Xiaomi launches its smartphones under several sub-brands – initially there was only one branch in the form of POCO, but in January 2019 Redmi also left the parent company. The company is currently undergoing a new restructuring that brings the product departments of Xiaomi, Redmi and Pad together in the product section for smartphones (name may be incorrect due to translation from Chinese). There is no official statement yet, but authoritative publication Sina Tech reports that the document has already been signed.

Ling Xiaobing headed the newly consolidated department, who presided over the Redmi product department before the reorganization.

There are two reasons for the restructuring. The first has to do with the recent departure of Chang Cheng, head of Xiaomi’s smartphone department. Another stems from the desire to strengthen the relationship between the departments responsible for the production of Xiaomi and Redmi smartphones, as well as Pad tablets.

However, it is not entirely clear what is meant by this. It is possible for experts to work together on hardware and software, working together and innovating to record and solve problems. This version seems the most logical, because now, according to comments on the forums, even Xiaomi and Redmi devices can differ in stability with the same stuffing.

By all accounts, these departments were in close contact before: for example, when announcing device support, it mentions Xiaomi gadgets, Redmi products and Pad tablets. But Poco is not included.