reveal that version will also be available in a number of colour options!

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12 Comments

  1. zdanee
    January 21, 2014

    Wait what? $5?!

  2. Ivo001
    January 21, 2014

    Will it be thin?

  3. Jack
    January 21, 2014

    Unfortunetely, the price is 3-4 times higer for international buyers. The price of the 10400 mAh power bank happens to be 3-4 times higher for international buyers (due to airline restrictions regarding batteries)

    • grote boem jonguh!!
      January 21, 2014

      The resellers can ship it with Bpost or Swiss Post.
      Then you don’t need to care about restrictions.

      • Jack
        January 21, 2014

        The total price (including shipping costs) is still 3-4 times higher, so it is not that interesting anymore.

        • Guest
          January 23, 2014

          5$ * 4 = 20$. Still interesting for me^^

  4. dani
    January 21, 2014

    where is the original one sold for 11$ (+international shipping)? i think i’m using a different internet to search for it 🙁

    • Barry
      January 21, 2014

      The article did not say that $11 was the international price

  5. antidumb
    January 21, 2014

    $11 only for beautiful 10400mah powerbank!

    shit now everything i see around me is capitalism! go xiaomi! they tell the world that everything is robbing you

  6. January 21, 2014

    You can get similiar ones like this for $3 at any electronics market in China..not really a big deal IMHO

    • china fan
      January 21, 2014

      And so the xiaomi propaganda machine continues. Sometimes I wonder if gizchina get commission for hyping up xiaomi products. The uninformed won’t have realised this and the sheep will buy. To make them selves appear big they will only release 10000 of these in one batch and sell out in under a minute then tell everybody how popular they are and so the cycle continues.

      • je kanka moedah
        January 22, 2014

        I guess your are right -_-”