At Applesfera, we love competition. We are always attentive to the novelties presented by big rivals such as Samsung, Huawei or Xiaomi, because in addition to being debated, this is what pushes Apple to improve its software, its services and to launch new devices. There are many examples, and we can already cite that of folding terminals.
But of course, when we see how Xiaomi presents its new Android customization layer MIUI 13 and start to see the details, we can only get our hands on the head. Because it’s not competition, and neither is it inspiration. Competition drives work and MIUI 13 should make every Apple Park employee laugh. It is a full-fledged CMD + C and CMD + V
Xiaomi, what are you doing. Xiaomi, for
Everything, absolutely every detail of MIUI 3 it is a living reflection of iOS and / or iPadOS. The icons. The design of the vast majority of widgets. A “Control Center” called Magic Center. A Dock of icons in the lower area of the tablet, with its horizontal line. The same separation between the icons. Even the designs used in the dev APIs are the total meat of WWDC:
We can mention Xiaomi’s new typeface as an original point (which we definitely praise), but we can’t put anything else in this basket. And if, of course Apple did not patent the rectangles with rounded edges and anyone is free to use them, but the design is too similar to use this argument in a reasonable way.
Even the device presentation event itself had the unmistakable style of the speech of Apple :
Xiaomi is a brand that has brought together a very respectable user community, similar to what Apple has done throughout its history. It is indisputable and precious, just like discuss the similarities and differences of our favorite platforms. Beauty is in diversity. However, little is left for debate when what’s presented in the form of MIUI 13 is so blatantly attributed to iOS and iPadOS.
This is why I would like Xiaomi, and incidentally other brands with a somewhat excessive “point of inspiration” at Apple, bring a little more originality on their platforms. Because that’s when the competition is healthy. It was then that the argument of “to be in the shade of the apple“It can’t be used and when current technology gets more interesting. Don’t take it wrong, my colleagues at MundoXiaomi. We love you.