Dear Xiaomi colleagues,
Happy new year!
2016 was an exceptional and memorable year for Xiaomi. In so many ways, 2016 was an amazing year in Xiaomi’s short history.
2016 was a year in which we took time to catch our breaths and slow our rapid pace to make essential adjustments to our business that will enable us to go further. Despite this, we still managed to achieve remarkable results in six key areas:
We explored new frontiers in technology and created a breakthrough in the high-end smartphone market.
Xiaomi is a company driven by an engineering culture, and the pursuit of technological breakthroughs is a key part of our DNA. In 2016, we achieved a series of such breakthroughs on our smartphones: Mi 5 was the first in the world to feature 4-axis OIS and 3D ceramic body; Mi 5s was the first in the world to incorporate an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, and the first in China with an incredibly light-sensitive camera featuring a pixel size of 1.55um; Mi Note 2 was one of the first handsets in the world to use dual curved glass and Mi MIX was the first in the world with a full display design, a true showcase of our technological innovation and design capabilities. In the process, we have applied for over 16,000 patents around the world, and we have already been granted 3,612 of them, of which 1,767 are granted by overseas patent agencies. Only by constant innovation will we be able to introduce breakthrough products in the intensely competitive high-end smartphone market.
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meine!! Interpretation und was wir schon lange vermuteten. 
